Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 1/10/2019

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +172 and the Lightning at -205.

Carolina has a record of 20-17-5 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 112 goals and given up 121 goals for a point differential of -9. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-22-0 and an over/under record of 14-26-0. Tampa Bay is 33-8-2 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 180 goals and surrendered 124 for a goal differential of +56. Their record against the spread is 32-10-0 while their over/under record is 25-15-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 19-22-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 14-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 32-10-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 25-15-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/08/19 D Haydn Fleury Concussion is questionable Thursday vs Tampa Bay
01/08/19 C Jordan Staal Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Tampa Bay

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/29/18 C J.T. Miller Upper Body is out indefinitely
12/18/18 RW Mathieu Joseph Lower Body IR (12/18)
01/08/19 RW Ryan Callahan Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Carolina

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 16 goals this year with 123 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. 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%.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has scored 71 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 21 goals this season with 119 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 50 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Brayden Point averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 26 goals on 114 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 17 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 770 shots against him and he's surrendered 59 goals. He's made 711 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 45 total points this season, which ranks them 17th in the NHL. They are 28th in the league in goals scored with 112 while they've given up 121 goals, ranking them 22nd overall. They have had 142 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 130 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 12th in the league when short-handed. They average 36 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.35% 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 Lightning are 1st in the NHL with a total of 68 points this year. They have 43 power play goals on 144 opportunities for a percentage of 30%. That ranks them 1st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 138 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 9th in the NHL. As a team, the Lightning are 1st in the league with 180 goals scored while they've given up 124 goals, which is 18th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.63%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 10th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.1%, as they've attempted 2,857 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,236 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 56% as they have 2,152 attempts while they have given up 1,693 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 56.7% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.3% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,301 face-off wins compared to 1,291 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,121 hits and they have blocked 543 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 1,306 face-off wins compared to 1,290 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,031 hits and they have blocked 605 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 2,551 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,471 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.1% ranks 11th as they have 1,949 attempts while they have given up 1,866 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -205

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