Arizona Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 10/23/2018

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Arizona Coyotes head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +152 and the Blue Jackets at -168.

Arizona has a record of 2-5-0 this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 11 goals and surrendered 17 goals for a point differential of -6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 2-5-0 and an over/under record of 1-5-0. Columbus has a record of 4-3-0 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 23 goals and given up 26 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 4-3-0 while their over/under mark is 4-3-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 2-5-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 1-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 4-3-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 4-3-0 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 Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/22/18 D Seth Jones Knee is questionable
10/08/18 C Brandon Dubinsky None is out 4-6 weeks

Player Spotlight

Vinnie Hinostroza has scored 3 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this season with 20 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 1 assist on the year and averages 15.9 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 3 goals on 18 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year. Antti Raanta has 2 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Coyotes. He has 158 shots against him and he's surrendered 14 goals. He's made 144 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has 9 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 3 goals this year with 20 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 4 goals on 28 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 2 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 153 shots against him and he's given up 19 goals. He's made 134 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 4 total points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 11 goals while giving up 17 scores, which has them ranked 31st and 29th respectively. They have had 19 power play chances and scored 2 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 11%. That is 29th in the league. The Coyotes have given up 17 power play opportunities and surrendered 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%, ranking them 4th when short-handed. They average 36 shots per contest and as a team shoot 4.33% for the year. They allow 27 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 10th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 20th in the league with a total of 8 points this season. They have 4 power play goals on 29 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 22 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking 23rd overall. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 17th with a total of 23 goals scored while they've given up 26 goals this season, ranking 8th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.75%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 27th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.2%, as they've attempted 463 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 361 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 56.3% as they have 342 attempts while they have given up 266 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 53.9% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 231 face-off wins compared to 206 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.9%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Arizona has 144 hits and they have blocked 95 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 215 face-off wins compared to 221 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Columbus has 91 hits and they have blocked 86 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Columbus is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.6% as they've attempted 426 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 369 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.5% ranks 5th as they have 339 attempts while they have given up 283 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus -168

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