Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks & Predictions 1/6/2019

Sunday, January 6, 2019

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Sunday, January 6, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at -160 and the Senators at +130.

Carolina has a record of 18-17-5 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 103 goals and given up 114 goals for a point differential of -11. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-22-0 and an over/under record of 13-26-0. Ottawa is 15-21-5 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 129 goals and surrendered 163 for a goal differential of -34. Their record against the spread is 15-26-0 while their over/under record is 27-11-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 17-22-0 straight up this year

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

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 15-26-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 27-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/04/19 D Haydn Fleury Concussion is questionable Sunday vs Ottawa
01/04/19 C Jordan Staal Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs Ottawa

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/31/18 D Thomas Chabot Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
01/04/19 D Christian Jaros Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Minnesota
01/04/19 C Jean-Gabriel Pageau Achilles is out Saturday vs Minnesota; is probable Sunday vs Carolina
01/04/19 GO Mike Condon Hip is out indefinitely
01/03/19 D Justin Falk Concussion is questionable Saturday vs Minnesota
01/03/19 GO Craig Anderson Concussion is questionable Saturday vs Minnesota

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 10 goals this year with 89 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 17.8 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 16 goals on 119 shots. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 450 shots against him and he's given up 44 goals. He's made 406 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Matt Duchene has scored 40 total points this year for the Senators. He has 16 goals this season with 83 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Mark Stone averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 19 goals on 102 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Mike McKenna has 2 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Senators. He has 292 shots against him and he's surrendered 30 goals. He's made 262 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 41 total points this season, which ranks them 19th in the NHL. They are 29th in the league in goals scored with 103 while they've given up 114 goals, ranking them 25th overall. They have had 138 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 27th in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 123 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 13th in the league when short-handed. They average 37 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.00% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 21st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators are 29th in the NHL with a total of 35 points this year. They have 27 power play goals on 125 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks them 12th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 117 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. That is 29th in the NHL. As a team, the Senators are 12th in the league with 129 goals scored while they've given up 163 goals, which is 1st overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.79%. As a team they give up 38 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.5%, as they've attempted 2,762 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,125 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 56.4% as they have 2,081 attempts while they have given up 1,609 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.1% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.9% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,249 face-off wins compared to 1,234 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,080 hits and they have blocked 516 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.3% for the season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 1,277 face-off wins compared to 1,280 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 831 hits and they have blocked 715 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.4% as they've attempted 2,147 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,797 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 43.7% ranks 31st as they have 1,615 attempts while they have given up 2,082 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa +130

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