Detroit Red Wings at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 10/12/2017

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Gila River Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, October 12, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at -116 and the Coyotes at -116.

Detroit has a record of 2-1-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 1-1-0. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 8 goals and surrendered 7 goals for a point differential of +1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 2-1-0 and an over/under record of 2-1-0. Arizona has a record of 0-2-1 including 0-0-1 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 7 goals and have given up 12 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 0-3-0 while their over/under mark is 2-1-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 2-1-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 2-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 0-3-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 2-1-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/10/17 D Danny DeKeyser Lower Body left last game, "?" Thursday vs. Arizona
10/10/17 D Niklas Kronwall Groin "?" Thursday vs Arizona

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/10/17 D Jakob Chychrun Knee IR
10/10/17 LW Jordan Martinook Lower Body "?" Thursday vs. Detroit
10/05/17 LW Zac Rinaldo Suspension 5-game suspension (eligible to return 10/17 vs. Dallas)

Player Spotlight

Mike Green has scored 6 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 23.7 minutes played per contest. Anthony Mantha averages 15.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by tallying 2 goals on 8 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 4 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 2 wins and 0 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 77 shots against him and he's surrendered 3 goals. He's made 74 stops for a save percentage of 96%.

Player Spotlight

Tobias Rieder has 3 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this year with 6 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 33%. He has a total of 1 assist on the year and averages 14.7 minutes played per contest. Alex Goligoski averages 21.3 minutes of ice time per contest. He has 3 assists and no goals, giving him a total of 3 points on the year. Antti Raanta has 0 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 47 shots against him and he's given up 5 goals. He's made 42 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 4 total points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They've scored 8 goals while giving up 7 scores, which has them ranked 16th and 23rd respectively. They have had 14 power play chances and scored 3 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the league. The Red Wings have given up 14 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 93%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.30% for the year. They allow 37 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 94%, which is 10th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 28th in the league with a total of 1 point this season. They have 2 power play goals on 10 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 11 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 91%, ranking 7th overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 21st with a total of 7 goals scored while they've given up 12 goals this season, ranking 8th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.69%. As a unit they give up 37 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 18th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 47.9% as they've tried 181 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 197 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 22nd in Corsi percentage. They are 25th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 45% as they have 127 shots while they've given up 155 attempts on defense. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the year. That puts them 18th and 15th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 89 face-off wins as opposed to 114 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 43.8%. That is 29th overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit has 57 hits and they've blocked 42 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 17th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 45.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.3% for the year. That ranks them 25th and 5th respectively in the NHL. They have 76 face-off wins as opposed to 124 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 38%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Arizona has 75 hits and they've blocked 49 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 8th in blocked shots. Arizona is ranked 26th in Corsi percentage with 45.5% as they've tried 171 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 205 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 26th in the NHL at 44.3%, as they have 124 shots while they've given up 156 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit -116

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