Tuesday, March 14, 2017

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The Arizona Coyotes head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +149 and the Kings at -165. The over/under has been set at 5.

Arizona comes into this game having played 67 games. They have an overall record of 24-35-8 and away from home they have a record of 9-20-4. The currently are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 164 goals and surrendered 217 goals for a point differential of -53. The Coyotes have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-43 and an over/under record of 26-33-8. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 33-28-6 including 19-12-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 168 goals and surrendered 168 for a goal differential of 0. The Kings have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 31-34 while their over/under record sits at 20-29-18.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 10 goals this season with 122 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 24.4 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 16 goals on 198 shots. He has 33 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Mike Smith has 17 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 1,483 shots against him and has given up 130 goals. He has made 1,353 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Anze Kopitar has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Kings. He has 9 goals this season with 127 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 20.7 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 18.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 31 goals on 210 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 16 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 921 shots against him and has given up 83 goals. He has made 838 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have 56 total points this season. They have scored 164 goals while giving up 217 goals. They have had 203 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Coyotes have allowed 216 power play opportunities and given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.68% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Kings have a total of 72 points on the season. They have 38 power play goals on 195 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 199 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 168 goals scored while they've given up 168 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.07%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 45.9% as they've attempted 3,587 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,235 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 45.2% as they have 2,670 attempts while they've given up 3,242 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 45.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.2% for the season. They have 2,001 face off wins compared to 2,125 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.5%. On defense has 1,758 hits and they've blocked 993 shots from the opposition.

Los Angeles has attempted 4,056 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,357 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 54.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 54.6% as they have 2,989 shots while they've given up 2,488 attempts on defense. The Kings have an offensive zone percentage of 56.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 43.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.2% as they've compiled 2,025 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,007 face off losses. On defense has blocked 869 shot attempts and they have 1,964 hits as a unit.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 19-43 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 26-33-8 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 31-34 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 20-29-18 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
03/11/17 C Alexander Burmistrov Concussion missed last game, "?" Monday vs. Colorado
03/03/17 D Kevin Connauton Upper Body out indefinitely

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

03/11/17 C Jordan Nolan Lower Body out indefinitely
03/11/17 C Nick Shore Upper Body "?" Monday vs. St Louis
02/23/17 D Paul La Due Upper Body out indefinitely
01/30/17 D Matt Greene Groin out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona +149

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