Arizona Coyotes at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/8/2018

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, November 8, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +115 and the Flyers at -145.

Arizona has a record of 7-6-0 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 37 goals and given up 29 goals for a point differential of +8. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-6-0 and an over/under record of 5-7-0. Philadelphia is 7-7-1 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 48 goals and surrendered 56 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 7-8-0 while their over/under record is 11-4-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 7-6-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 5-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 7-8-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 11-4-0 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 Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/07/18 GO Brian Elliott Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Arizona
11/05/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed IR (11/05)
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/30/18 LW Michael Raffl Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/08/18 LW James van Riemsdyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 5 goals this year with 28 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Vinnie Hinostroza averages 15.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 3 goals on 28 shots. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 266 shots against him and he's given up 19 goals. He's made 247 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has scored 15 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 4 goals this season with 39 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 6 goals on 50 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Calvin Pickard has 3 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Flyers. He has 137 shots against him and he's surrendered 17 goals. He's made 120 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 14 total points this season, which ranks them 25th in the NHL. They are 28th in the league in goals scored with 37 while they've given up 29 goals, ranking them 31st overall. They have had 38 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 23rd in the NHL. The Coyotes have allowed 41 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, putting them 1st in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.49% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%. That puts them 4th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 20th in the NHL with a total of 15 points this year. They have 8 power play goals on 51 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks them 24th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 55 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%. That is 30th in the NHL. As a team, the Flyers are 11th in the league with 48 goals scored while they've given up 56 goals, which is 2nd overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.41%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 87%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9%, as they've attempted 798 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 741 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.9% as they have 601 attempts while they have given up 558 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 53% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 403 face-off wins compared to 381 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Arizona has 245 hits and they have blocked 183 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.6% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 472 face-off wins compared to 386 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 337 hits and they have blocked 221 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Philadelphia is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've attempted 856 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 854 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.2% ranks 13th as they have 638 attempts while they have given up 633 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia -145

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