Arizona Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 10/31/2017

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Arizona Coyotes head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +136 and the Red Wings at -150.

Arizona has a record of 0-10-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 0-6-0. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 26 goals and surrendered 48 goals for a point differential of -22. For the year they have an ATS mark of 0-11-0 and an over/under record of 8-2-0. Detroit has a record of 5-6-1 including 1-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 32 goals and have given up 35 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 5-7-0 while their over/under mark is 6-6-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 0-11-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 8-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 5-7-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 6-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/29/17 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body IR (10/12)
10/10/17 D Jakob Chychrun Knee IR (10/02)

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/28/17 D Danny DeKeyser Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs. Arizona
10/15/17 RW Johan Franzen Concussion IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Derek Stepan has scored 7 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this season with 33 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 8 goals on 43 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year. Louis Domingue has 0 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Coyotes. He has 194 shots against him and he's surrendered 28 goals. He's made 166 stops for a save percentage of 86%.

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has 9 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 4 goals this year with 30 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 16.9 minutes played per contest. Henrik Zetterberg averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 4 goals on 32 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 295 shots against him and he's given up 21 goals. He's made 274 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 1 point this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 26 goals while giving up 48 scores, which has them ranked 29th and 2nd respectively. They have had 41 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 16th in the league. The Coyotes have given up 29 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.51% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 86%, which is 31st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 20th in the league with a total of 11 points this season. They have 6 power play goals on 43 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 25th in the NHL. They've given up 53 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Red Wings are 19th with a total of 32 goals scored while they've given up 35 goals this season, ranking 9th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.67%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 51% as they've tried 609 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 586 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 8th in Corsi percentage. They are 9th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.6% as they have 455 shots while they've given up 445 attempts on defense. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the year. That puts them 12th and 16th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 327 face-off wins as opposed to 357 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. On defense Arizona has 240 hits and they've blocked 141 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 21st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 357 face-off wins compared to 407 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.7%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Detroit has 243 hits and they have blocked 139 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Detroit is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3% as they've attempted 662 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 710 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.3% ranks 28th as they have 512 attempts while they have given up 571 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona +136

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