Arizona Coyotes at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/26/2017

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Madison Square Garden

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Thursday, October 26, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +153 and the Rangers at -170.

Arizona has a record of 0-8-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 0-4-0. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 21 goals and given up 39 goals for a point differential of -18. For the season they have an ATS record of 0-9-0 and an over/under record of 6-2-0. New York is 2-6-2 including 2-4-2 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 25 goals and surrendered 36 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 2-8-0 while their over/under record is 5-5-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 0-9-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 6-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 2-8-0 straight up this year

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

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/24/17 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body is "?" Thursday vs. NY Rangers
10/24/17 LW Brendan Perlini Concussion is "?" Thursday vs. NY Rangers
10/10/17 D Jakob Chychrun Knee IR (10/02)

Key New York Rangers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 6 goals this year with 34 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Max Domi averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 1 goal on 26 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 0 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 169 shots against him and he's given up 24 goals. He's made 145 saves for a save percentage of 86%.

Player Spotlight

Mats Zuccarello has scored 7 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 2 goals this season with 16 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Kevin Shattenkirk averages 21.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 2 goals on 19 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 2 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Rangers. He has 260 shots against him and he's surrendered 26 goals. He's made 234 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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 21 while they've given up 39 goals, ranking them 2nd overall. They have had 33 power play opportunities and have scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 21st in the NHL. The Coyotes have allowed 25 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, putting them 29th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.50% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 87%. That puts them 31st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 28th in the NHL with a total of 6 points this year. They have 8 power play goals on 41 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 12th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 36 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 24th in the NHL. As a team, the Rangers are 19th in the league with 25 goals scored while they've given up 36 goals, which is 4th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.74%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50%, as they've attempted 546 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 545 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.6% as they have 407 attempts while they have given up 413 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 49.4% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 288 face-off wins compared to 323 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.1%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Arizona has 230 hits and they have blocked 132 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 57.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.6% for the year. That ranks them 3rd and 30th respectively in the NHL. They have 305 face-off wins as opposed to 284 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 11th in the league. On defense New York has 239 hits and they've blocked 129 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 13th in blocked shots. New York is ranked 10th in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've tried 574 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 550 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 10th in the NHL at 50.9%, as they have 437 shots while they've given up 421 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York -170

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