Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks 2/1/2019

Friday, February 1, 2019

PNC Arena

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, February 1, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at -115 and the Hurricanes at -105.

Vegas has a record of 29-19-4 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 157 goals and given up 140 goals for a point differential of +17. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-23-0 and an over/under record of 22-26-0. Carolina is 24-20-6 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 140 goals and surrendered 149 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 24-26-0 while their over/under record is 20-29-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 29-23-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 22-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 24-26-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 20-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
01/21/19 GO Malcolm Subban Illness IR (01/21)
01/15/19 RW Reilly Smith Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 16 goals this year with 105 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Jon Marchessault averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 17 goals on 198 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 27 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 1,245 shots against him and he's given up 111 goals. He's made 1,134 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has scored 57 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 22 goals this season with 148 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 11 goals on 103 shots. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 10 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 605 shots against him and he's surrendered 64 goals. He's made 541 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 62 total points this season, which ranks them 8th in the NHL. They are 11th in the league in goals scored with 157 while they've given up 140 goals, ranking them 27th overall. They have had 162 power play opportunities and have scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 20th in the NHL. The Golden Knights have allowed 148 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, putting them 5th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.97% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 12th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 16th in the NHL with a total of 54 points this year. They have 28 power play goals on 167 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 21st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 159 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 17th in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 25th in the league with 140 goals scored while they've given up 149 goals, which is 19th overall. They average 36 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.83%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.9%, as they've attempted 3,340 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,744 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.6% as they have 2,441 attempts while they have given up 2,032 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 55% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 1,536 face-off wins compared to 1,568 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,412 hits and they have blocked 712 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.1% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 1,517 face-off wins compared to 1,550 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,306 hits and they have blocked 642 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.8% as they've attempted 3,340 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,645 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.6% ranks 1st as they have 2,508 attempts while they have given up 2,003 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vegas -115

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