Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 10/17/2017

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Arizona Coyotes head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +160 and the Stars at -204.

Arizona has a record of 0-4-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 0-2-0. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 11 goals and surrendered 22 goals for a point differential of -11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 0-5-0 and an over/under record of 4-1-0. Dallas has a record of 2-3-0 including 2-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 11 goals and have given up 13 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 2-3-0 while their over/under mark is 2-3-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 0-5-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 4-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 2-3-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 2-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/14/17 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Dallas
10/14/17 D Kevin Connauton Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Dallas
10/14/17 LW Zac Rinaldo Suspension Served probable Tuesday vs. Dallas
10/11/17 LW Brendan Perlini Upper Body IR (10/10)
10/10/17 D Jakob Chychrun Knee IR (10/02)

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Tobias Rieder has scored 3 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this season with 7 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 29%. He has a total of 1 assists on the year and averages 14 minutes played per contest. Alex Goligoski averages 21 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 0% by tallying 0 goals on 4 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 3 points on the year. Louis Domingue has 0 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Coyotes. He has 116 shots against him and he's surrendered 16 goals. He's made 100 stops for a save percentage of 86%.

Player Spotlight

John Klingberg has 5 total points this season for the Stars. He has 2 goals this year with 16 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 24.6 minutes played per contest. Mattias Janmark averages 16.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 2 goals on 9 attempts. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 3 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Stars. He has 97 shots against him and he's given up 6 goals. He's made 91 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 1 total point this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 11 goals while giving up 22 scores, which has them ranked 25th and 3rd respectively. They have had 19 power play chances and scored 4 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the league. The Coyotes have given up 17 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking them 25th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.01% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 87%, which is 31st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 21st in the league with a total of 4 points this season. They have 5 power play goals on 18 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 6th in the NHL. They've given up 21 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking 9th overall. As a team, the Stars are 26th with a total of 11 goals scored while they've given up 13 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 37 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 5.91%. As a unit they give up 26 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 15th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 49% as they've tried 304 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 316 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 16th in Corsi percentage. They are 20th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.2% as they have 227 shots while they've given up 244 attempts on defense. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That puts them 22nd and 9th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 153 face-off wins as opposed to 192 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.3%. That is 31st overall in the NHL. On defense Arizona has 133 hits and they've blocked 72 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 13th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 183 face-off wins compared to 163 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.9%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Dallas has 113 hits and they have blocked 67 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Dallas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 57.3% as they've attempted 336 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 250 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 58.3% ranks 1st as they have 256 attempts while they have given up 183 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona +160

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