Monday, April 4, 2016

Scottrade Center

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Monday, April 4, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +131 and the Blues at -145. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 78 games. They have an overall record of 35-36-7 and on the road they have a record of 13-21-3. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 203 goals and given up 230 goals for a point differential of -27. The Coyotes have 7 overtime losses including 1 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 6-4-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 35-43 and an over/under record of 35-35-8. St. Louis shows up with a record of 46-23-9 including 23-12-4 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 211 goals and surrendered 192 for a goal differential of +19. The Blues have 9 losses in OT and 4 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 44-32 while their over/under record sits at 29-39-10.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 21 goals this season with 218 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 31 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 12% by scoring 18 goals on 149 shots. He has 33 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 15 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 1,110 shots against him and has given up 95 goals. He has made 1,015 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 67 total points this season for the Blues. He has 36 goals this season with 276 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. David Backes has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 20 goals on 167 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Jake Allen has 25 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 1,249 shots against him and has given up 101 goals. He has made 1,148 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Coyotes have 77 total points this season. They have scored 202 goals while giving up 229 goals. They have had 285 power play opportunities and have scored 53 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Coyotes have allowed 281 power play opportunities and given up 62 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.31% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blues have a total of 101 points on the season. They have 48 power play goals on 223 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 265 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 206 goals scored while they've given up 188 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.75%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 47.6% as they've attempted 4,134 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,544 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47% as they have 3,070 attempts while they've given up 3,455 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 49.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the season. They have 2,631 face off wins compared to 2,205 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 54.4%. On defense Arizona has 1,744 hits and they've blocked 1,089 shots from the opposition.

St. Louis has attempted 4,255 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,251 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.5% as they have 3,228 shots while they've given up 3,168 attempts on defense. The Blues have an offensive zone percentage of 49% and their defensive zone percentage is 51% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.6% as they've compiled 2,475 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,325 face off losses. On defense St. Louis has blocked 1,083 shot attempts and they have 1,855 hits as a unit.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 35-43 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 35-35-8 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 44-32 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 29-39-10 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out for season
04/02/16 C Martin Hanzal Upper Body "?" Monday vs St Louis
03/28/16 D Michael Stone Knee out for season
03/09/16 D Jarred Tinordi Suspension expected to miss 20 games
02/15/16 GO Anders Lindback Achilles out for season

St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/06/15 C Steve Ott Hamstring out indefinitely
04/01/16 C Robert Fabbri Ankle expected to miss Sunday vs. Colorado
03/31/16 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body out indefinitely
03/25/16 D Jay Bouwmeester Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis

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