Tuesday, April 4, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +148 and the Stars at -164.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 79 games. They have an overall record of 29-41-9 and on the road they have a record of 12-24-4. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 190 goals and given up 251 goals for a point differential of -61. The Coyotes have an overall record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 23-50 and an over/under record of 29-41-9. Dallas shows up with a record of 32-36-11 including 20-12-6 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 213 goals and surrendered 250 for a goal differential of -37. The Stars have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 32-47 while their over/under record sits at 41-38-0.

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Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 23-50 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 29-41-9 against the over/under

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 32-47 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 41-38-0 against the over/under

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out for season
04/02/17 LW Jamie McGinn Personal "?" Tuesday vs. Dallas
03/14/17 C Alexander Burmistrov Concussion out indefinitely

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee out for season
04/02/17 RW Ales Hemsky Hip "?" Tuesday vs. Arizona
04/02/17 RW Brett Ritchie Lower Body left last game, "?" Tuesday vs. Arizona
04/02/17 D Jamie Oleksiak Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Arizona
04/02/17 RW Jiri Hudler Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Arizona
03/31/17 LW Curtis McKenzie Eye out indefinitely
03/25/17 LW Patrick Sharp Hip out for season
03/03/17 LW Antoine Roussel Hand out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 12 goals this season with 145 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 24.6 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 16.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 18 goals on 228 shots. He has 35 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Mike Smith has 19 wins and 25 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 1,743 shots against him and has given up 150 goals. He has made 1,593 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 70 total points this season for the Stars. He has 25 goals this season with 288 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 45 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 25 goals on 192 shots. He has 42 assists giving him a total of 67 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 21 wins and 24 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,496 shots against him and has given up 143 goals. He has made 1,353 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 67 total points this season. They have scored 190 goals while giving up 251 goals. They have had 229 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Coyotes have allowed 252 power play opportunities and given up 56 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.59% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have a total of 75 points on the season. They have 45 power play goals on 252 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 241 power play opportunities and have given up 63 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 213 goals scored while they've given up 250 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.89%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 45.1% as they've attempted 4,160 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 5,060 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 44.6% as they have 3,128 attempts while they've given up 3,882 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 45.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.6% for the season. They have 2,352 face off wins compared to 2,511 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.4%. On defense Arizona has 2,040 hits and they've blocked 1,178 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas has attempted 4,691 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,656 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.6% as they have 3,456 shots while they've given up 3,374 attempts on defense. The Stars have an offensive zone percentage of 48.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.7% as they've compiled 2,456 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,482 face off losses. On defense Dallas has blocked 1,282 shot attempts and they have 1,516 hits as a unit.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas -164

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