Saturday, January 2, 2015

Rexall Place

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, January 2, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +126 and the Oilers at -139. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 37 games. They have an overall record of 18-16-3 and on the road they have a record of 8-10-1. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 104 goals and given up 118 goals for a point differential of -14. Edmonton shows up with a record of 15-21-3 including 10-7-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 97 goals and surrendered 119 for a goal differential of -22.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 10 goals this season with 104 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 16 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 13% by scoring 12 goals on 90 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Anders Lindback has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 364 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 325 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 15 goals this season with 160 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 8 goals on 71 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 661 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 600 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have 39 total points this season. They have scored 104 goals while giving up 118 goals. They have had 140 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Coyotes have allowed 134 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.53% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Oilers have a total of 33 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 117 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 116 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 95 goals scored while they've given up 119 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.39%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 18-19 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 20-12-5 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-24 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 21-16-2 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/31/15 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Edmonton
12/29/15 C Boyd Gordon Head out indefinitely
12/15/15 GO Mike Smith Lower Body expected to miss 8-10 weeks
10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out indefinitely

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/31/15 D Eric Gryba Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Arizona
12/31/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Arizona
12/31/15 RW Iiro Pakarinen Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. Arizona
12/27/15 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
12/26/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to miss another month
12/21/15 D Andrew Ference Undisclosed out indefinitely
12/15/15 D Oscar Klefbom Finger out indefinitely
01/01/16 D Brandon Davidson Ribs is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Arizona

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona

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