Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 12/31/2017

Sunday, December 31, 2017

Honda Center

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The Arizona Coyotes head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, December 31, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +188 and the Ducks at -210.

Arizona has a record of 9-26-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-13-4-1. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 92 goals and surrendered 141 goals for a point differential of -49. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-31-0 and an over/under record of 17-22-0. Anaheim has a record of 17-14-8 including 9-8-3-0 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 104 goals and have given up 113 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 16-22-0 while their over/under mark is 13-24-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 9-31-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 17-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 16-22-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 13-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/30/17 C Brad Richardson Upper Body is doubtful Sunday vs Anaheim
12/27/17 LW Zac Rinaldo Suspension is OUT for 6 games (eligible to return 1/13 vs San Jose)
12/02/17 D Niklas Hjalmarsson Upper Body IR (11/28)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/12/17 RW Corey Perry Leg IR (12/11)
12/01/17 LW Michael Liambas Upper Body IR (11/30)
10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body IR (10/14)

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has scored 19 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 6 goals this season with 110 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 24.7 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 13 goals on 114 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the year. Antti Raanta has 5 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Coyotes. He has 523 shots against him and he's surrendered 44 goals. He's made 479 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Brandon Montour has 19 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 6 goals this year with 81 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Rickard Rakell averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 12 goals on 99 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the year. John Gibson has 12 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 987 shots against him and he's given up 77 goals. He's made 910 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 23 total points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 92 goals while giving up 141 scores, which has them ranked 30th and 1st respectively. They have had 128 power play chances and scored 20 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the league. The Coyotes have given up 106 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.62% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 31st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 18th in the league with a total of 42 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 110 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the NHL. They've given up 143 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 8th overall. As a team, the Ducks are 22nd with a total of 104 goals scored while they've given up 113 goals this season, ranking 12th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.03%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 48.8% as they've tried 2,329 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,446 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 15th in Corsi percentage. They are 22nd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.7% as they have 1,714 shots while they've given up 1,877 attempts on defense. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the year. That puts them 23rd and 7th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,222 face-off wins as opposed to 1,320 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 25th overall in the NHL. On defense Arizona has 954 hits and they've blocked 569 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 15th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 46.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.7% for the year. That ranks them 29th and 1st respectively in the NHL. They have 1,211 face-off wins as opposed to 1,190 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 905 hits and they've blocked 597 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 3rd in blocked shots. Anaheim is ranked 30th in Corsi percentage with 46.4% as they've tried 2,159 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,491 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 31st in the NHL at 46.3%, as they have 1,633 shots while they've given up 1,894 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Coyotes/Ducks NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona +188

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