Thursday, December 15, 2016

Air Canada Centre

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, December 15, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +193 and the Maple Leafs at -215. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 29 games. They have an overall record of 10-14-5 and on the road they have a record of 4-9-3. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 66 goals and given up 91 goals for a point differential of -25. The Coyotes have an overall record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-19 and an over/under record of 9-17-3. Toronto shows up with a record of 11-11-6 including 8-5-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 81 goals and surrendered 87 for a goal differential of -6. The Maple Leafs have a record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 11-17 while their over/under record sits at 13-15-0.

Jordan Martinook has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 5 goals this season with 45 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 8 goals on 86 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Mike Smith has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 486 shots against him and has given up 36 goals. He has made 450 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 12 goals this season with 97 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 10 goals on 82 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 694 shots against him and has given up 60 goals. He has made 634 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have 25 total points this season. They have scored 66 goals while giving up 91 goals. They have had 84 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Coyotes have allowed 100 power play opportunities and given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.07% for the season to this point. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 28 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 85 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 87 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 81 goals scored while they've given up 87 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.79%. 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 1,516 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,870 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 43.9% as they have 1,130 attempts while they've given up 1,443 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 852 face off wins compared to 945 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.4%. On defense Arizona has 787 hits and they've blocked 427 shots from the opposition.

Toronto has attempted 1,738 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,700 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51% as they have 1,321 shots while they've given up 1,270 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs have an offensive zone percentage of 50.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.6% as they've compiled 845 face off wins this season and they have suffered 859 face off losses. On defense Toronto has blocked 430 shot attempts and they have 717 hits as a unit.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 8-19 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 9-17-3 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 11-17 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 13-15-0 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/13/16 D Connor Murphy Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Toronto
12/10/16 LW Max Domi Upper Body out indefinitely
11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/13/16 D Martin Marincin Back out indefinitely
10/18/16 LW Josh Leivo Lower Body out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto -215

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