Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 10/4/2018

Thursday, October 4, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Arizona Coyotes head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Thursday, October 4, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +155 and the Stars at -250.

Arizona had a record of 29-41-12 last year and away from home they had a record of 13-20-8-2. They were 8th in the Pacific Division. They tallied 208 goals and surrendered 256 goals for a point differential of -48. For the year they had an ATS mark of 29-53-0 and an over/under record of 38-43-0. Dallas finished with a record of 42-32-8 including 12-14-0-0 on home ice last year. They were 6th in the Central Division. They scored 235 goals and gave up 225 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread was 42-40-0 while their over/under mark was 42-38-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes were 29-53-0 straight up last year

The Arizona Coyotes were 38-43-0 against the over/under last season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars were 42-40-0 straight up last year

The Dallas Stars were 42-38-0 against the over/under last season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/01/18 C Christian Dvorak Lower Body is doubtful Thursday vs Dallas
10/01/18 D Jakob Chychrun Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Dallas

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

10/01/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Stephen Johns Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Arizona

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller scored 65 total points last year for the Coyotes. He had 23 goals last season with 212 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He had a total of 42 assists on the year and averaged 18.1 minutes played per contest. Derek Stepan averaged 19.3 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 7% by tallying 14 goals on 209 attempts. He had 42 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the year. Antti Raanta had 21 wins and 17 losses last season in goal for the Coyotes. He had 1,388 shots against him and he surrendered 97 goals. He made 1,291 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin had 78 total points last season for the Stars. He had 40 goals last year with 335 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He had a total of 38 assists on the year and averaged 20.9 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averaged 19.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 36 goals on 241 attempts. He had 43 assists giving him a total of 79 points on the year. Kari Lehtonen had 15 wins and 14 losses last season in net for the Stars. He had 946 shots against him and he gave up 83 goals. He made 863 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes had 70 total points last year, which was 29th in the NHL. They scored 208 goals while giving up 256 scores, which had them ranked 30th and 10th respectively. They had 243 power play chances and scored 41 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That was 26th in the league. The Coyotes gave up 224 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 19th when short-handed. They averaged 30 shots per contest and as a team shot 8.49% for the year. They allowed 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 91%, which was 21st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars were 19th in the league with a total of 92 points last season. They had 47 power play goals on 244 chances for a percentage of 19%. That was 19th in the NHL. They gave up 281 power play opportunities and surrendered 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 14th overall. As a team, the Stars were 18th with a total of 235 goals scored while they gave up 225 goals last season, ranking 25th in goals against. They averaged 31 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 9.18%. As a unit they gave up 30 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 91%, putting them 16th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona was 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 48.5%, as they attempted 4,754 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 5,039 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 47.4% as they had 3,476 attempts while they gave up 3,853 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 27th in the league. The Coyotes started possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which was 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 51.5% for the season. That was 7th overall in the NHL. They had 2,429 face-off wins compared to 2,659 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 47.7%. That ranked them 28th in the league. On defense Arizona had 1,999 hits and they blocked 1,186 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas was 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 50.6%, as they attempted 4,771 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,666 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 50.9% as they had 3,520 attempts while they gave up 3,394 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 12th in the league. The Stars started possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which was 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 51.7% for the season. That was 4th overall in the NHL. They had 2,701 face-off wins compared to 2,443 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 52.5%. That ranked them 4th in the league. On defense Dallas had 1,861 hits and they blocked 1,272 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona +155

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