Friday, December 23, 2016

Gila River Arena

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Friday, December 23, 2016.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 31 games. They have an overall record of 12-12-7 and on the road they have a record of 3-6-5. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 87 goals and given up 94 goals for a point differential of -7. The Maple Leafs have an overall record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-19 and an over/under record of 13-18-0. Arizona shows up with a record of 11-17-5 including 6-7-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 74 goals and surrendered 104 for a goal differential of -30. The Coyotes have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 8-22 while their over/under record sits at 10-19-4.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 15 goals this season with 115 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 11 goals on 94 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 12 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 828 shots against him and has given up 68 goals. He has made 760 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Jordan Martinook has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 6 goals this season with 52 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. 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. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 8 goals on 104 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Mike Smith has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 647 shots against him and has given up 48 goals. He has made 599 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Maple Leafs have 31 total points this season. They have scored 87 goals while giving up 94 goals. They have had 96 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 100 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 34 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.27% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have a total of 27 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 99 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 116 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 74 goals scored while they've given up 104 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.88%. As a team they give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 51.2% as they've attempted 1,966 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,873 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.6% as they have 1,489 attempts while they've given up 1,397 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. They have 931 face off wins compared to 947 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.6%. On defense Toronto has 808 hits and they've blocked 476 shots from the opposition.

Arizona has attempted 1,757 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,127 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 45.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 44.6% as they have 1,309 shots while they've given up 1,629 attempts on defense. The Coyotes have an offensive zone percentage of 45.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 54.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.8% as they've compiled 977 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,069 face off losses. On defense Arizona has blocked 498 shot attempts and they have 909 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 12-19 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 13-18-0 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 8-22 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 10-19-4 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/21/16 RW Ben Smith Upper Body is downgraded to out indefinitely
12/19/16 C Tyler Bozak Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Colorado
12/13/16 D Martin Marincin Back out 4-6 weeks
10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/21/16 D Jakob Chychrun Head injured last game, "?" Friday vs Toronto
12/10/16 LW Max Domi Hand out indefinitely
11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona

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