Arizona Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Picks & Predictions 10/18/2018

Thursday, October 18, 2018

United Center

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The Arizona Coyotes head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, October 18, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +118 and the Blackhawks at -130.

Arizona has a record of 1-4-0 this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 4 goals and surrendered 11 goals for a point differential of -7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 1-3-0 and an over/under record of 0-3-0. Chicago has a record of 3-0-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 22 goals and given up 21 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 3-2-0 while their over/under mark is 5-0-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 1-3-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 0-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 3-2-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 5-0-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/04/18 C Alex Galchenyuk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Conor Garland Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Dave Bolland Back is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Jakob Chychrun Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Josh Archibald Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Laurent Dauphin Knee is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Hossa Illness is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Nicholas Merkley Knee is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Christian Dvorak Lower Body IR (10/03)

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/05/18 GO Corey Crawford Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Connor Murphy Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Gustav Forsling Wrist is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Dylan Strome has scored 1 total point this year for the Coyotes. He has 1 goal this season with 8 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He averages 15.8 minutes played per contest. Brad Richardson averages 13.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 1 goal on 10 attempts. Antti Raanta has 93 shots against him and he's surrendered 9 goals. He's made 84 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has 8 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 5 goals this year with 33 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 23.2 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 20 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 26% by scoring 5 goals on 19 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year. Cam Ward has 3 wins and no losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 173 shots against him and he's given up 21 goals. He's made 152 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 2 total points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 4 goals while giving up 11 scores, which has them ranked 31st and 28th respectively. They have had 15 power play chances and scored 2 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 23rd in the league. The Coyotes have given up 12 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 36 shots per contest and as a team shoot 2.25% for the year. They allow 24 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 12th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 8th in the league with a total of 8 points this season. They have 2 power play goals on 18 chances for a percentage of 11%. That is 25th in the NHL. They've given up 17 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 65%, ranking 29th overall. As a team, the Blackhawks are 6th with a total of 22 goals scored while they've given up 21 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 37 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.96%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 59.8%, as they've attempted 337 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 227 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 58.6% as they have 245 attempts while they have given up 173 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 54.7% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 168 face-off wins compared to 138 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54.9%. That ranks them 2nd in the league. On defense Arizona has 109 hits and they have blocked 54 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 166 face-off wins compared to 173 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Chicago has 81 hits and they have blocked 69 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Chicago is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.8% as they've attempted 330 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 295 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.8% ranks 12th as they have 243 attempts while they have given up 226 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona +118

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