Saturday, November 14, 2015

Nationwide Arena

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, November 14, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +110 and the Blue Jackets at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 16 games. They have an overall record of 9-6-1 and on the road they have a record of 6-2-1. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 46 goals and given up 44 goals for a point differential of +2. Columbus shows up with a record of 4-12-0 including 0-6-0 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 38 goals and surrendered 59 for a goal differential of -21.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this season with 49 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 26 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 12% by scoring 5 goals on 41 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Mike Smith has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 383 shots against him and has given up 35 goals. He has made 348 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 1 goal this season with 32 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 3%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nick Foligno has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 2% by scoring 1 goals on 41 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 4 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 364 shots against him and has given up 43 goals. He has made 321 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

The Coyotes have 19 total points this season. They have scored 46 goals while giving up 44 goals. They have had 64 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Coyotes have allowed 60 power play opportunities and given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.34% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 8 points on the season. They have 12 power play goals on 58 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 52 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 38 goals scored while they've given up 59 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.85%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 9-7 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 7-4-5 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 4-12 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 9-6-1 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/12/15 RW Steve Downie Upper Body "?" Saturday vs Columbus
11/10/15 D Nicklas Grossmann Lower Body out indefinitely
10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

11/12/15 C Alexander Wennberg Foot out indefinitely
11/04/15 RW David Clarkson Back expected to miss 7-10 days

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus

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