Arizona Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 3/22/2018

Thursday, March 22, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, March 22, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +104 and the Hurricanes 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 7th 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. Carolina has a record of 31-31-11 including 16-15-6-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 197 goals and surrendered 232 for a goal differential of -35. Their record against the spread is 31-41-0 while their over/under record is 32-38-0.

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 Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 31-41-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 32-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

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

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

03/19/18 D Noah Hanifin Concussion is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

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%. 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.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has scored 59 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 22 goals this season with 167 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 16.9 minutes played per game. Cam Ward has 19 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 1,044 shots against him and he's surrendered 100 goals. He's made 944 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Jeff Skinner averages 16.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 20 goals on 249 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have allowed 197 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 17th in the NHL. 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%, which is ranked 25th in the league. The Coyotes has 59 total points this season, ranking 29th in the NHL in offense. They are 30th in the league with 175 goals while they've given up 230 goals, which is 9th overall. They have had 215 power play opportunities and scored 35 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Hurricanes are 26th with 197 goals scored while they are 7th in the NHL with 232 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.89%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 31st place in the league. The Hurricanes have a total of 73 points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 44 power play goals on 224 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 20th. They've allowed 174 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 49.2% as they've tried 4,233 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,379 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 47.8% as they have 3,083 shots while they've given up 3,363 attempts on defense. 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 puts them 22nd and 3rd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,119 face-off wins as opposed to 2,314 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 26th overall in the NHL. On defense Arizona has 1,758 hits and they've blocked 1,016 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 23rd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.1% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 2,286 face-off wins compared to 1,958 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.9%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,463 hits and they have blocked 914 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.1% as they've attempted 4,737 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,862 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.4% ranks 1st as they have 3,517 attempts while they have given up 2,948 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina -115

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