Saturday, March 25, 2017

Verizon Center

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Saturday, March 25, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +277 and the Capitals at -315. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 74 games. They have an overall record of 27-38-9 and on the road they have a record of 11-22-4. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 179 goals and given up 236 goals for a point differential of -57. The Coyotes have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-47 and an over/under record of 28-37-9. Washington shows up with a record of 48-17-8 including 30-6-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 234 goals and surrendered 162 for a goal differential of +72. The Capitals have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 46-25 while their over/under record sits at 33-27-13.

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Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 21-47 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 28-37-9 against the over/under

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 46-25 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 33-27-13 against the over/under

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
03/24/17 RW Shane Doan Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Washington
03/14/17 C Alexander Burmistrov Concussion out indefinitely
03/03/17 D Kevin Connauton Upper Body out indefinitely

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 12 goals this season with 137 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 24.5 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 17.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 18 goals on 215 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Mike Smith has 18 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 1,648 shots against him and has given up 142 goals. He has made 1,506 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 61 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 29 goals this season with 284 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Marcus Johansson has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 22 goals on 114 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 38 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 1,530 shots against him and has given up 113 goals. He has made 1,417 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 63 total points this season. They have scored 179 goals while giving up 236 goals. They have had 217 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Coyotes have allowed 236 power play opportunities and given up 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.53% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have a total of 104 points on the season. They have 48 power play goals on 221 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 249 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 234 goals scored while they've given up 162 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.66%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 45.6% as they've attempted 3,950 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,718 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 45.1% as they have 2,972 attempts while they've given up 3,615 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 45.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.1% for the season. They have 2,214 face off wins compared to 2,361 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.4%. On defense Arizona has 1,909 hits and they've blocked 1,103 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Washington has attempted 4,133 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,907 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.4% as they have 3,088 shots while they've given up 2,921 attempts on defense. The Capitals have an offensive zone percentage of 52.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50% as they've compiled 2,156 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,152 face off losses. On defense Washington has blocked 986 shot attempts and they have 1,568 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Coyotes/Capitals NHL game against the moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona +277

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