Arizona Coyotes at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/30/2017

Monday, October 30, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

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The Arizona Coyotes head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, October 30, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +121 and the Flyers at -134.

Arizona has a record of 0-10-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 0-6-0. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 26 goals and surrendered 48 goals for a point differential of -22. For the year they have an ATS mark of 0-11-0 and an over/under record of 8-2-0. Philadelphia has a record of 6-5-0 including 3-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 38 goals and have given up 31 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 6-5-0 while their over/under mark is 6-4-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 0-11-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 8-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 6-5-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 6-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/28/17 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body is "?" Monday vs. Philadelphia
10/10/17 D Jakob Chychrun Knee IR (10/02)

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/28/17 C Nolan Patrick Upper Body is "?" Monday vs. Arizona
10/28/17 D Shayne Gostisbehere Head left last game, is "?" Monday vs. Arizona
10/15/17 GO Anthony Stolarz Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Derek Stepan has scored 7 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this season with 33 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 8 goals on 43 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year. Louis Domingue has 0 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Coyotes. He has 194 shots against him and he's surrendered 28 goals. He's made 166 stops for a save percentage of 86%.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has 12 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 6 goals this year with 23 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 26%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 18.9 minutes played per contest. Wayne Simmonds averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 6 goals on 27 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 191 shots against him and he's given up 22 goals. He's made 169 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 1 point this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 26 goals while giving up 48 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 1st respectively. They have had 41 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 15th in the league. The Coyotes have given up 29 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.51% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 86%, which is 31st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 16th in the league with a total of 12 points this season. They have 9 power play goals on 42 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 9th in the NHL. They've given up 40 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 19th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 9th with a total of 38 goals scored while they've given up 31 goals this season, ranking 19th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.47%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51%, as they've attempted 609 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 586 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.6% as they have 455 attempts while they have given up 445 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 327 face-off wins compared to 357 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Arizona has 240 hits and they have blocked 141 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 336 face-off wins compared to 337 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 206 hits and they have blocked 179 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Philadelphia is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2% as they've attempted 637 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 633 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 7th as they have 482 attempts while they have given up 454 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona +121

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