Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 12/31/2018

Monday, December 31, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, December 31, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +115 and the Hurricanes at -140.

Philadelphia has a record of 15-17-5 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 110 goals and given up 133 goals for a point differential of -23. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-22-0 and an over/under record of 21-16-0. Carolina has a record of 15-17-5 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 91 goals and surrendered 108 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 15-22-0 while their over/under record is 12-25-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 15-22-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 21-16-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 15-22-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 12-25-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/28/18 C Nolan Patrick Upper Body is out indefinitely
12/17/18 GO Anthony Stolarz Lower Body is out 2-4 weeks
11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

12/29/18 D Haydn Fleury Concussion is questionable Monday vs Philadelphia
12/29/18 C Jordan Staal Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Philadelphia

Player Spotlight

Carter Hart has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 109 shots against him and he's given up 9 goals. He's made 100 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jakub Voracek has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 9 goals this year with 93 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 13 goals on 119 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has scored 29 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 8 goals this season with 84 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 17.7 minutes played per game. Petr Mrazek has 6 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 413 shots against him and he's surrendered 41 goals. He's made 372 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Sebastian Aho averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 15 goals on 114 shots. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have allowed 121 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74% this year. That is 29th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.35% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is ranked 31st in the league. The Flyers have 35 total points this season, ranking 26th in the NHL in offense. They are 21st in the league with 110 goals while they've given up 133 goals, which is 4th overall. They have had 109 power play opportunities and scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Hurricanes are 30th with 91 goals scored while they are 22nd in the NHL with 108 goals allowed this year. They average 37 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.60%. They give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 22nd place in the league. The Hurricanes have a total of 35 points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 19 power play goals on 130 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks their power play unit 28th. They've allowed 115 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52%, as they've attempted 2,181 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,013 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.5% as they have 1,641 attempts while they have given up 1,487 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.6% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 1,183 face-off wins compared to 940 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.7%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 839 hits and they have blocked 526 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.3% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 1,169 face-off wins compared to 1,125 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,016 hits and they have blocked 461 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 57.1% as they've attempted 2,588 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,944 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 56.8% ranks 1st as they have 1,951 attempts while they have given up 1,483 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Flyers/Hurricanes NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina -140

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