Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 3/17/2018

Saturday, March 17, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, March 17, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at +100 and the Hurricanes at -110.

Philadelphia has a record of 35-25-11 this year and away from home they have a record of 18-12-5-3. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 208 goals and surrendered 210 goals for a point differential of -2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 35-36-0 and an over/under record of 36-33-0. Carolina has a record of 30-29-11 including 16-13-6-1 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 188 goals and have given up 218 for a goal differential of -30. Their record against the spread is 30-40-0 while their over/under mark is 30-38-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 35-36-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 36-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 30-40-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 30-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

03/15/18 D Johnny Oduya Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs Carolina
03/10/18 D Robert Hagg Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/20/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body IR (02/18)
02/13/18 GO Brian Elliott Abdominal IR (02/10)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has scored 75 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 16 goals this season with 203 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 59 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Claude Giroux averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 26 goals on 164 attempts. He has 57 assists, giving him a total of 83 points on the year. Petr Mrazek has 12 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Flyers. He has 896 shots against him and he's surrendered 87 goals. He's made 809 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has 56 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 21 goals this year with 161 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 16.9 minutes played per contest. Jeff Skinner averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 20 goals on 242 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year. Cam Ward has 19 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 1,018 shots against him and he's given up 97 goals. He's made 921 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 81 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 208 goals while giving up 210 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 15th respectively. They have had 237 power play chances and scored 48 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 18th in the league. The Flyers have given up 199 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 30th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.20% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 22nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 21st in the league with a total of 71 points this season. They have 43 power play goals on 216 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 20th in the NHL. They've given up 168 power play opportunities and surrendered 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 23rd overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 26th with a total of 188 goals scored while they've given up 218 goals this season, ranking 9th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.83%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 50.7% as they've tried 4,112 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,006 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 11th in Corsi percentage. They are 13th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51% as they have 3,094 shots while they've given up 2,970 attempts on defense. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the year. That puts them 16th and 19th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,260 face-off wins as opposed to 1,947 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.7%. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. On defense Philadelphia has 1,472 hits and they've blocked 1,036 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 16th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.3% for the year. That ranks them 1st and 31st respectively in the NHL. They have 2,196 face-off wins as opposed to 1,884 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.8%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,398 hits and they've blocked 877 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 31st in blocked shots. Carolina is ranked 1st in Corsi percentage with 55.1% as they've tried 4,560 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,711 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 1st in the NHL at 54.4%, as they have 3,382 shots while they've given up 2,834 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia +100

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