Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Betting Tips 3/15/2019

Friday, March 15, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, March 15, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +116 and the Blue Jackets at -128.

Carolina has a record of 38-24-7 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 207 goals and given up 189 goals for a point differential of +18. For the season they have an ATS record of 38-31-0 and an over/under record of 30-38-0. Columbus has a record of 39-28-3 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 215 goals and surrendered 207 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 39-31-0 while their over/under record is 27-37-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 38-31-0 straight up this year

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

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 39-31-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 27-37-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

03/13/19 LW Micheal Ferland Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Columbus

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 18 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 902 shots against him and he's given up 83 goals. He's made 819 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Teuvo Teravainen has accumulated 65 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 18 goals this year with 142 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 47 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 30 goals on 213 shots. He has 47 assists, giving him a total of 77 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 63 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 38 goals this season with 261 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Sergei Bobrovsky has 30 wins and 22 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,492 shots against him and he's surrendered 140 goals. He's made 1,352 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Artemi Panarin averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 25 goals on 170 shots. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 74 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 210 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 7th in the NHL. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.65% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 15th in the league. The Hurricanes have 83 total points this season, ranking 10th in the NHL in offense. They are 17th in the league with 207 goals while they've given up 189 goals, which is 27th overall. They have had 224 power play opportunities and scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 11th with 215 goals scored while they are 18th in the NHL with 207 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.65%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 22nd place in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 81 points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 30 power play goals on 198 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks their power play unit 27th. They've allowed 184 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, which is 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.1%, as they've attempted 4,471 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,648 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.9% as they have 3,378 attempts while they have given up 2,780 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 2,041 face-off wins compared to 2,139 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,709 hits and they have blocked 868 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 2,065 face-off wins compared to 2,061 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,483 hits and they have blocked 918 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Columbus is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3% as they've attempted 3,937 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,744 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52% ranks 9th as they have 3,057 attempts while they have given up 2,826 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina +116

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