The Carolina Hurricanes takes on the Nashville Predators on 5/21/2021 at 7:00PM.
Carolina and Nashville face off in an playoff game. The Carolina Hurricanes has a record of 36-12 this season. The Nashville Predators is 31-23 this season. Both have players to meet and know.
Carolina Hurricanes Team Defense Preview
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Opponents take 28.2 shots per game regardless of situation. They are doing an above average job denying shot attempts in volume and their opponents are not getting the best shot quality.
Carolina Hurricanes Team Offense Preview
They score 2.3 goals per game in even strength situations. This is an average NHL offense. They score 0.7 goals per game in power play situations. They are average in power play situations, nothing special here. Thus far, they have had 2.9 power play opportunities per game this season. This means that they score on 25.61% of their shots on the power play, which makes them a good team with the advantage on the ice.They take 32.0 shots per game regardless of situation, they are getting their share of shot attempts and they are average in their shot quality.
Nashville Predators Team Defense Preview
They give up 2.0 goals per game in even strength situations and this puts them as an above average defensive team in these situations. Opponents shoot 0.8 shots per game in power play situations per game against them and this needs to be brought down. Opponents force Nashville into 3.1 penalty kill situations per game. They have a penalty kill rate of 75.44%, which is among the worst in the NHL.Opponents take 31.3 shots per game regardless of situation and they are average at keeping the puck from getting in the net.
Nashville Predators Team Offense Preview
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They take 30.0 shots per game regardless of situation. They are not getting enough shot attempts as they would probably like and the shots taken are less likely to find the net than most NHL teams.
The Carolina Roster
The Players to Watch for CarolinaBrett Pesce D
His impact is felt through his on-ice plus/minus, which is 14.0 this season, which generally means good things when he is on the ice. He has scored 4 goals this season, he is not as much of a factor as a scorer and he has 21 assists this season, he is an above average distributor. This puts him at 25 points this season, he is an average offensive contributor. He makes 4.5% of his shots this season, he is among the weakest in shot efficiency in the NHL.
Dougie Hamilton D
His impact is felt through his on-ice plus/minus, which is 20.0 this season, his team is better with him on the ice. He has scored 10 goals this season, he is an average scoring threat and he has 32 assists this season, he is a strong distributor. This puts him at 42 points this season, which makes him a significant offensive player on his team. He makes 5.6% of his shots this season, he is among the weakest in shot efficiency in the NHL.
Jaccob Slavin D
His impact is felt through his on-ice plus/minus, which is 22.0 this season, this puts him among the best in the NHL. He has scored 3 goals this season, he is not as much of a factor as a scorer and he has 12 assists this season. This puts him at 15 points this season, he is an average offensive contributor. He makes 3.0% of his shots this season, he is among the weakest in shot efficiency in the NHL.
Sebastian Aho F
His impact is felt through his on-ice plus/minus, which is 16.0 this season, which generally means good things when he is on the ice. He has scored 24 goals this season, which is among the best in the NHL and he has 33 assists this season, he is among the best in the NHL at setting up teammates. This puts him at 57 points this season, which makes him a very significant offensive player in the NHL. He makes 16.2% of his shots this season, he is among the weakest in shot efficiency in the NHL.
Brady Skjei D
His impact is felt through his on-ice plus/minus, which is 6.0 this season. He has scored 3 goals this season, he is not as much of a factor as a scorer and he has 7 assists this season, he is not as engaged as a distributor. This puts him at 10 points this season, he is a below average offensive contributor. He makes 2.9% of his shots this season, he is among the weakest in shot efficiency in the NHL.
Jordan Staal C
His impact is felt through his on-ice plus/minus, which is 2.0 this season. He has scored 16 goals this season, he is a scoring threat and he has 22 assists this season, he is an above average distributor. This puts him at 38 points this season, which makes him a significant offensive player on his team. He makes 15.5% of his shots this season, he is among the weakest in shot efficiency in the NHL.
Andrei Svechnikov RW
His impact is felt through his on-ice plus/minus, which is 1.0 this season. He has scored 15 goals this season, he is a scoring threat and he has 27 assists this season, he is an above average distributor. This puts him at 42 points this season, which makes him a significant offensive player on his team. He makes 10.2% of his shots this season, he is among the weakest in shot efficiency in the NHL.
Martin Necas C
His impact is felt through his on-ice plus/minus, which is 25.0 this season, this puts him among the best in the NHL. He has scored 14 goals this season, he is a scoring threat and he has 27 assists this season, he is an above average distributor. This puts him at 41 points this season, which makes him a significant offensive player on his team. He makes 12.3% of his shots this season, he is among the weakest in shot efficiency in the NHL.
Nino Niederreiter RW
His impact is felt through his on-ice plus/minus, which is 20.0 this season, his team is better with him on the ice. He has scored 20 goals this season, which is makes him a strong scoring threat and he has 14 assists this season. This puts him at 34 points this season, which makes him a significant offensive player on his team. He makes 15.9% of his shots this season, he is among the weakest in shot efficiency in the NHL.
Vincent Trocheck C
His impact is felt through his on-ice plus/minus, which is -3.0 this season, his impact has not necessarily been positive yet. He has scored 17 goals this season, he is a scoring threat and he has 26 assists this season, he is an above average distributor. This puts him at 43 points this season, which makes him a significant offensive player on his team. He makes 13.8% of his shots this season, he is among the weakest in shot efficiency in the NHL.
Warren Foegele LW
His impact is felt through his on-ice plus/minus, which is 4.0 this season. He has scored 10 goals this season, he is an average scoring threat and he has 10 assists this season. This puts him at 20 points this season, he is an average offensive contributor. He makes 11.0% of his shots this season,
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