Saturday, March 12, 2016

Rexall Place

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, March 12, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at -135 and the Oilers at +122. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 67 games. They have an overall record of 28-32-7 and on the road they have a record of 11-19-3. Currently they are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 177 goals and given up 210 goals for a point differential of -33. The Coyotes have 7 overtime losses including 1 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 1-8-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-39 and an over/under record of 33-26-8. Edmonton shows up with a record of 27-36-7 including 16-15-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 169 goals and surrendered 205 for a goal differential of -36. The Oilers have 7 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-43 while their over/under record sits at 33-33-4.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 19 goals this season with 205 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Max Domi has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 17 goals on 123 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 13 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 992 shots against him and has given up 88 goals. He has made 904 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 57 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 22 goals this season with 250 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 17 goals on 114 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 17 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,380 shots against him and has given up 111 goals. He has made 1,269 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Coyotes have 63 total points this season. They have scored 176 goals while giving up 209 goals. They have had 248 power play opportunities and have scored 46 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Coyotes have allowed 244 power play opportunities and given up 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.39% 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 61 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 198 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 217 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 165 goals scored while they've given up 203 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.17%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 48.1% as they've attempted 3,563 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,850 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.5% as they have 2,653 attempts while they've given up 2,936 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 49.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season. They have 2,258 face off wins compared to 1,919 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 54.1%. On defense Arizona has 1,501 hits and they've blocked 914 shots from the opposition.

Edmonton has attempted 3,848 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,090 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48% as they have 2,797 shots while they've given up 3,033 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 48.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.1% as they've compiled 2,087 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,164 face off losses. On defense Edmonton has blocked 1,057 shot attempts and they have 1,518 hits as a unit.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 28-39 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 33-26-8 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 27-43 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 33-33-4 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out for season
03/09/16 D Jarred Tinordi Suspension expected to miss 20 games
03/09/16 D Oliver Ekman-Larsson Shoulder "?" Friday vs Calgary
02/15/16 GO Anders Lindback Achilles out for season
02/02/16 GO Mike Smith Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/21/15 D Andrew Ference Hip out for season
12/15/15 D Oscar Klefbom Staph Infection out indefinitely
03/10/16 D Darnell Nurse Suspension expected to miss next 3 games; eligible to return Wednesday vs St Louis
03/07/16 D Brandon Davidson Knee out indefinitely
02/29/16 LW Benoit Pouliot Shoulder out indefinitely
02/17/16 D Eric Gryba Knee out indefinitely
01/18/16 C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Hand out 6-8 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton

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