Arizona Coyotes at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks & Predictions 11/18/2017

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, November 18, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +175 and the Senators at -195.

Arizona has a record of 3-15-3 this season and on the road they have a record of 2-9-2. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 51 goals and given up 83 goals for a point differential of -32. For the season they have an ATS record of 3-18-0 and an over/under record of 12-8-0. Ottawa is 8-4-5 including 4-4-4 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 60 goals and surrendered 56 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 8-9-0 while their over/under record is 11-6-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 3-18-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 12-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 8-9-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 11-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/02/17 D Niklas Hjalmarsson Upper Body IR (10/30)
10/10/17 D Jakob Chychrun Knee IR (10/02)

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/11/17 C Zack Smith Thumb is out indefinitely
10/15/17 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 11 goals this year with 68 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Oliver Ekman-Larsson averages 25.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 2 goals on 57 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 2 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 269 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 243 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Stone has scored 19 total points this year for the Senators. He has 12 goals this season with 49 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 20.6 minutes played per game. Derick Brassard averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 6 goals on 44 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 7 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Senators. He has 381 shots against him and he's surrendered 39 goals. He's made 342 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 9 total points this season, which ranks them 31st in the NHL. They are 24th in the league in goals scored with 51 while they've given up 83 goals, ranking them 1st overall. They have had 71 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Coyotes have allowed 59 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 25th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.94% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%. That puts them 31st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators are 12th in the NHL with a total of 21 points this year. They have 13 power play goals on 66 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 14th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 49 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 19th in the NHL. As a team, the Senators are 9th in the league with 60 goals scored while they've given up 56 goals, which is 15th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.19%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4%, as they've attempted 1,226 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,256 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.3% as they have 908 attempts while they have given up 970 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which is 20th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 636 face-off wins compared to 722 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.8%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Arizona has 526 hits and they have blocked 286 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.9% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 589 face-off wins compared to 497 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54.2%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Ottawa has 377 hits and they have blocked 287 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Ottawa is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49% as they've attempted 974 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,015 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.7% ranks 12th as they have 748 attempts while they have given up 728 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa -195

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