Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators NHL Picks 3/9/2019

Saturday, March 9, 2019

Bridgestone Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Saturday, March 9, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +143 and the Predators at -190.

Carolina has a record of 36-23-7 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 198 goals and given up 178 goals for a point differential of +20. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-30-0 and an over/under record of 28-37-0. Nashville is 39-25-5 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 203 goals and surrendered 183 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 39-30-0 while their over/under record is 30-36-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 36-30-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 28-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 39-30-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 30-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/07/19 D Yannick Weber Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Carolina
03/05/19 D Dan Hamhuis Lower Body IR (03/05)
01/29/19 LW Austin Watson Suspension is out indefinitely
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has accumulated 61 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 18 goals this year with 137 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 43 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 29 goals on 204 shots. He has 46 assists, giving him a total of 75 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 830 shots against him and he's given up 80 goals. He's made 750 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Mattias Ekholm has scored 42 total points this year for the Predators. He has 8 goals this season with 124 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 23.3 minutes played per game. Roman Josi averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 15 goals on 236 shots. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 24 wins and 17 losses this year in goal for the Predators. He has 1,303 shots against him and he's surrendered 113 goals. He's made 1,190 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 79 total points this season, which ranks them 12th in the NHL. They are 18th in the league in goals scored with 198 while they've given up 178 goals, ranking them 28th overall. They have had 215 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 202 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 9th in the league when short-handed. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.61% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 14th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 8th in the NHL with a total of 83 points this year. They have 29 power play goals on 227 opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That ranks them 30th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 214 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 13th in the NHL. As a team, the Predators are 13th in the league with 203 goals scored while they've given up 183 goals, which is 26th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.92%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.1%, as they've attempted 4,294 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,494 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.1% as they have 3,243 attempts while they have given up 2,648 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 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,950 face-off wins compared to 2,067 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,651 hits and they have blocked 846 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 2,172 face-off wins compared to 2,054 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,278 hits and they have blocked 901 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Nashville is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.8% as they've attempted 4,176 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,731 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.6% ranks 5th as they have 3,145 attempts while they have given up 2,830 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina +143

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