Friday, February 24, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Arizona Coyotes head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Friday, February 24, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +141 and the Stars at -156. The over/under has been set at 5.

Arizona comes into this game having played 58 games. They have an overall record of 21-30-7 and away from home they have a record of 8-16-4. The currently are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 140 goals and surrendered 183 goals for a point differential of -43. The Coyotes have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-37 and an over/under record of 21-29-8. Dallas shows up with a record of 23-27-10 including 16-9-6 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 165 goals and surrendered 193 for a goal differential of -28. The Stars have a record of 3-7-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 23-37 while their over/under record sits at 31-29-0.

Radim Vrbata has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 12 goals this season with 176 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Oliver Ekman-Larsson has averaged 24.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 105 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Mike Smith has 16 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 1,305 shots against him and has given up 107 goals. He has made 1,198 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Jamie Benn has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Stars. He has 20 goals this season with 150 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 21 goals on 218 shots. He has 38 assists giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 13 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,085 shots against him and has given up 106 goals. He has made 979 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Coyotes have 49 total points this season. They have scored 140 goals while giving up 183 goals. They have had 173 power play opportunities and have scored 27 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Coyotes have allowed 192 power play opportunities and given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.58% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Stars have a total of 56 points on the season. They have 38 power play goals on 211 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 197 power play opportunities and have given up 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 165 goals scored while they've given up 193 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.02%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 45.7% as they've attempted 3,110 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,691 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 45% as they have 2,307 attempts while they've given up 2,823 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 45.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.5% for the season. They have 1,742 face off wins compared to 1,834 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.7%. On defense Arizona has 1,571 hits and they've blocked 868 shots from the opposition.

Dallas has attempted 3,593 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,578 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.7% as they have 2,677 shots while they've given up 2,604 attempts on defense. The Stars 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 49.4% as they've compiled 1,869 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,911 face off losses. On defense Dallas has blocked 974 shot attempts and they have 1,157 hits as a unit.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 16-37 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 21-29-8 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 23-37 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 31-29-0 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
02/23/17 GO Mike Smith Concussion is upgraded to expected to start Thursday vs. Chicago
02/20/17 GO Louis Domingue Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Chicago
02/18/17 LW Lawson Crouse Lower Body out indefinitely

Dallas Stars Injuries

11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
10/31/16 RW Ales Hemsky Hip expected to miss 5-6 months
02/18/17 RW Adam Cracknell Lower Body injured last game, "?" Friday vs Arizona
02/18/17 D Stephen Johns Illness "?" Friday vs Arizona
01/20/17 D Johnny Oduya Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona +141

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