Arizona Coyotes at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 4/3/2018

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +124 and the Flames at -137.

Arizona has a record of 28-40-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 12-20-7-2. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 201 goals and given up 248 goals for a point differential of -47. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-51-0 and an over/under record of 37-41-0. Calgary has a record of 36-33-10 including 16-19-4-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 209 goals and surrendered 241 for a goal differential of -32. Their record against the spread is 36-43-0 while their over/under record is 38-39-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 28-51-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 37-41-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 36-43-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 38-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

03/26/18 D Niklas Hjalmarsson Lower Body is out for season
03/20/18 D Jason Demers Upper Body is out for season
03/11/18 C Laurent Dauphin Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

03/31/18 D Travis Hamonic Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Arizona
03/31/18 C Mark Jankowski None injured last game, is "?" Tuesday vs Arizona
03/28/18 LW Johnny Gaudreau Personal is out indefinitely
03/28/18 LW Matthew Tkachuk Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/28/18 D T.J. Brodie Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/23/18 RW Kris Versteeg Hip is out for season
03/23/18 C Sean Monahan Wrist is out for season
02/20/18 LW Marek Hrivik Undisclosed IR (02/16)

Player Spotlight

Antti Raanta has 20 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 1,319 shots against him and he's given up 94 goals. He's made 1,225 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Derek Stepan has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 13 goals this year with 204 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 42 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Clayton Keller averages 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 23 goals on 201 shots. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has scored 64 total points this year for the Flames. He has 31 goals this season with 202 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Mike Smith has 25 wins and 22 losses this year in goal for the Flames. He has 1,686 shots against him and he's surrendered 141 goals. He's made 1,545 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Johnny Gaudreau averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 23 goals on 222 shots. He has 59 assists, giving him a total of 82 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have allowed 218 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 19th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.45% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 21st in the league. The Coyotes has 67 total points this season, ranking 29th in the NHL in offense. They are 29th in the league with 201 goals while they've given up 248 goals, which is 8th overall. They have had 233 power play opportunities and scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 23rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flames are 26th with 209 goals scored while they are 13th in the NHL with 241 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.88%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 20th place in the league. The Flames have a total of 82 points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 42 power play goals on 261 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 27th. They've allowed 258 power play opportunities and have given up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 48.8% as they've tried 4,603 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,838 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 20th in Corsi percentage. They are 23rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.7% as they have 3,368 shots while they've given up 3,699 attempts on defense. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the year. That puts them 21st and 6th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,344 face-off wins as opposed to 2,553 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 26th overall in the NHL. On defense Arizona has 1,942 hits and they've blocked 1,139 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 21st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 2,400 face-off wins compared to 2,461 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,586 hits and they have blocked 1,063 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Calgary is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.5% as they've attempted 5,041 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,552 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.4% ranks 4th as they have 3,839 attempts while they have given up 3,489 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary -137

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