Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers Expert NHL Picks 1/20/2019

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Rogers Place

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, January 20, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at -114 and the Oilers at -114.

Carolina has a record of 22-20-5 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 126 goals and surrendered 140 goals for a point differential of -14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 22-25-0 and an over/under record of 18-28-0. Edmonton has a record of 23-21-3 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 136 goals and given up 148 for a goal differential of -12. Their record against the spread is 23-24-0 while their over/under mark is 20-23-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 22-25-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 18-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 23-24-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 20-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/18/19 GO Curtis McElhinney Lower Body is questionable Sunday vs Edmonton
01/18/19 C Jordan Staal Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/18/19 C Clark Bishop Lower Body is questionable Sunday vs Edmonton

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/12/18 D Oscar Klefbom Hand IR (12/12)
01/17/19 D Alexander Petrovic Concussion is questionable Saturday vs Calgary

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has scored 51 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 21 goals this season with 138 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 30 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 10 goals on 98 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year. Petr Mrazek has 9 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 559 shots against him and he's surrendered 57 goals. He's made 502 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has 70 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 29 goals this year with 152 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 41 assists on the year and averages 22.8 minutes played per contest. Leon Draisaitl averages 22 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 24 goals on 121 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the year. Mikko Koskinen has 14 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 708 shots against him and he's given up 60 goals. He's made 648 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 49 total points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They've scored 126 goals while giving up 140 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 19th respectively. They have had 158 power play chances and scored 26 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the league. The Hurricanes have given up 149 power play opportunities and surrendered 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 36 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.48% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 25th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 21st in the league with a total of 49 points this season. They have 29 power play goals on 134 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 143 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 24th overall. As a team, the Oilers are 23rd with a total of 136 goals scored while they've given up 148 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.00%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.8%, as they've attempted 3,150 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,500 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.5% as they have 2,363 attempts while they have given up 1,897 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 56.2% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.8% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,431 face-off wins compared to 1,452 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,244 hits and they have blocked 603 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 1,326 face-off wins compared to 1,436 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,272 hits and they have blocked 675 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Edmonton is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.7% as they've attempted 2,548 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,682 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.6% ranks 22nd as they have 1,897 attempts while they have given up 2,007 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina -114

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