New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes Expert NHL Picks Against the Spread 2/19/2019

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

PNC Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +155 and the Hurricanes at -190.

New York has a record of 25-25-8 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 170 goals and given up 194 goals for a point differential of -24. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-33-0 and an over/under record of 31-26-0. Carolina is 31-22-6 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 173 goals and surrendered 165 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 31-28-0 while their over/under record is 23-35-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 25-33-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 31-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 31-28-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 23-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

02/18/19 RW Jesper Fast Illness is questionable Tuesday vs Carolina
02/18/19 D Neal Pionk Eye left last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Carolina
02/17/19 D Brady Skjei Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Carolina
01/31/19 C Brett Howden Knee IR (01/31)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

Mika Zibanejad has accumulated 58 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 26 goals this year with 172 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 20.3 minutes played per game. Chris Kreider averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 24 goals on 160 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 16 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 1,277 shots against him and he's given up 119 goals. He's made 1,158 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has scored 52 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 17 goals this season with 124 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 17.8 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 24 goals on 179 shots. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 67 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 13 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 743 shots against him and he's surrendered 73 goals. He's made 670 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 58 total points this season, which ranks them 22nd in the NHL. They are 21st in the league in goals scored with 170 while they've given up 194 goals, ranking them 8th overall. They have had 162 power play opportunities and have scored 35 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 11th in the NHL. The Rangers have allowed 191 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 25th in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.16% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 22nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 13th in the NHL with a total of 68 points this year. They have 33 power play goals on 193 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 23rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 183 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 14th in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 20th in the league with 173 goals scored while they've given up 165 goals, which is 24th overall. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.33%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.1%, as they've attempted 3,002 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,507 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.2% as they have 2,269 attempts while they have given up 2,638 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 1,560 face-off wins compared to 1,753 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.1%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense New York has 1,547 hits and they have blocked 869 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.7% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 1,748 face-off wins compared to 1,841 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,501 hits and they have blocked 763 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.2% as they've attempted 3,862 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,133 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.1% ranks 1st as they have 2,911 attempts while they have given up 2,370 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina -190

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