Arizona Coyotes at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 1/18/2018

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The Arizona Coyotes head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Thursday, January 18, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +197 and the Predators at -220.

Arizona has a record of 10-28-8 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-14-5-1. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 107 goals and surrendered 163 goals for a point differential of -56. For the year they have an ATS mark of 10-36-0 and an over/under record of 20-25-0. Nashville has a record of 26-11-6 including 14-4-2-2 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 132 goals and have given up 114 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 26-17-0 while their over/under mark is 21-22-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 10-36-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 20-25-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 26-17-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 21-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

12/30/17 LW Filip Forsberg Upper Body IR (12/29)
01/17/18 C Ryan Johansen Upper Body injured last game, is "?" Thursday vs Arizona
01/16/18 LW Viktor Arvidsson Lower Body IR (01/15)

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has scored 34 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 14 goals this season with 124 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Oliver Ekman-Larsson averages 24.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 7 goals on 115 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Antti Raanta has 6 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Coyotes. He has 660 shots against him and he's surrendered 56 goals. He's made 604 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

P.K. Subban has 33 total points this season for the Predators. He has 9 goals this year with 100 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 24 assists on the year and averages 24.3 minutes played per contest. Kevin Fiala averages 15 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 11 goals on 97 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 21 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,007 shots against him and he's given up 76 goals. He's made 931 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 28 total points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 107 goals while giving up 163 scores, which has them ranked 30th and 2nd respectively. They have had 140 power play chances and scored 24 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the league. The Coyotes have given up 114 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.80% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 31st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 5th in the league with a total of 58 points this season. They have 38 power play goals on 159 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 4th in the NHL. They've given up 172 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Predators are 16th with a total of 132 goals scored while they've given up 114 goals this season, ranking 27th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.11%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 2nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8%, as they've attempted 2,683 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,815 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.6% as they have 1,957 attempts while they have given up 2,152 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 1,377 face-off wins compared to 1,505 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,112 hits and they have blocked 663 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.1% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 1,409 face-off wins compared to 1,306 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Nashville has 894 hits and they have blocked 635 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Nashville is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 2,470 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,552 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.1% ranks 19th as they have 1,850 attempts while they have given up 1,917 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona +197

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