Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +153 and the Canucks at -170. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 37 games. They have an overall record of 11-21-5 and on the road they have a record of 5-11-3. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 82 goals and given up 121 goals for a point differential of -39. The Coyotes have an overall record of 2-8-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-26 and an over/under record of 12-21-4. Vancouver shows up with a record of 18-18-3 including 13-6-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 97 goals and surrendered 116 for a goal differential of -19. The Canucks have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 14-21 while their over/under record sits at 16-15-8.

Radim Vrbata has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 9 goals this season with 113 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Oliver Ekman-Larsson has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 7 goals on 78 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Mike Smith has 7 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 738 shots against him and has given up 59 goals. He has made 679 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Henrik Sedin has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 9 goals this season with 46 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Daniel Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 100 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 10 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 663 shots against him and has given up 60 goals. He has made 603 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have 27 total points this season. They have scored 82 goals while giving up 121 goals. They have had 112 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Coyotes have allowed 130 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.75% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Canucks have a total of 39 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 120 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 110 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 97 goals scored while they've given up 116 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.94%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 46.1% as they've attempted 2,011 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,351 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 45.3% as they have 1,496 attempts while they've given up 1,804 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 46.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.9% for the season. They have 1,109 face off wins compared to 1,194 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.2%. On defense Arizona has 1,009 hits and they've blocked 547 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 2,014 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,117 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.8% as they have 1,500 shots while they've given up 1,640 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 51.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.3% as they've compiled 1,236 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,129 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 477 shot attempts and they have 708 hits as a unit.

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 8-26 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 12-21-4 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 14-21 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 16-15-8 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/10/16 LW Max Domi Hand out indefinitely
11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
01/02/17 C Ryan White Lower Body IR
01/01/17 D Anthony Deangelo Suspension expected to miss 3 games

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/28/16 RW Jannik Hansen Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
12/07/16 D Philip Larsen Concussion out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver -170

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