Saturday, October 29, 2016

Gila River Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, October 29, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at -102 and the Coyotes at -120. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 5 games. They have an overall record of 3-2-0 and on the road they have a record of 2-2-0. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 16 goals and given up 16 goals for a point differential of 0. For the season they have an ATS record of 3-2 and an over/under record of 3-2-0. Arizona shows up with a record of 2-5-0 including 1-0-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 22 goals and surrendered 30 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 2-5 while their over/under record sits at 5-2-0.

Nathan MacKinnon has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 1 goal this season with 13 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Patrick Wiercioch has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 1 goal on 7 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 133 shots against him and has given up 13 goals. He has made 120 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Radim Vrbata has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 3 goals this season with 18 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Jordan Martinook has averaged 14 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 3 goals on 14 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 1 win and 4 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 119 shots against him and has given up 17 goals. He has made 102 saves for a save percentage of 86%.

The Avalanche have 6 total points this season. They have scored 16 goals while giving up 16 goals. They have had 17 power play opportunities and have scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. The Avalanche have allowed 23 power play opportunities and given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%. They average 25 shots per game and as a team are shooting 12.70% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Coyotes have a total of 4 points on the season. They have 3 power play goals on 24 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 26 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 22 goals scored while they've given up 30 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.53%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%.

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 43.7% as they've attempted 225 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 290 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 43.4% as they have 171 attempts while they've given up 223 shots on the defensive end. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 45% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 55% for the season. They have 150 face off wins compared to 159 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.5%. On defense Colorado has 146 hits and they've blocked 67 shots from the opposition.

Arizona has attempted 405 shots at full strength and they've given up 436 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 45.7% as they have 284 shots while they've given up 337 attempts on defense. The Coyotes have an offensive zone percentage of 48.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.8% as they've compiled 217 face off wins this season and they have suffered 202 face off losses. On defense Arizona has blocked 99 shot attempts and they have 179 hits as a unit.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 3-2 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 3-2-0 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 2-5 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 5-2-0 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/28/16 C John Mitchell Hip is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Winnipeg
10/28/16 RW Rene Bourque Groin is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Winnipeg
10/22/16 D Fedor Tyutin Groin "?" Friday vs Winnipeg

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/28/16 D Michael Stone Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. Colorado
10/23/16 GO Mike Smith Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado

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