Arizona Coyotes at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 2/13/2018

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +122 and the Sharks at -135.

Arizona has a record of 13-32-10 this season and on the road they have a record of 7-16-6-2. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 129 goals and given up 193 goals for a point differential of -64. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-42-0 and an over/under record of 25-29-0. San Jose has a record of 30-18-8 including 15-8-3-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 165 goals and surrendered 156 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread is 30-26-0 while their over/under record is 21-34-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 13-42-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 25-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 30-26-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 21-34-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

02/12/18 RW Joel Ward Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Player Spotlight

Antti Raanta has 9 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 881 shots against him and he's given up 74 goals. He's made 807 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Derek Stepan has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 10 goals this year with 147 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Clayton Keller averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 15 goals on 144 shots. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 43 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 23 goals this season with 138 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Martin Jones has 16 wins and 14 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,033 shots against him and he's surrendered 91 goals. He's made 942 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Brent Burns averages 25.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 9 goals on 237 shots. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have allowed 140 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 21st in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.81% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 31st in the league. The Coyotes has 36 total points this season, ranking 31st in the NHL in offense. They are 31st in the league with 129 goals while they've given up 193 goals, which is 2nd overall. They have had 163 power play opportunities and scored 27 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sharks are 15th with 165 goals scored while they are 21st in the NHL with 156 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.95%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 19th place in the league. The Sharks have a total of 68 points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 44 power play goals on 185 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks their power play unit 3rd. They've allowed 171 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, which is 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've tried 3,235 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,310 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 20th in Corsi percentage. They are 23rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.1% as they have 2,359 shots while they've given up 2,547 attempts on defense. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the year. That puts them 23rd and 7th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,639 face-off wins as opposed to 1,784 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 25th overall in the NHL. On defense Arizona has 1,344 hits and they've blocked 763 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 24th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.8% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 1,716 face-off wins compared to 1,655 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 13th in the league. On defense San Jose has 947 hits and they have blocked 901 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. San Jose is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've attempted 3,458 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,257 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.3% ranks 8th as they have 2,585 attempts while they have given up 2,356 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose -135

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