Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 3/10/2018

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, March 10, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +144 and the Avalanche at -160.

Arizona has a record of 21-34-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 9-16-7-2. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 160 goals and given up 214 goals for a point differential of -54. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-45-0 and an over/under record of 30-35-0. Colorado is 35-24-8 including 23-8-2-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 210 goals and surrendered 200 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 35-32-0 while their over/under record is 36-27-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 21-45-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 30-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 35-32-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 36-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

03/09/18 D Alex Goligoski Personal is "?" Saturday vs Colorado
03/09/18 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs Colorado
03/09/18 LW Zac Rinaldo Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Colorado

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/18/17 D Sergei Boikov Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/08/18 D Mark Alt Acquired is "?" Saturday vs Arizona
03/08/18 C Colin Wilson Concussion is "?" Saturday vs Arizona
03/08/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Arm is "?" Saturday vs Arizona
03/04/18 GO Andrew Hammond Concussion IR (03/04)
02/19/18 D Erik Johnson Upper Body IR (02/18)
01/30/18 D Mark Barberio Lower Body IR (01/24)

Player Spotlight

Derek Stepan has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 12 goals this year with 175 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Clayton Keller averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 18 goals on 162 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 15 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 1,130 shots against him and he's given up 86 goals. He's made 1,044 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 66 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 22 goals this season with 144 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 44 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 32 goals on 223 shots. He has 47 assists, giving him a total of 79 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 18 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,283 shots against him and he's surrendered 112 goals. He's made 1,171 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 53 total points this season, which ranks them 31st in the NHL. They are 31st in the league in goals scored with 160 while they've given up 214 goals, ranking them 7th overall. They have had 201 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 26th in the NHL. The Coyotes have allowed 176 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 19th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.04% 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 Avalanche are 15th in the NHL with a total of 78 points this year. They have 51 power play goals on 249 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 14th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 232 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 4th in the NHL. As a team, the Avalanche are 9th in the league with 210 goals scored while they've given up 200 goals, which is 16th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.64%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 49.1% as they've tried 3,868 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,013 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 19th in Corsi percentage. They are 22nd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.8% as they have 2,821 shots while they've given up 3,084 attempts on defense. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the year. That puts them 28th and 3rd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,938 face-off wins as opposed to 2,126 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That is 25th overall in the NHL. On defense Arizona has 1,616 hits and they've blocked 929 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 24th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That ranks them 22nd and 5th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,739 face-off wins as opposed to 2,225 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 43.9%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,297 hits and they've blocked 1,049 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 6th in blocked shots. Colorado is ranked 28th in Corsi percentage with 46.9% as they've tried 3,633 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,112 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 29th in the NHL at 46.9%, as they have 2,701 shots while they've given up 3,063 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado -160

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