Carolina Hurricanes at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 1/23/2019

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Rogers Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at -105 and the Canucks at -115.

Carolina has a record of 23-20-5 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 133 goals and given up 144 goals for a point differential of -11. For the season they have an ATS record of 23-25-0 and an over/under record of 19-28-0. Vancouver is 23-21-6 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 145 goals and surrendered 156 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 23-27-0 while their over/under record is 22-24-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 23-25-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 19-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 23-27-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 22-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/21/19 GO Curtis McElhinney Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Calgary
01/21/19 LW Micheal Ferland Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Calgary
01/18/19 C Jordan Staal Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 21 goals this year with 141 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 33 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 10% by scoring 10 goals on 99 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 10 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 580 shots against him and he's given up 61 goals. He's made 519 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has scored 33 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 16 goals this season with 113 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Bo Horvat averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 18 goals on 145 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 19 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,116 shots against him and he's surrendered 101 goals. He's made 1,015 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have 51 total points this season, which ranks them 19th in the NHL. They are 27th in the league in goals scored with 133 while they've given up 144 goals, ranking them 20th overall. They have had 159 power play opportunities and have scored 27 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Hurricanes have allowed 153 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, putting them 20th in the league when short-handed. They average 36 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.74% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 26th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 18th in the NHL with a total of 52 points this year. They have 27 power play goals on 159 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 23rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 162 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 21st in the NHL. As a team, the Canucks are 17th in the league with 145 goals scored while they've given up 156 goals, which is 11th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.04%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 18th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.7%, as they've attempted 3,206 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,548 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.5% as they have 2,407 attempts while they have given up 1,929 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 56% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,461 face-off wins compared to 1,477 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,274 hits and they have blocked 619 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 1,465 face-off wins compared to 1,541 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,103 hits and they have blocked 753 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Vancouver is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5% as they've attempted 2,620 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,900 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48% ranks 25th as they have 1,982 attempts while they have given up 2,147 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver -115

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