Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks 3/11/2019

Monday, March 11, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, March 11, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +100 and the Avalanche at -120.

Carolina has a record of 37-24-7 this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 204 goals and given up 189 goals for a point differential of +15. For the season they have an ATS record of 37-31-0 and an over/under record of 30-37-0. Colorado is 30-27-12 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 222 goals and surrendered 214 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 30-39-0 while their over/under record is 36-32-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 37-31-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 30-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 30-39-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 36-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

03/09/19 LW Micheal Ferland Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Colorado

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/08/19 LW Gabriel Landeskog Upper Body IR (03/08)
02/25/19 LW Matt Nieto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has accumulated 77 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 30 goals this year with 208 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 47 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 18 goals on 141 shots. He has 45 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 17 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 864 shots against him and he's given up 83 goals. He's made 781 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 86 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 30 goals this season with 180 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 56 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 35 goals on 297 shots. He has 52 assists, giving him a total of 87 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 19 wins and 17 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,402 shots against him and he's surrendered 126 goals. He's made 1,276 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 81 total points this season, which ranks them 11th in the NHL. They are 16th in the league in goals scored with 204 while they've given up 189 goals, ranking them 23rd overall. They have had 223 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 20th in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 207 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 8th in the league when short-handed. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.64% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 17th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 20th in the NHL with a total of 72 points this year. They have 56 power play goals on 247 opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That ranks them 8th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 242 power play opportunities and have given up 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 28th in the NHL. As a team, the Avalanche are 9th in the league with 222 goals scored while they've given up 214 goals, which is 11th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.80%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 21st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.1%, as they've attempted 4,411 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,592 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.9% as they have 3,333 attempts while they have given up 2,734 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 55% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 2,013 face-off wins compared to 2,117 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,686 hits and they have blocked 858 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 1,996 face-off wins compared to 2,118 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,412 hits and they have blocked 1,085 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Colorado is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've attempted 4,046 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,031 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 13th as they have 3,008 attempts while they have given up 2,946 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina +100

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