Monday, March 13, 2017

Gila River Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Monday, March 13, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +123 and the Coyotes at -136. The over/under has been set at 5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 67 games. They have an overall record of 19-45-3 and on the road they have a record of 9-23-1. Currently they are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 131 goals and given up 221 goals for a point differential of -90. The Avalanche have an overall record of 3-7-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-48 and an over/under record of 26-30-11. Arizona shows up with a record of 24-35-8 including 15-15-4 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 164 goals and surrendered 217 for a goal differential of -53. The Coyotes have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 19-43 while their over/under record sits at 26-33-8.

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Matt Duchene has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 16 goals this season with 137 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 14 goals on 211 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Calvin Pickard has 12 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 1,132 shots against him and has given up 104 goals. He has made 1,028 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 10 goals this season with 122 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 24.4 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 16 goals on 198 shots. He has 33 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Mike Smith has 17 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 1,483 shots against him and has given up 130 goals. He has made 1,353 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Avalanche have 41 total points this season. They have scored 131 goals while giving up 221 goals. They have had 200 power play opportunities and have scored 27 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Avalanche have allowed 237 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 7.04% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Coyotes have a total of 56 points on the season. They have 31 power play goals on 203 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 216 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 164 goals scored while they've given up 217 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.68%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 47.9% as they've attempted 3,479 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,789 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.3% as they have 2,603 attempts while they've given up 2,897 shots on the defensive end. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. They have 2,159 face off wins compared to 1,866 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53.6%. On defense has 1,429 hits and they've blocked 892 shots from the opposition.

Arizona has attempted 3,587 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,235 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 45.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 45.2% as they have 2,670 shots while they've given up 3,242 attempts on defense. The Coyotes have an offensive zone percentage of 45.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 54.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.5% as they've compiled 2,001 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,125 face off losses. On defense has blocked 993 shot attempts and they have 1,758 hits as a unit.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 19-48 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 26-30-11 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 19-43 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 26-33-8 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

02/20/17 D Nikita Zadorov Ankle out for season
01/26/17 GO Semyon Varlamov Hip out for season

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
03/11/17 C Alexander Burmistrov Concussion missed last game, "?" Monday vs. Colorado
03/03/17 D Kevin Connauton Upper Body out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona -136

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