Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals NHL Picks & Predictions 11/6/2017

Monday, November 6, 2017

Capital One Arena

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The Arizona Coyotes head to Capital One Arena to take on the Washington Capitals on Monday, November 6, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +201 and the Capitals at -225.

Arizona has a record of 2-12-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 1-7-0. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 39 goals and surrendered 62 goals for a point differential of -23. For the year they have an ATS mark of 2-13-0 and an over/under record of 11-3-0. Washington has a record of 7-6-1 including 2-3-0 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 43 goals and have given up 46 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 7-7-0 while their over/under mark is 9-5-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 2-13-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 11-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 7-7-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 9-5-0 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 Washington Capitals Injuries

11/04/17 RW Brett Connolly Head is "?" Monday vs. Phoenix
10/27/17 C Tyler Graovac Upper Body IR (10/27)
10/24/17 LW Andre Burakovsky Thumb IR (10/24)
10/14/17 D Matt Niskanen Upper Body IR (10/13)

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has scored 8 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this season with 38 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 24.5 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 18% by tallying 10 goals on 56 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 16 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

Alex Ovechkin has 16 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 11 goals this year with 67 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Nicklas Backstrom averages 20 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 3 goals on 21 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year. Braden Holtby has 7 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 329 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 303 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 5 total points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 39 goals while giving up 62 scores, which has them ranked 20th and 1st respectively. They have had 50 power play chances and scored 8 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 22nd in the league. The Coyotes have given up 36 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.37% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 87%, which is 30th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals are 19th in the league with a total of 15 points this season. They have 8 power play goals on 43 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 59 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 27th overall. As a team, the Capitals are 15th with a total of 43 goals scored while they've given up 46 goals this season, ranking 9th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.80%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 49.7% as they've tried 886 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 898 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 16th in Corsi percentage. They are 18th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.1% as they have 661 shots while they've given up 685 attempts on defense. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 50% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50% for the year. That puts them 20th and 12th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 464 face-off wins as opposed to 526 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.9%. That is 27th overall in the NHL. On defense Arizona has 392 hits and they've blocked 213 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 7th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the year. That ranks them 25th and 8th respectively in the NHL. They have 440 face-off wins as opposed to 431 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Washington has 285 hits and they've blocked 190 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 22nd in blocked shots. Washington is ranked 28th in Corsi percentage with 46.7% as they've tried 751 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 858 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 30th in the NHL at 45.2%, as they have 552 shots while they've given up 668 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona +201

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