Saturday, March 5, 2016

Gila River Arena

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The Florida Panthers travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, March 5, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at -136 and the Coyotes at +123. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 64 games. They have an overall record of 36-20-8 and on the road they have a record of 16-11-4. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 176 goals and given up 151 goals for a point differential of +25. The Panthers have 8 overtime losses including 3 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 4-4-2. For the season they have an ATS record of 35-28 and an over/under record of 22-29-13. Arizona shows up with a record of 27-31-6 including 16-13-4 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 169 goals and surrendered 203 for a goal differential of -34. The Coyotes have 6 losses in OT and 1 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 2-8-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-37 while their over/under record sits at 32-25-7.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 21 goals this season with 111 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Jonathan Huberdeau has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 11 goals on 134 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 27 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,454 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 1,344 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 19 goals this season with 202 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Max Domi has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 17 goals on 117 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 12 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 891 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 810 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Panthers have 80 total points this season. They have scored 170 goals while giving up 148 goals. They have had 220 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Panthers have allowed 215 power play opportunities and given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.54% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Coyotes have a total of 60 points on the season. They have 44 power play goals on 241 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 234 power play opportunities and have given up 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 168 goals scored while they've given up 202 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.46%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 48.3% as they've attempted 3,116 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,336 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.5% as they have 2,445 attempts while they've given up 2,593 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. They have 1,946 face off wins compared to 1,976 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.6%. On defense Florida has 1,565 hits and they've blocked 743 shots from the opposition.

Arizona has attempted 3,392 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,669 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.3% as they have 2,515 shots while they've given up 2,797 attempts on defense. The Coyotes have an offensive zone percentage of 49.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 53.6% as they've compiled 2,134 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,850 face off losses. On defense Arizona has blocked 872 shot attempts and they have 1,435 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 35-28 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 22-29-13 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 27-37 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 32-25-7 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

03/04/16 C Jiri Hudler Legal problems is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Arizona
03/04/16 RW Teddy Purcell Legal problems probable Saturday vs. Arizona
03/03/16 GO Al Montoya Concussion "?" Saturday vs Arizona
02/29/16 C Derek MacKenzie Concussion out indefinitely
02/24/16 LW Jonathan Huberdeau Neck out indefinitely
02/06/16 D Willie Mitchell Concussion out indefinitely
01/04/16 C David Bolland Ankle out indefinitely

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out for season
03/03/16 LW Alex Tanguay Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs Florida
03/03/16 D Zbynek Michalek Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs Florida
02/15/16 GO Anders Lindback Achilles out for season
02/07/16 C Boyd Gordon Hand out indefinitely
02/02/16 GO Mike Smith Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona

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