Sunday, March 20, 2016

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, March 20, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +188 and the Sharks at -210. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 70 games. They have an overall record of 31-32-7 and on the road they have a record of 13-19-3. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 188 goals and given up 212 goals for a point differential of -24. The Coyotes have 7 overtime losses including 1 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 4-5-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-39 and an over/under record of 33-29-8. San Jose shows up with a record of 39-25-6 including 14-15-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 207 goals and surrendered 184 for a goal differential of +23. The Sharks have 6 losses in OT and 3 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 38-31 while their over/under record sits at 37-28-5.

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 13% by scoring 17 goals on 129 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 14 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 1,017 shots against him and has given up 89 goals. He has made 928 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 66 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 32 goals this season with 185 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Patrick Marleau has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 20 goals on 174 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Martin Jones has 34 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,565 shots against him and has given up 128 goals. He has made 1,437 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Coyotes have 69 total points this season. They have scored 187 goals while giving up 211 goals. They have had 256 power play opportunities and have scored 49 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Coyotes have allowed 252 power play opportunities and given up 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.58% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Sharks have a total of 84 points on the season. They have 50 power play goals on 227 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 202 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 204 goals scored while they've given up 181 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.76%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 47.9% as they've attempted 3,708 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,035 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.3% as they have 2,758 attempts while they've given up 3,074 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 2,362 face off wins compared to 1,997 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 54.2%. On defense Arizona has 1,565 hits and they've blocked 961 shots from the opposition.

San Jose has attempted 3,892 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,807 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.2% as they have 2,946 shots while they've given up 2,698 attempts on defense. The Sharks have an offensive zone percentage of 50.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.5% as they've compiled 2,115 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,070 face off losses. On defense San Jose has blocked 1,109 shot attempts and they have 1,399 hits as a unit.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 31-39 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 33-29-8 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 38-31 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 37-28-5 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out for season
03/18/16 D Oliver Ekman-Larsson Shoulder is downgraded to doubtful Saturday vs. Tampa Bay
03/09/16 D Jarred Tinordi Suspension expected to miss 20 games
02/15/16 GO Anders Lindback Achilles out for season

San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/19/16 C Tommy Wingels Shoulder is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. NY Rangers
03/18/16 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. NY Rangers
03/18/16 LW Matthew Nieto Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. NY Rangers
03/03/16 D Matt Tennyson Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose

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