Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers NHL Tips 2/21/2019

Thursday, February 21, 2019

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Thursday, February 21, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at -105 and the Panthers at -115.

Carolina has a record of 31-22-6 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 173 goals and given up 165 goals for a point differential of +8. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-29-0 and an over/under record of 23-36-0. Florida has a record of 25-24-8 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 177 goals and surrendered 197 for a goal differential of -20. Their record against the spread is 26-32-0 while their over/under record is 29-22-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 31-29-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 23-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 26-32-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 29-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 13 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 743 shots against him and he's given up 73 goals. He's made 670 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Teuvo Teravainen has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 17 goals this year with 124 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 17.8 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 13% by scoring 24 goals on 179 shots. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 67 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Evgenii Dadonov has scored 44 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 20 goals this season with 148 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Roberto Luongo has 12 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Panthers. He has 788 shots against him and he's surrendered 83 goals. He's made 705 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Aleksander Barkov averages 22.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 22 goals on 144 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 183 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 14th in the NHL. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.33% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 17th in the league. The Hurricanes have 68 total points this season, ranking 13th in the NHL in offense. They are 20th in the league with 173 goals while they've given up 165 goals, which is 24th overall. They have had 193 power play opportunities and scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Panthers are 15th with 177 goals scored while they are 5th in the NHL with 197 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.32%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 31st place in the league. The Panthers have a total of 58 points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 51 power play goals on 197 opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That ranks their power play unit 3rd. They've allowed 160 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.2%, as they've attempted 3,862 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,133 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.1% as they have 2,911 attempts while they have given up 2,370 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 55.3% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.7% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 1,748 face-off wins compared to 1,841 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,501 hits and they have blocked 763 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 1,758 face-off wins compared to 1,814 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Florida has 1,250 hits and they have blocked 764 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Florida is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've attempted 3,349 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,190 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.4% ranks 10th as they have 2,567 attempts while they have given up 2,426 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida -115

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