San Jose Sharks at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Parlay 10/26/2018

Friday, October 26, 2018

PNC Arena

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The San Jose Sharks head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, October 26, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -114 and the Hurricanes at -114.

San Jose has a record of 5-3-1 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 31 goals and surrendered 25 goals for a point differential of +6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 5-4-0 and an over/under record of 4-5-0. Carolina has a record of 5-3-1 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 29 goals and given up 26 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 5-4-0 while their over/under mark is 3-6-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 5-4-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 4-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 5-4-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 3-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/07/18 C Joe Thornton Knee is out indefinitely

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/03/18 C Victor Rask Hand IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Martin Jones has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 179 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 161 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Logan Couture has scored 10 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 5 goals this season with 26 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Brent Burns averages 23.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 2 goals on 25 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Micheal Ferland has 9 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 6 goals this year with 36 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 15.8 minutes played per contest. Petr Mrazek has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 116 shots against him and he's given up 13 goals. He's made 103 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Sebastian Aho averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 4 goals on 24 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have given up 38 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this season. That is 6th in the league. They average 38 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.04% for the year. They allow 27 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 21st in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Sharks are 12th overall with 11 total points this year. They are 10th in the league with 31 goals and 19th in goals allowed with 25. They've had 34 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 18th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Hurricanes are 14th with a total of 29 goals scored while they are 15th with 26 goals surrendered this season. They average 42 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.71%. As a unit they give up 24 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 26th in the league. The Hurricanes have a total of 11 points this season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have had 4 power play goals on 33 chances for a percentage of 12%. That is 28th overall. They've given up 30 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%, ranking 29th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 58.5%, as they've attempted 645 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 457 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 59.3% as they have 498 attempts while they have given up 342 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 57.2% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.8% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 266 face-off wins compared to 273 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense San Jose has 147 hits and they have blocked 115 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 61.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 38.8% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 289 face-off wins compared to 283 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Carolina has 207 hits and they have blocked 103 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 61.8% as they've attempted 665 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 411 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 61.9% ranks 1st as they have 500 attempts while they have given up 308 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take San Jose -114 and over 6 total goals

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