Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 1/8/2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Nassau Coliseum

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Nassau Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +100 and the Islanders at -125.

Carolina has a record of 19-17-5 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 108 goals and given up 118 goals for a point differential of -10. For the season they have an ATS record of 18-22-0 and an over/under record of 13-26-0. New York has a record of 23-13-4 this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 121 goals and surrendered 107 for a goal differential of +14. Their record against the spread is 23-17-0 while their over/under record is 14-23-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 18-22-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 13-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 23-17-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 14-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/06/19 D Haydn Fleury Concussion is questionable Tuesday vs NY Islanders
01/06/19 C Jordan Staal Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs NY Islanders

Key New York Islanders Injuries

12/19/18 D Thomas Hickey Upper Body IR (12/19)
10/04/18 C John Stevens Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Matt Lorito Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/01/18 LW Andrew Ladd Undisclosed is out indefinitely
01/06/19 C Valtteri Filppula Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Carolina

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 8 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 481 shots against him and he's given up 48 goals. He's made 433 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Sebastian Aho has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 16 goals this year with 120 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 10 goals on 90 shots. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has scored 31 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 8 goals this season with 68 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 17.5 minutes played per game. Robin Lehner has 11 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Islanders. He has 593 shots against him and he's surrendered 43 goals. He's made 550 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Anders Lee averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 15 goals on 107 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 127 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 16th in the NHL. They average 37 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.20% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 22nd in the league. The Hurricanes have 43 total points this season, ranking 19th in the NHL in offense. They are 28th in the league with 108 goals while they've given up 118 goals, which is 23rd overall. They have had 140 power play opportunities and scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 23rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Islanders are 20th with 121 goals scored while they are 31st in the NHL with 107 goals allowed this year. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.61%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 2nd place in the league. The Islanders have a total of 50 points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 19 power play goals on 118 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 24th. They've allowed 118 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.3%, as they've attempted 2,814 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,182 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 56.2% as they have 2,120 attempts while they have given up 1,652 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 56.8% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.2% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,274 face-off wins compared to 1,263 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,107 hits and they have blocked 530 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 1,089 face-off wins compared to 1,173 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 26th in the league. On defense New York has 988 hits and they have blocked 613 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. New York is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4% as they've attempted 2,101 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,334 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.6% ranks 25th as they have 1,565 attempts while they have given up 1,721 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York -125

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