Arizona Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 11/20/2017

Monday, November 20, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, November 20, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +197 and the Maple Leafs at -220.

Arizona has a record of 4-15-3 this season and on the road they have a record of 3-9-2. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 54 goals and given up 85 goals for a point differential of -31. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-18-0 and an over/under record of 12-9-0. Toronto has a record of 14-7-0 including 8-3-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 79 goals and surrendered 63 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 14-7-0 while their over/under record is 11-7-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 4-18-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 12-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 14-7-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 11-7-0 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 Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Antti Raanta has 3 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 301 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 273 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Clayton Keller has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 11 goals this year with 71 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 19.5 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 3% by scoring 2 goals on 60 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nazem Kadri has scored 18 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 10 goals this season with 50 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 16.3 minutes played per game. Frederik Andersen has 12 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 602 shots against him and he's surrendered 52 goals. He's made 550 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Auston Matthews averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 12 goals on 56 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have allowed 64 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 19th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.06% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is ranked 31st in the league. The Coyotes has 11 total points this season, ranking 31st in the NHL in offense. They are 23rd in the league with 54 goals while they've given up 85 goals, which is 1st overall. They have had 74 power play opportunities and scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 23rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Maple Leafs are 2nd with 79 goals scored while they are 9th in the NHL with 63 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.27%. They give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 12th place in the league. The Maple Leafs have a total of 28 points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 15 power play goals on 69 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks their power play unit 9th. They've allowed 71 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2%, as they've attempted 1,279 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,319 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.2% as they have 946 attempts while they have given up 1,017 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 49.2% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.8% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 670 face-off wins compared to 748 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Arizona has 556 hits and they have blocked 302 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 696 face-off wins compared to 658 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Toronto has 488 hits and they have blocked 292 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. Toronto is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've attempted 1,248 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,254 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.5% ranks 23rd as they have 907 attempts while they have given up 962 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto -220

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