Thursday, March 9, 2017

Gila River Arena

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, March 9, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Senators at -120 and the Coyotes at +109. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 64 games. They have an overall record of 36-22-6 and on the road they have a record of 17-12-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 170 goals and given up 167 goals for a point differential of +3. The Senators have an overall record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-28 and an over/under record of 25-37-2. Arizona shows up with a record of 23-35-7 including 14-15-3 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 157 goals and surrendered 210 for a goal differential of -53. The Coyotes have a record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 18-42 while their over/under record sits at 25-32-8.

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Erik Karlsson has accumulated 58 total points this season for the Senators. He has 11 goals this season with 166 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 47 assists on the season and averages 26.7 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 22 goals on 140 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Mike Condon has 17 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 934 shots against him and has given up 83 goals. He has made 851 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 116 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. 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 15 goals on 192 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 1,422 shots against him and has given up 123 goals. He has made 1,299 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have 78 total points this season. They have scored 170 goals while giving up 167 goals. They have had 199 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Senators have allowed 198 power play opportunities and given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.83% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have a total of 53 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 196 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 211 power play opportunities and have given up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 157 goals scored while they've given up 210 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.64%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 48.3% as they've attempted 3,558 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,809 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49% as they have 2,632 attempts while they've given up 2,739 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. They have 2,014 face off wins compared to 1,927 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.1%. On defense has 1,671 hits and they've blocked 1,070 shots from the opposition.

Arizona has attempted 3,463 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,118 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 45.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 44.9% as they have 2,571 shots while they've given up 3,155 attempts on defense. The Coyotes have an offensive zone percentage of 45.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 54.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.2% as they've compiled 1,926 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,067 face off losses. On defense has blocked 963 shot attempts and they have 1,713 hits as a unit.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 32-28 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 25-37-2 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 18-42 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 25-32-8 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season
02/27/17 GO Andrew Hammond Hip out for season
02/20/17 RW Bobby Ryan Finger out indefinitely

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
03/05/17 C Alexander Burmistrov Upper Body missed last game, "?" Thursday vs. Ottawa
03/03/17 D Kevin Connauton Upper Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona +109

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