Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Point Spread Picks 3/19/2019

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

PNC Arena

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at +112 and the Hurricanes at -148.

Pittsburgh has a record of 39-24-10 this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 248 goals and given up 218 goals for a point differential of +30. For the season they have an ATS record of 39-33-0 and an over/under record of 33-33-0. Carolina has a record of 39-25-7 this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 211 goals and surrendered 194 for a goal differential of +17. Their record against the spread is 39-32-0 while their over/under record is 30-39-0.

Valuable Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 39-33-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 33-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 39-32-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 30-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

03/17/19 C Evgeni Malkin Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/17/19 D Kris Letang Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Carolina
03/15/19 C Zach Aston-Reese Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/27/19 RW Bryan Rust Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/27/19 D Chad Ruhwedel Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/12/19 D Olli Maatta Upper Body IR (02/12)

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

03/15/19 D Calvin de Haan Eye is questionable Tuesday vs Pittsburgh

Player Spotlight

Matt Murray has 24 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 1,307 shots against him and he's given up 110 goals. He's made 1,197 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Phil Kessel has accumulated 73 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 24 goals this year with 192 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 49 assists on the season and averages 18.1 minutes played per game. Sidney Crosby averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 33 goals on 197 shots. He has 59 assists, giving him a total of 92 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has scored 66 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 18 goals this season with 146 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 17.8 minutes played per game. Petr Mrazek has 18 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 921 shots against him and he's surrendered 85 goals. He's made 836 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Sebastian Aho averages 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 30 goals on 217 shots. He has 48 assists, giving him a total of 78 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins have allowed 204 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 18th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.34% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 6th in the league. The Penguins have 88 total points this season, ranking 8th in the NHL in offense. They are 5th in the league with 248 goals while they've given up 218 goals, which is 15th overall. They have had 206 power play opportunities and scored 52 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 5th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Hurricanes are 17th with 211 goals scored while they are 26th in the NHL with 194 goals allowed this year. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.55%. They give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 14th place in the league. The Hurricanes have a total of 85 points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 39 power play goals on 227 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 21st. They've allowed 213 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Pittsburgh is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2%, as they've attempted 4,226 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,369 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.6% as they have 3,203 attempts while they have given up 3,261 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 2,193 face-off wins compared to 2,175 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 2,123 hits and they have blocked 1,108 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 2,097 face-off wins compared to 2,201 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,764 hits and they have blocked 889 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.1% as they've attempted 4,605 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,746 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.9% ranks 1st as they have 3,484 attempts while they have given up 2,857 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina -148

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