Calgary Flames at Carolina Hurricanes Expert NHL Picks 2/3/2019

Sunday, February 3, 2019

PNC Arena

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The Calgary Flames head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, February 3, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at -121 and the Hurricanes at -107.

Calgary has a record of 33-14-5 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 193 goals and surrendered 149 goals for a point differential of +44. For the year they have an ATS mark of 33-19-0 and an over/under record of 29-22-0. Carolina has a record of 25-20-6 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 145 goals and given up 151 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 25-26-0 while their over/under mark is 21-29-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 33-19-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 29-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 25-26-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 21-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/28/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/02/19 D Travis Hamonic Upper Body left last game, is questionable Sunday vs Carolina

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/18/19 C Jordan Staal Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has scored 61 total points this year for the Flames. He has 27 goals this season with 160 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by tallying 29 goals on 165 attempts. He has 45 assists, giving him a total of 74 points on the year. David Rittich has 19 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 828 shots against him and he's surrendered 68 goals. He's made 760 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has 58 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 23 goals this year with 153 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 11 goals on 103 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the year. Petr Mrazek has 11 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 630 shots against him and he's given up 66 goals. He's made 564 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 71 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 193 goals while giving up 149 scores, which has them ranked 2nd and 21st respectively. They have had 180 power play chances and scored 42 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 8th in the league. The Flames have given up 166 power play opportunities and surrendered 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 21st when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.68% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 16th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 15th in the league with a total of 56 points this season. They have 28 power play goals on 170 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 161 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 18th overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 23rd with a total of 145 goals scored while they've given up 151 goals this season, ranking 17th in goals against. They average 36 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.97%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 24th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.7%, as they've attempted 3,061 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,747 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.1% as they have 2,279 attempts while they have given up 2,094 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 53.7% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 1,618 face-off wins compared to 1,464 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 746 hits and they have blocked 653 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.1% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 1,539 face-off wins compared to 1,584 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,330 hits and they have blocked 658 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.8% as they've attempted 3,403 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,694 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.6% ranks 1st as they have 2,554 attempts while they have given up 2,036 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Calgary -121

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