Sunday, December 27, 2015

Pepsi Center

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, December 27, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +140 and the Avalanche at -155. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 33 games. They have an overall record of 16-15-2 and on the road they have a record of 7-10-1. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 90 goals and given up 104 goals for a point differential of -14. Colorado shows up with a record of 17-17-1 including 6-8-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 99 goals and surrendered 97 for a goal differential of +2.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 7 goals this season with 95 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Mikkel Boedker has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 11 goals on 80 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Anders Lindback has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 320 shots against him and has given up 35 goals. He has made 285 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 8 goals this season with 79 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 10 goals on 107 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 12 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 663 shots against him and has given up 57 goals. He has made 606 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have 34 total points this season. They have scored 90 goals while giving up 104 goals. They have had 118 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Coyotes have allowed 118 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.29% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Avalanche have a total of 35 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 119 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 106 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 99 goals scored while they've given up 97 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.15%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 16-17 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 17-11-5 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 17-18 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 17-17-1 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/26/15 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body doubtful Saturday vs. Los Angeles & Sunday vs. Colorado
12/26/15 D Nicklas Grossmann Upper Body is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Los Angeles
12/22/15 D Zbynek Michalek Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Los Angeles
12/15/15 GO Mike Smith Lower Body expected to miss 8-10 weeks
10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out indefinitely

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/22/15 GO Reto Berra Ankle "?" Sunday vs. Arizona
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado

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