Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Scottrade Center

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +175 and the Blues at -238. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 27 games. They have an overall record of 13-13-1 and on the road they have a record of 7-9-1. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 74 goals and given up 85 goals for a point differential of -11. St. Louis shows up with a record of 15-8-4 including 7-4-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 68 goals and surrendered 67 for a goal differential of +1.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 6 goals this season with 79 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 12 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 9 goals on 65 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Mike Smith has 10 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 577 shots against him and has given up 56 goals. He has made 521 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Blues. He has 15 goals this season with 98 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Alex Steen has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 9 goals on 79 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Jake Allen has 11 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 541 shots against him and has given up 42 goals. He has made 499 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Coyotes have 27 total points this season. They have scored 74 goals while giving up 85 goals. They have had 97 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Coyotes have allowed 102 power play opportunities and given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 26 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.35% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Blues have a total of 34 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 82 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 95 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 67 goals scored while they've given up 66 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.18%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 13-14 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 15-7-5 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 14-12 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 9-14-4 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/06/15 RW Shane Doan Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs St Louis
12/06/15 RW Viktor Tikhonov Acquired "?" Tuesday vs St Louis
10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out indefinitely

St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/06/15 C Steve Ott Hamstring out indefinitely
10/24/15 LW Jaden Schwartz Ankle expected to miss 12 weeks
10/07/15 C Patrik Berglund Shoulder out 3 months

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis

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