Arizona Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres NHL Picks & Predictions 3/21/2018
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
KeyBank Center
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The Arizona Coyotes travel to KeyBank Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +104 and the Sabres at -115.
Arizona has a record of 24-37-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 9-17-7-2. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 175 goals and given up 230 goals for a point differential of -55. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-48-0 and an over/under record of 33-38-0. Buffalo is 23-37-12 including 11-21-5-2 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 172 goals and surrendered 236 for a goal differential of -64. Their record against the spread is 23-49-0 while their over/under record is 33-35-0.
Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends
The Arizona Coyotes are 24-48-0 straight up this year
The Arizona Coyotes are 33-38-0 against the over/under this season
Important Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends
The Buffalo Sabres are 23-49-0 straight up this year
The Buffalo Sabres are 33-35-0 against the over/under this season
Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries
03/11/18 C Laurent Dauphin Lower Body is out indefinitely
Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries
03/19/18 GO Robin Lehner Undisclosed is "?" Wednesday vs Arizona
03/19/18 C Seth Griffith Upper Body is "?" Wednesday vs Arizona
03/19/18 C Zemgus Girgensons Undisclosed is "?" Wednesday vs Arizona
03/17/18 C Jacob Josefson Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/08/18 C Kyle Criscuolo Shoulder is OUT 4-6 weeks
02/08/18 D Jake McCabe Shoulder IR (02/06)
01/27/18 D Zach Bogosian Hip IR (01/09)
Player Spotlight
Clayton Keller has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 20 goals this year with 178 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 18.1 minutes played per game. Derek Stepan averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 12 goals on 190 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 16 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 1,206 shots against him and he's given up 90 goals. He's made 1,116 saves for a save percentage of 93%.
Player Spotlight
Sam Reinhart has scored 42 total points this year for the Sabres. He has 19 goals this season with 159 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 20 goals on 194 shots. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Robin Lehner has 14 wins and 25 losses this year in goal for the Sabres. He has 1,528 shots against him and he's surrendered 136 goals. He's made 1,392 saves for a save percentage of 91%.
Useful Team Statistics
The Coyotes have 59 total points this season, which ranks them 29th in the NHL. They are 30th in the league in goals scored with 175 while they've given up 230 goals, ranking them 8th overall. They have had 215 power play opportunities and have scored 35 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL. The Coyotes have allowed 197 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 17th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.08% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 25th in the league in stopping the puck.
Useful Team Statistics
The Sabres are 31st in the NHL with a total of 58 points this year. They have 38 power play goals on 219 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 24th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 207 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 21st in the NHL. As a team, the Sabres are 31st in the league with 172 goals scored while they've given up 236 goals, which is 3rd overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.78%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 26th in the NHL.
Advanced Statistics
Arizona is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2%, as they've attempted 4,233 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,379 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.8% as they have 3,083 attempts while they have given up 3,363 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. They have 2,119 face-off wins compared to 2,314 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,758 hits and they have blocked 1,016 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.
Advanced Statistics
The Sabres start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the year. That ranks them 9th and 20th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,234 face-off wins as opposed to 2,085 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 1,564 hits and they've blocked 972 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 29th in blocked shots. Buffalo is ranked 23rd in Corsi percentage with 48.2% as they've tried 3,910 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,201 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 24th in the NHL at 48.3%, as they have 3,016 shots while they've given up 3,229 attempts on defense.
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