Sunday, October 23, 2016

Madison Square Garden

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Sunday, October 23, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +180 and the Rangers at -233. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 4 games. They have an overall record of 1-3-0 and on the road they have a record of 0-3-0. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 12 goals and given up 18 goals for a point differential of -6. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-3 and an over/under record of 3-1-0. New York shows up with a record of 2-2-0 including 2-1-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 15 goals and surrendered 12 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 2-2 while their over/under record sits at 2-1-1.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 2 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this season with 12 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. Jordan Martinook has averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 29% by scoring 2 goals on 7 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Mike Smith has 1 win and no losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 60 shots against him and has given up 6 goals. He has made 54 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Chris Kreider has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 3 goals this season with 20 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 33% by scoring 2 goals on 6 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 64 shots against him and has given up 8 goals. He has made 56 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

The Coyotes have 2 total points this season. They have scored 12 goals while giving up 18 goals. They have had 17 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 12%. The Coyotes have allowed 13 power play opportunities and given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.68% for the season to this point. They allow 36 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%.

The Rangers have a total of 4 points on the season. They have 2 power play goals on 14 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 16 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 15 goals scored while they've given up 12 goals to this point. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.03%. As a team they give up 24 shots per game and have a save percentage of 87%.

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 48% as they've attempted 241 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 261 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.5% as they have 173 attempts while they've given up 199 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. They have 132 face off wins compared to 114 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53.7%. On defense Arizona has 119 hits and they've blocked 62 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 253 shots at full strength and they've given up 193 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 56.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 58.4% as they have 194 shots while they've given up 138 attempts on defense. The Rangers have an offensive zone percentage of 52.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 56.1% as they've compiled 138 face off wins this season and they have suffered 108 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 55 shot attempts and they have 91 hits as a unit.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 1-3 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 3-1-0 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 2-2 straight up

The New York Rangers are 2-1-1 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/21/16 GO Mike Smith Knee "?" Sunday vs. NY Rangers
10/20/16 LW Jamie McGinn Upper Body out indefinitely

New York Rangers Injuries

10/21/16 D Dan Girardi Groin is downgraded to doubtful Saturday vs. Washington
10/21/16 LW Pavel Buchnevich Back expected to miss Saturday vs. Washington & Sunday vs. Arizona
10/10/16 C Oscar Lindberg Hip out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take New York

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