Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers NHL Picks and Tips 2/8/2019

Friday, February 8, 2019

Madison Square Garden

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The Carolina Hurricanes head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Friday, February 8, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Hurricanes at -130 and the Rangers at +105.

Carolina has a record of 26-21-6 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 152 goals and surrendered 155 goals for a point differential of -3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-27-0 and an over/under record of 22-30-0. New York has a record of 23-22-8 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 152 goals and given up 178 for a goal differential of -26. Their record against the spread is 22-30-0 while their over/under mark is 27-24-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 26-27-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 22-30-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 22-30-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 27-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Key New York Rangers Injuries

01/31/19 C Brett Howden Knee IR (01/31)
01/15/19 D Fredrik Claesson Shoulder is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has scored 60 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 24 goals this season with 157 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 19.9 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 11% by tallying 12 goals on 109 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the year. Petr Mrazek has 11 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 662 shots against him and he's surrendered 70 goals. He's made 592 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Chris Kreider has 40 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 24 goals this year with 149 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 17.3 minutes played per contest. Mika Zibanejad averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 22 goals on 157 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 16 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 1,210 shots against him and he's given up 114 goals. He's made 1,096 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 58 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 152 goals while giving up 155 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 19th respectively. They have had 176 power play chances and scored 28 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the league. The Hurricanes have given up 168 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 15th when short-handed. They average 36 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.05% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 23rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 19th in the league with a total of 54 points this season. They have 32 power play goals on 152 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL. They've given up 176 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 26th overall. As a team, the Rangers are 24th with a total of 152 goals scored while they've given up 178 goals this season, ranking 5th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.09%. As a unit they give up 33 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 3,533 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,795 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.6% as they have 2,645 attempts while they have given up 2,113 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 56.1% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.9% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,593 face-off wins compared to 1,641 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,387 hits and they have blocked 682 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 1,412 face-off wins compared to 1,571 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That is 29th in the league. On defense New York has 1,353 hits and they have blocked 788 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. New York is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.1% as they've attempted 2,673 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,127 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.1% ranks 29th as they have 2,001 attempts while they have given up 2,339 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York +105

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