Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals NHL Tips 3/26/2019

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Capital One Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Capital One Arena to play the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +120 and the Capitals at -145.

Carolina has a record of 42-26-7 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 223 goals and given up 204 goals for a point differential of +19. For the season they have an ATS record of 42-33-0 and an over/under record of 32-41-0. Washington has a record of 44-24-8 this year. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 256 goals and surrendered 233 for a goal differential of +23. Their record against the spread is 44-32-0 while their over/under record is 39-34-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 42-33-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 32-41-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 44-32-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 39-34-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

03/21/19 D Michal Kempny Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 20 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 984 shots against him and he's given up 88 goals. He's made 896 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Sebastian Aho has accumulated 80 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 30 goals this year with 227 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 50 assists on the season and averages 20.1 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 19 goals on 155 shots. He has 51 assists, giving him a total of 70 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nicklas Backstrom has scored 69 total points this year for the Capitals. He has 18 goals this season with 159 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 51 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Braden Holtby has 28 wins and 19 losses this year in goal for the Capitals. He has 1,679 shots against him and he's surrendered 153 goals. He's made 1,526 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Alex Ovechkin averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 48 goals on 308 shots. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 84 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 224 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 7th in the NHL. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.55% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 15th in the league. The Hurricanes have 91 total points this season, ranking 10th in the NHL in offense. They are 16th in the league with 223 goals while they've given up 204 goals, which is 24th overall. They have had 237 power play opportunities and scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Capitals are 5th with 256 goals scored while they are 12th in the NHL with 233 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.04%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 17th place in the league. The Capitals have a total of 96 points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 47 power play goals on 223 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks their power play unit 10th. They've allowed 253 power play opportunities and have given up 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.1%, as they've attempted 4,879 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,976 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55% as they have 3,706 attempts while they have given up 3,030 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 55% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 2,221 face-off wins compared to 2,336 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,886 hits and they have blocked 946 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 2,004 face-off wins compared to 2,393 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.6%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Washington has 1,734 hits and they have blocked 1,156 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Washington is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49% as they've attempted 4,366 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,546 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.5% ranks 19th as they have 3,322 attempts while they have given up 3,390 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Washington -145

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