Thursday, January 7, 2016

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Thursday, January 7, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +136 and the Flames at -150. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 39 games. They have an overall record of 19-16-4 and on the road they have a record of 9-10-2. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 110 goals and given up 124 goals for a point differential of -14. Calgary shows up with a record of 19-18-2 including 13-7-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 104 goals and surrendered 122 for a goal differential of -18.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 10 goals this season with 112 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. 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 12% by scoring 12 goals on 99 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%.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Flames. He has 17 goals this season with 107 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 12 goals on 88 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Karri Ramo has 15 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 800 shots against him and has given up 70 goals. He has made 730 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have 42 total points this season. They have scored 110 goals while giving up 123 goals. They have had 145 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Coyotes have allowed 140 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.47% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Flames have a total of 40 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 123 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 12%. They have allowed 94 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 103 goals scored while they've given up 121 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.12%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 19-20 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 21-13-5 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 18-20 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 18-18-2 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

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
01/04/16 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Calgary
01/04/16 D Zbynek Michalek Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Calgary

Calgary Flames Injuries

12/16/15 RW Michael Frolik Shoulder out indefinitely
01/05/16 C Jiri Hudler Groin "?" Thursday vs Arizona

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona

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