Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 1/3/2019

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Wells Fargo Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, January 3, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +100 and the Flyers at -125.

Carolina has a record of 16-17-5 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 94 goals and given up 109 goals for a point differential of -15. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-22-0 and an over/under record of 12-26-0. Philadelphia has a record of 15-19-5 this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 111 goals and surrendered 140 for a goal differential of -29. Their record against the spread is 15-23-0 while their over/under record is 21-17-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 16-22-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 12-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 15-23-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 21-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/01/19 D Haydn Fleury Concussion is questionable Thursday vs Philadelphia
01/01/19 C Jordan Staal Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Philadelphia

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/28/18 C Nolan Patrick Upper Body is out indefinitely
12/17/18 GO Anthony Stolarz Lower Body is out 2-4 weeks
11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 6 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 413 shots against him and he's given up 41 goals. He's made 372 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Sebastian Aho has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 15 goals this year with 116 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 8 goals on 86 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has scored 44 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 13 goals this season with 121 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 20.7 minutes played per game. Carter Hart has 2 wins and 3 losses this year in goal for the Flyers. He has 119 shots against him and he's surrendered 12 goals. He's made 107 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Jakub Voracek averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 99 shots. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 117 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 11th in the NHL. They average 37 shots per game and as a team shoot 6.66% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 21st in the league. The Hurricanes have 37 total points this season, ranking 25th in the NHL in offense. They are 30th in the league with 94 goals while they've given up 109 goals, which is 26th overall. They have had 132 power play opportunities and scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flyers are 22nd with 111 goals scored while they are 4th in the NHL with 140 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.01%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them in 31st place in the league. The Flyers have a total of 35 points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 14 power play goals on 113 opportunities for a percentage of 12%. That ranks their power play unit 31st. They've allowed 125 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, which is 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 57%, as they've attempted 2,653 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,002 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 56.8% as they have 1,999 attempts while they have given up 1,520 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.9% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.1% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,194 face-off wins compared to 1,162 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,034 hits and they have blocked 482 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 1,263 face-off wins compared to 981 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 56.3%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 872 hits and they have blocked 559 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Philadelphia is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9% as they've attempted 2,301 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,136 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.2% ranks 8th as they have 1,722 attempts while they have given up 1,577 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia -125

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