Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 1/21/2018

Sunday, January 21, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, January 21, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at -120 and the Hurricanes at +109.

Vegas has a record of 30-11-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 12-9-2-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 152 goals and surrendered 122 goals for a point differential of +30. For the year they have an ATS mark of 30-15-0 and an over/under record of 24-19-0. Carolina has a record of 20-17-8 including 10-6-4-1 on home ice this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 126 goals and have given up 140 for a goal differential of -14. Their record against the spread is 20-25-0 while their over/under mark is 21-22-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 30-15-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 24-19-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 20-25-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 21-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/31/17 GO Oscar Dansk Lower Body IR (10/30)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
01/19/18 LW Brendan Leipsic Undisclosed is "?" Sunday vs Carolina
01/18/18 LW Tomas Nosek Upper Body IR (01/16)
01/10/18 D Luca Sbisa Hand IR (01/08)
01/05/18 D Jon Merrill Undisclosed IR (01/04)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/15/18 RW Sebastian Aho Concussion is out indefinitely
01/14/18 C Derek Ryan Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Detroit
01/12/18 D Brett Pesce Upper Body IR (01/12)

Player Spotlight

David Perron has scored 37 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 11 goals this season with 69 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 17.7 minutes played per contest. James Neal averages 17.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 20 goals on 133 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 10 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 471 shots against him and he's surrendered 26 goals. He's made 445 stops for a save percentage of 95%.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has 35 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 11 goals this year with 96 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 24 assists on the year and averages 16.8 minutes played per contest. Jeff Skinner averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 159 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the year. Cam Ward has 11 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 533 shots against him and he's given up 51 goals. He's made 482 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 64 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 152 goals while giving up 122 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 26th respectively. They have had 146 power play chances and scored 24 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 132 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 15th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.26% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 16th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 23rd in the league with a total of 48 points this season. They have 26 power play goals on 146 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 20th in the NHL. They've given up 109 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 24th overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 21st with a total of 126 goals scored while they've given up 140 goals this season, ranking 10th in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.11%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 28th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9%, as they've attempted 2,767 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,562 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.3% as they have 2,054 attempts while they have given up 1,873 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 1,387 face-off wins compared to 1,405 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Vegas has 868 hits and they have blocked 689 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 58.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 41.6% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 1,382 face-off wins compared to 1,275 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Carolina has 858 hits and they have blocked 608 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.2% as they've attempted 2,910 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,457 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.9% ranks 1st as they have 2,166 attempts while they have given up 1,849 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas -120

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