Arizona Coyotes at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 9/30/2017

Saturday, September 30, 2017

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The Arizona Coyotes head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, September 30, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +175 and the Sharks at -210.

Arizona had a record of 30-42-10 last year and away from home they had a record of 12-24-5. They were 6th in the Pacific Division. They tallied 197 goals and surrendered 260 goals for a point differential of -63. For the year they had an ATS mark of 30-52-0 and an over/under record of 30-44-0. San Jose finished with a record of 46-29-7 including 26-11-4 on home ice last year. They were 3rd in the Pacific Division. They scored 221 goals and gave up 201 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread was 48-40-0 while their over/under mark was 24-39-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes were 30-52-0 straight up last year

The Arizona Coyotes were 30-44-0 against the over/under last season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks were 48-40-0 straight up last year

The San Jose Sharks were 24-39-0 against the over/under last season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

9/28/2017 Oliver Ekman-Larsson D Knee
9/28/2017 Antti Raanta G Lower Body
9/26/2017 Louis Domingue G Upper Body
9/23/2017 Dave Bolland C Back
9/23/2017 Jakob Chychrun D Knee

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Max Domi scored 38 total points last year for the Coyotes. He had 9 goals last season with 107 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He had a total of 29 assists on the year and averaged 17 minutes played per contest. Oliver Ekman-Larsson averaged 24.6 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 12 goals on 145 attempts. He had 27 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Antti Raanta had 16 wins and 8 losses last season in goal for the Coyotes. He had 782 shots against him and he surrendered 61 goals. He made 721 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns had 75 total points last season for the Sharks. He had 29 goals last year with 315 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He had a total of 46 assists on the year and averaged 24.9 minutes played per contest. Joe Pavelski averaged 19.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 29 goals on 233 attempts. He had 39 assists giving him a total of 68 points on the year. Martin Jones had 35 wins and 23 losses last season in net for the Sharks. He had 1,725 shots against him and he gave up 152 goals. He made 1,573 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes had 70 total points last year, which was 27th in the NHL. They scored 197 goals while giving up 260 scores, which had them ranked 27th and 3rd respectively. They had 235 power play chances and scored 38 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That was 26th in the league. The Coyotes gave up 260 power play opportunities and surrendered 59 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 27th when short-handed. They averaged 28 shots per contest and as a team shot 8.64% for the year. They allowed 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 91%, which was 18th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks were 10th in the league with a total of 99 points last season. They had 41 power play goals on 246 chances for a percentage of 17%. That was 25th in the NHL. They gave up 212 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 18th overall. As a team, the Sharks were 19th with a total of 221 goals scored while they gave up 201 goals last season, ranking 26th in goals against. They averaged 30 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 9.01%. As a unit they gave up 28 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes were 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 45.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage was at 54.6% for the season, which was 1st in the NHL. They had 2,412 face-off wins compared to 2,613 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 48%. That was 22nd in the league. On defense Arizona had 2,098 hits and they blocked 1,215 shots from the opposition, which was 10th in the league. Arizona was 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.9% as they attempted 4,282 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 5,249 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 44.4% ranked 30th as they had 3,225 attempts while they gave up 4,034 shots on the defensive end.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks were 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage was at 46.7% for the season, which was 27th in the NHL. They had 2,293 face-off wins compared to 2,472 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 48.1%. That was 28th in the league. On defense San Jose had 1,536 hits and they blocked 1,354 shots from the opposition, which was 2nd in the league. San Jose was 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they attempted 4,700 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,613 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52% ranked 5th as they had 3,529 attempts while they gave up 3,259 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona +175

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