Tuesday, December 6, 2016

United Center

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The Arizona Coyotes head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The opening line for this matchup has the Coyotes at +170 and the Blackhawks at -222. The over/under is 5.5.

Arizona comes into this game having played 23 contests. They have an overall record of 8-11-4 and away from home they have a record of 3-6-3. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 56 goals and surrendered 72 goals for a point differential of -16. The Coyotes have an overall record of 3-3-4 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-15 and an over/under record of 8-12-3. Chicago comes into this game with a record of 16-8-3 including 10-2-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 74 goals and surrendered 68 for a goal differential of +6. The Blackhawks have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 14-11 while their over/under record sits at 8-13-6.

Radim Vrbata has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 8 goals this season with 69 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Jordan Martinook has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 5 goals on 35 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 4 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 387 shots against him and has given up 37 goals. He has made 350 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 8 goals this season with 83 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Artem Anisimov has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 10 goals on 43 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Scott Darling has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 226 shots against him and has given up 20 goals. He has made 206 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have 20 total points this season. They have scored 56 goals while giving up 72 goals. They have had 71 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Coyotes have allowed 72 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.42% for the season to this point. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 35 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 89 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 82 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 74 goals scored while they've given up 68 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.54%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 45.2% as they've attempted 1,235 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,496 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 44.4% as they have 917 attempts while they've given up 1,150 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 45.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.8% for the season. They have 699 face off wins compared to 741 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.5%. On defense Arizona has 609 hits and they've blocked 346 shots from the opposition.

Chicago has attempted 1,478 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,491 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.9% as they have 1,050 shots while they've given up 1,141 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks have an offensive zone percentage of 53.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 791 face off wins this season and they have suffered 857 face off losses. On defense Chicago has blocked 350 shot attempts and they have 425 hits as a unit.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 6-15 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 8-12-3 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 14-11 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 8-13-6 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/04/16 C Jonathan Toews Back expected to miss 5-7 days
12/03/16 GO Corey Crawford Appendix expected to miss 2-3 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona +170

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