Arizona Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 3/7/2018

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +101 and the Canucks at -111.

Arizona has a record of 20-34-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 8-16-7-2. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 158 goals and given up 213 goals for a point differential of -55. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-45-0 and an over/under record of 30-34-0. Vancouver has a record of 25-32-9 including 12-15-6-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 180 goals and surrendered 217 for a goal differential of -37. Their record against the spread is 25-41-0 while their over/under record is 39-27-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 20-45-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 30-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 25-41-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 39-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

03/05/18 D Alex Goligoski Personal is "?" Wednesday vs Vancouver
03/05/18 LW Zac Rinaldo Upper Body is "?" Wednesday vs Vancouver

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

03/03/18 LW Sven Baertschi Shoulder is out for season
02/28/18 LW Loui Eriksson Ribs is out for season
02/15/18 D Christopher Tanev Leg IR (02/08)
02/09/18 C Brendan Gaunce Foot IR (02/07)
02/09/18 C Markus Granlund Ankle IR (02/07)

Player Spotlight

Antti Raanta has 15 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 1,130 shots against him and he's given up 86 goals. He's made 1,044 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Derek Stepan has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 11 goals this year with 173 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Clayton Keller averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 17 goals on 158 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Daniel Sedin has scored 46 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 21 goals this season with 141 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 15 minutes played per game. Jacob Markstrom has 18 wins and 21 losses this year in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,403 shots against him and he's surrendered 128 goals. He's made 1,275 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Brock Boeser averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 29 goals on 179 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have allowed 175 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 19th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.07% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 26th in the league. The Coyotes has 51 total points this season, ranking 31st in the NHL in offense. They are 31st in the league with 158 goals while they've given up 213 goals, which is 6th overall. They have had 198 power play opportunities and scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canucks are 24th with 180 goals scored while they are 4th in the NHL with 217 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.03%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 28th place in the league. The Canucks have a total of 59 points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 46 power play goals on 212 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks their power play unit 6th. They've allowed 228 power play opportunities and have given up 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, which is 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9%, as they've attempted 3,807 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,973 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.6% as they have 2,777 attempts while they have given up 3,055 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 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,914 face-off wins compared to 2,102 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,597 hits and they have blocked 918 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 1,966 face-off wins compared to 2,027 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,319 hits and they have blocked 909 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Vancouver is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.1% as they've attempted 3,585 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,861 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.8% ranks 27th as they have 2,700 attempts while they have given up 2,952 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver -111

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