Monday, December 12, 2016

Consol Energy Center

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Consol Energy Center to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, December 12, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +243 and the Penguins at -275. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 27 games. They have an overall record of 9-13-5 and on the road they have a record of 3-8-3. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 62 goals and given up 83 goals for a point differential of -21. The Coyotes have an overall record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-18 and an over/under record of 8-16-3. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 18-7-3 including 11-2-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 97 goals and surrendered 84 for a goal differential of +13. The Penguins have a record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 16-10 while their over/under record sits at 18-6-4.

Radim Vrbata has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 8 goals this season with 81 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 10 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 12% by scoring 5 goals on 42 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 4 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 421 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 380 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Sidney Crosby has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 20 goals this season with 76 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 26%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has averaged 19 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 18 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 8 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 579 shots against him and has given up 58 goals. He has made 521 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Coyotes have 23 total points this season. They have scored 62 goals while giving up 83 goals. They have had 79 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Coyotes have allowed 89 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.08% for the season to this point. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Penguins have a total of 39 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 97 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 100 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 97 goals scored while they've given up 84 goals to this point. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.01%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 44.8% as they've attempted 1,421 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,751 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 44% as they have 1,059 attempts while they've given up 1,346 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 44.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 55.1% for the season. They have 799 face off wins compared to 872 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.8%. On defense Arizona has 727 hits and they've blocked 405 shots from the opposition.

Pittsburgh has attempted 1,714 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,631 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.2% as they have 1,295 shots while they've given up 1,188 attempts on defense. The Penguins have an offensive zone percentage of 53.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.9% as they've compiled 883 face off wins this season and they have suffered 924 face off losses. On defense Pittsburgh has blocked 443 shot attempts and they have 651 hits as a unit.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 7-18 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 8-16-3 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 16-10 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 18-6-4 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/10/16 D Connor Murphy Upper Body injured last game, "?" Monday vs Pittsburgh
12/10/16 LW Max Domi Upper Body out indefinitely
11/29/16 C Peter Holland Personal out indefinitely
11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

12/11/16 C Sidney Crosby Neck injured last game, probable Monday vs. Arizona
10/29/16 RW Daniel Sprong Shoulder out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Derrick Pouliot Lower Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Pittsburgh -275

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