Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 10/16/2018

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +149 and the Wild at -165.

Arizona has a record of 1-3-0 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 3 goals and given up 9 goals for a point differential of -6. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-3-0 and an over/under record of 0-3-0. Minnesota has a record of 1-1-2 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 10 goals and surrendered 14 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 1-3-0 while their over/under record is 2-2-0.

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 Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 1-3-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 2-2-0 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 Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/14/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Antti Raanta has 1 win and 3 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 93 shots against him and he's given up 9 goals. He's made 84 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Brad Richardson has accumulated 1 total point this season for the Coyotes. He has 1 goal this year with 9 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He averages 13.5 minutes played per game. Dylan Strome averages 15.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 1 goal on 7 shots.

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has scored 5 total points this year for the Wild. He has 1 goal this season with 12 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Devan Dubnyk has 1 win and 1 loss this year in goal for the Wild. He has 167 shots against him and he's surrendered 11 goals. He's made 156 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Jason Zucker averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 3 goals on 17 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 4 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have allowed 10 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90% this year. That is 6th in the NHL. They average 37 shots per game and as a team shoot 2.05% for the season. They allow 23 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 14th in the league. The Coyotes have 2 total points this season, ranking 30th in the NHL in offense. They are 31st in the league with 3 goals while they've given up 9 goals, which is 29th overall. They have had 12 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal on those chances for a percentage of 8%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 28th with 10 goals scored while they are 16th in the NHL with 14 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.33%. They give up 42 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 10th place in the league. The Wild have a total of 4 points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 2 power play goals on 12 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 21st. They've allowed 20 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, which is 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 60.2%, as they've attempted 274 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 181 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 59.3% as they have 200 attempts while they have given up 137 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 57% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 128 face-off wins compared to 112 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.3%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Arizona has 97 hits and they have blocked 44 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 54% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 145 face-off wins compared to 135 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 81 hits and they have blocked 58 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Minnesota is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 42.1% as they've attempted 204 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 281 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 42.2% ranks 28th as they have 163 attempts while they have given up 223 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota -165

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