Saturday, January 9, 2016

Gila River Arena

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The Nashville Predators travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, January 9, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Predators at +123 and the Coyotes at -136. The over/under has been set at 5.

Nashville comes into this matchup having played 40 games. They have an overall record of 19-14-7 and on the road they have a record of 7-8-4. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 104 goals and given up 106 goals for a point differential of -2. Arizona shows up with a record of 20-16-4 including 10-6-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 112 goals and surrendered 125 for a goal differential of -13.

Shea Weber has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Predators. He has 11 goals this season with 97 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 10 goals on 117 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 897 shots against him and has given up 83 goals. He has made 814 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 11 goals this season with 118 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Mikkel Boedker has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 12 goals on 102 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Anders Lindback has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 364 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 325 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Predators have 45 total points this season. They have scored 102 goals while giving up 105 goals. They have had 132 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Predators have allowed 118 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.15% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Coyotes have a total of 44 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 148 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 143 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Predators have a total of 112 goals scored while they've given up 124 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.33%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 17-21 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 15-18-7 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 20-20 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 21-14-5 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Injuries

11/28/15 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body out indefinitely
01/06/16 C Ryan Johansen Acquired probable Friday vs. Colorado

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/29/15 C Boyd Gordon Head out indefinitely
12/15/15 GO Mike Smith Lower Body expected to miss 8-10 weeks
10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out indefinitely
01/07/16 D Zbynek Michalek Upper Body "?" Saturday vs Nashville

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville

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