Arizona Coyotes at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 10/24/2017

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Barclays Center

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Barclays Center to play the New York Islanders on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +171 and the Islanders at -190.

Arizona has a record of 0-7-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 0-3-0. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 18 goals and given up 34 goals for a point differential of -16. For the season they have an ATS record of 0-8-0 and an over/under record of 5-2-0. New York is 4-3-1 including 2-0-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 24 goals and surrendered 24 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 4-4-0 while their over/under record is 3-5-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 0-8-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 5-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 4-4-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 3-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/21/17 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs. NY Islanders
10/21/17 LW Brendan Perlini Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs. NY Islanders
10/10/17 D Jakob Chychrun Knee IR (10/02)

Key New York Islanders Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has accumulated 8 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 6 goals this year with 30 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Max Domi averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 1 goal on 21 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 0 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 144 shots against him and he's given up 19 goals. He's made 125 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

Player Spotlight

Anders Lee has scored 6 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 5 goals this season with 21 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 17.6 minutes played per game. Josh Bailey averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 3 goals on 13 shots. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 2 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Islanders. He has 133 shots against him and he's surrendered 11 goals. He's made 122 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 1 total point this season, which ranks them 31st in the NHL. They are 28th in the league in goals scored with 18 while they've given up 34 goals, ranking them 3rd overall. They have had 30 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 26th in the NHL. The Coyotes have allowed 22 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, putting them 28th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.35% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 87%. That puts them 30th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders are 15th in the NHL with a total of 9 points this year. They have 1 power play goal on 25 opportunities for a percentage of 4%. That ranks them 31st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 25 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 18th in the NHL. As a team, the Islanders are 16th in the league with 24 goals scored while they've given up 24 goals, which is 13th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.45%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 48.9% as they've tried 415 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 433 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 17th in Corsi percentage. They are 21st in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48% as they have 309 shots while they've given up 335 attempts on defense. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 50.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the year. That puts them 16th and 10th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 207 face-off wins as opposed to 253 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45%. That is 29th overall in the NHL. On defense Arizona has 188 hits and they've blocked 98 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 12th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 181 face-off wins compared to 211 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.2%. That is 27th in the league. On defense New York has 172 hits and they have blocked 98 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. New York is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 432 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 418 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.7% ranks 15th as they have 316 attempts while they have given up 320 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York -190

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