Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 11/27/2018

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Arizona Coyotes head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +175 and the Wild at -215.

Arizona has a record of 9-11-2 this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 53 goals and surrendered 62 goals for a point differential of -9. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-13-0 and an over/under record of 9-12-0. Minnesota has a record of 14-7-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 75 goals and given up 63 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 14-9-0 while their over/under mark is 11-10-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 9-13-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 9-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 14-9-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 11-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/25/18 GO Darcy Kuemper Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Minnesota
11/17/18 D Jason Demers Lower Body is out for season
10/04/18 RW Conor Garland Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Dave Bolland Back 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

11/26/18 GO Devan Dubnyk Illness is probable Tuesday vs Arizona
10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has scored 14 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 6 goals this season with 52 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Oliver Ekman-Larsson averages 23.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by tallying 2 goals on 54 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year. Antti Raanta has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Coyotes. He has 331 shots against him and he's surrendered 30 goals. He's made 301 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has 20 total points this season for the Wild. He has 10 goals this year with 63 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Jason Zucker averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 6 goals on 67 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 9 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 531 shots against him and he's given up 42 goals. He's made 489 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 20 total points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They've scored 53 goals while giving up 62 scores, which has them ranked 30th and 29th respectively. They have had 71 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 27th in the league. The Coyotes have given up 72 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.56% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 13th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 6th in the league with a total of 30 points this season. They have 17 power play goals on 79 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 81 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Wild are 12th with a total of 75 goals scored while they've given up 63 goals this season, ranking 26th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.20%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 1,313 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,275 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.7% as they have 983 attempts while they have given up 955 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 667 face-off wins compared to 668 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Arizona has 477 hits and they have blocked 320 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 748 face-off wins compared to 691 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 437 hits and they have blocked 351 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Minnesota is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've attempted 1,304 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,354 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.7% ranks 18th as they have 992 attempts while they have given up 1,003 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona +175

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