Saturday, March 11, 2017

Gila River Arena

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The New Jersey Devils travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, March 11, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Devils at -105 and the Coyotes at -105. The over/under has been set at 5.

New Jersey comes into this matchup having played 67 games. They have an overall record of 25-30-12 and on the road they have a record of 12-17-6. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 149 goals and given up 192 goals for a point differential of -43. The Devils have an overall record of 1-7-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-42 and an over/under record of 23-26-18. Arizona shows up with a record of 23-35-8 including 14-15-4 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 159 goals and surrendered 213 for a goal differential of -54. The Coyotes have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 18-43 while their over/under record sits at 25-33-8.

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Taylor Hall has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Devils. He has 15 goals this season with 184 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Kyle Palmieri has averaged 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 20 goals on 152 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 19 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,537 shots against him and has given up 134 goals. He has made 1,403 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 119 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 17.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 15 goals on 196 shots. He has 33 assists giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Mike Smith has 16 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 1,453 shots against him and has given up 126 goals. He has made 1,327 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Devils have 62 total points this season. They have scored 149 goals while giving up 192 goals. They have had 205 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Devils have allowed 208 power play opportunities and given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.15% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have a total of 54 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 200 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 214 power play opportunities and have given up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Devils have a total of 159 goals scored while they've given up 213 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.55%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 46.4% as they've attempted 3,239 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,748 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.6% as they have 2,507 attempts while they've given up 2,871 shots on the defensive end. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 46.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.8% for the season. They have 1,986 face off wins compared to 1,986 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50%. On defense has 1,318 hits and they've blocked 877 shots from the opposition.

Arizona has attempted 3,539 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,179 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 45.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 45.1% as they have 2,630 shots while they've given up 3,203 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 48.3% as they've compiled 1,957 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,094 face off losses. On defense has blocked 976 shot attempts and they have 1,737 hits as a unit.

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 22-42 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 23-26-18 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 18-43 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 25-33-8 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/10/17 C Jacob Josefson Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. Arizona
03/10/17 GO Keith Kinkaid Knee "?" Saturday vs. Arizona
03/03/17 LW Michael Cammalleri Upper Body out indefinitely

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
03/10/17 C Alexander Burmistrov Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. New Jersey
03/03/17 D Kevin Connauton Upper Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona -105

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