Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators NHL Tips 2/12/2019

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at -130 and the Senators at +110.

Carolina has a record of 28-22-6 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 163 goals and given up 163 goals for a point differential of 0. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-27-0 and an over/under record of 23-31-0. Ottawa has a record of 21-29-5 this year. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 172 goals and surrendered 201 for a goal differential of -29. Their record against the spread is 21-34-0 while their over/under record is 32-19-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 28-27-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 23-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 21-34-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 32-19-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
02/07/19 LW Mikkel Boedker Abdominal is out indefinitely
01/04/19 GO Mike Condon Hip is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 12 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 710 shots against him and he's given up 73 goals. He's made 637 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Teuvo Teravainen has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 15 goals this year with 117 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 34 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 15% by scoring 24 goals on 166 shots. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Dzingel has scored 41 total points this year for the Senators. He has 21 goals this season with 125 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Craig Anderson has 14 wins and 17 losses this year in goal for the Senators. He has 1,217 shots against him and he's surrendered 117 goals. He's made 1,100 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Mark Stone averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 25 goals on 132 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 176 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 15th in the NHL. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.20% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 25th in the league. The Hurricanes have 62 total points this season, ranking 14th in the NHL in offense. They are 16th in the league with 163 goals while they've given up 163 goals, which is 18th overall. They have had 186 power play opportunities and scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Senators are 13th with 172 goals scored while they are 2nd in the NHL with 201 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.50%. They give up 37 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 21st place in the league. The Senators have a total of 47 points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 32 power play goals on 151 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks their power play unit 12th. They've allowed 147 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.8%, as they've attempted 3,714 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,940 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.5% as they have 2,790 attempts while they have given up 2,234 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 1,665 face-off wins compared to 1,751 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,438 hits and they have blocked 706 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 1,692 face-off wins compared to 1,691 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,188 hits and they have blocked 970 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.3% as they've attempted 2,946 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,709 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 44.9% ranks 31st as they have 2,231 attempts while they have given up 2,739 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa +110

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