Vegas Golden Knights at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/25/2017

Saturday, November 25, 2017

Gila River Arena

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, November 25, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at -120 and the Coyotes at +109.

Vegas has a record of 13-6-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 5-5-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 72 goals and given up 60 goals for a point differential of +12. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-7-0 and an over/under record of 12-6-0. Arizona has a record of 5-16-3 including 1-7-1 at home this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 59 goals and surrendered 89 for a goal differential of -30. Their record against the spread is 5-19-0 while their over/under record is 12-11-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 13-7-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 12-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 5-19-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 12-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/17/17 D Luca Sbisa Lower Body IR (11/12)
10/31/17 GO Oscar Dansk Lower Body IR (10/30)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion IR (10/13)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/24/17 GO Antti Raanta Upper Body is downgraded to OUT Friday vs. Los Angeles & Saturday vs. Vegas
10/10/17 D Jakob Chychrun Knee IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Malcolm Subban has 2 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 94 shots against him and he's given up 6 goals. He's made 88 saves for a save percentage of 94%. James Neal has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 11 goals this year with 56 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 17.3 minutes played per game. David Perron averages 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 6 goals on 39 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has scored 15 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 3 goals this season with 68 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 25.2 minutes played per game. Antti Raanta has 4 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Coyotes. He has 338 shots against him and he's surrendered 29 goals. He's made 309 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Clayton Keller averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 11 goals on 74 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have allowed 64 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this year. That is 23rd in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.61% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 21st in the league. The Golden Knights has 27 total points this season, ranking 8th in the NHL in offense. They are 6th in the league with 72 goals while they've given up 60 goals, which is 21st overall. They have had 72 power play opportunities and scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Coyotes are 25th with 59 goals scored while they are 1st in the NHL with 89 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.10%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 31st place in the league. The Coyotes have a total of 13 points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 14 power play goals on 81 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 21st. They've allowed 66 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas has a Corsi percentage of 51.1% as they've tried 1,190 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,140 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 13th in Corsi percentage. They are 12th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.4% as they have 888 shots while they've given up 838 attempts on defense. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 49.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the year. That puts them 24th and 11th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 633 face-off wins as opposed to 636 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 20th overall in the NHL. On defense Vegas has 413 hits and they've blocked 302 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 21st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the year. That ranks them 21st and 6th respectively in the NHL. They have 736 face-off wins as opposed to 799 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Arizona has 595 hits and they've blocked 330 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 4th in blocked shots. Arizona is ranked 19th in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've tried 1,381 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,427 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 25th in the NHL at 48.3%, as they have 1,023 shots while they've given up 1,097 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona +109

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