Friday, December 11, 2015

Gila River Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Friday, December 11, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Wild at -137 and the Coyotes at +105. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Minnesota comes into this matchup having played 26 games. They have an overall record of 14-7-5 and on the road they have a record of 4-4-4. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 70 goals and given up 64 goals for a point differential of +6. Arizona shows up with a record of 13-14-1 including 6-4-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 75 goals and surrendered 89 for a goal differential of -14.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Wild. He has 4 goals this season with 43 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 10 goals on 59 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 13 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 620 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 569 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 6 goals this season with 81 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. 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. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 9 goals on 68 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Mike Smith has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 598 shots against him and has given up 59 goals. He has made 539 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Wild have 33 total points this season. They have scored 70 goals while giving up 64 goals. They have had 88 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Wild have allowed 62 power play opportunities and given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.76% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Coyotes have a total of 27 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 101 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 105 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Wild have a total of 75 goals scored while they've given up 89 goals to this point. They average 26 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.16%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 14-12 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 9-12-5 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 13-15 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 15-8-5 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/10/15 GO Devan Dubnyk Groin out indefinitely
11/03/15 C Tyler Graovac Groin out another 6 weeks

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/08/15 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body "?" Friday vs Minnesota
12/07/15 RW Shane Doan Lower Body expected to miss 5-7 days
10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona

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