Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 2/6/2018

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +107 and the Hurricanes at -118.

Philadelphia has a record of 24-19-9 this season and on the road they have a record of 11-10-4-2. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 150 goals and given up 154 goals for a point differential of -4. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-28-0 and an over/under record of 28-22-0. Carolina has a record of 24-21-8 including 12-9-4-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 143 goals and surrendered 162 for a goal differential of -19. Their record against the spread is 24-29-0 while their over/under record is 23-28-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 24-28-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 28-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 24-29-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 23-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/15/17 GO Anthony Stolarz Knee IR (10/03)
01/30/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body IR (01/24)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Michal Neuvirth has 5 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 394 shots against him and he's given up 35 goals. He's made 359 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jakub Voracek has accumulated 60 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 10 goals this year with 153 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 50 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 15 goals on 112 shots. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has scored 41 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 13 goals this season with 119 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 16.8 minutes played per game. Cam Ward has 15 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 729 shots against him and he's surrendered 66 goals. He's made 663 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jeff Skinner averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 15 goals on 185 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have allowed 159 power play opportunities and have given up 41 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 9.09% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 23rd in the league. The Flyers has 57 total points this season, ranking 20th in the NHL in offense. They are 18th in the league with 150 goals while they've given up 154 goals, which is 12th overall. They have had 176 power play opportunities and scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Hurricanes are 22nd with 143 goals scored while they are 8th in the NHL with 162 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.90%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 29th place in the league. The Hurricanes have a total of 56 points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 32 power play goals on 166 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks their power play unit 19th. They've allowed 124 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8%, as they've attempted 3,004 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,912 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.1% as they have 2,256 attempts while they have given up 2,160 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.7% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 1,658 face-off wins compared to 1,481 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,085 hits and they have blocked 752 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.1% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 1,649 face-off wins compared to 1,464 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,034 hits and they have blocked 700 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.2% as they've attempted 3,426 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,892 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.7% ranks 1st as they have 2,545 attempts while they have given up 2,192 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina -118

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