Thursday, January 19, 2017

Xcel Energy Center

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, January 19, 2017.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 43 games. They have an overall record of 13-24-6 and on the road they have a record of 5-13-4. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 91 goals and given up 137 goals for a point differential of -46. The Coyotes have an overall record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-30 and an over/under record of 13-26-4. Minnesota shows up with a record of 28-10-5 including 14-5-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 141 goals and surrendered 96 for a goal differential of +45. The Wild have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-15 while their over/under record sits at 18-17-8.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 8 goals this season with 84 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 24 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 10 goals on 125 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Mike Smith has 8 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 861 shots against him and has given up 71 goals. He has made 790 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Ryan Suter has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Wild. He has 6 goals this season with 89 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Eric Staal has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 15 goals on 113 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 23 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 1,007 shots against him and has given up 63 goals. He has made 944 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Coyotes have 32 total points this season. They have scored 91 goals while giving up 137 goals. They have had 129 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Coyotes have allowed 145 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.54% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Wild have a total of 61 points on the season. They have 25 power play goals on 122 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 120 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 141 goals scored while they've given up 96 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.07%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 46.5% as they've attempted 2,331 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,682 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 45.7% as they have 1,727 attempts while they've given up 2,056 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 46.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.5% for the season. They have 1,282 face off wins compared to 1,374 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.3%. On defense Arizona has 1,162 hits and they've blocked 626 shots from the opposition.

Minnesota has attempted 2,347 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,492 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.6% as they have 1,751 shots while they've given up 1,850 attempts on defense. The Wild have an offensive zone percentage of 50.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.7% as they've compiled 1,344 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,258 face off losses. On defense Minnesota has blocked 642 shot attempts and they have 722 hits as a unit.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 9-30 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 13-26-4 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 27-15 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 18-17-8 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/10/16 LW Max Domi Hand out indefinitely
11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
01/18/17 C Ryan White Lower Body is downgraded to doubtful Wednesday vs. Winnipeg

Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/10/16 D Victor Bartley Tricep out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota

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