Calgary Flames at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 3/19/2018

Monday, March 19, 2018

Gila River Arena

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The Calgary Flames travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Monday, March 19, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flames at -135 and the Coyotes at +122.

Calgary has a record of 35-27-10 this season and on the road they have a record of 20-10-6-4. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 202 goals and given up 213 goals for a point differential of -11. For the season they have an ATS record of 35-37-0 and an over/under record of 35-35-0. Arizona is 23-37-11 including 14-20-4-3 at home this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 170 goals and surrendered 228 for a goal differential of -58. Their record against the spread is 23-48-0 while their over/under record is 32-38-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 35-37-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 35-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 23-48-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 32-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

03/17/18 LW Matthew Tkachuk Upper Body is downgraded to OUT Sunday vs Vegas & Monday vs Arizona
02/20/18 LW Marek Hrivik Undisclosed IR (02/16)

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

03/11/18 C Laurent Dauphin Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has accumulated 81 total points this season for the Flames. He has 23 goals this year with 207 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 58 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 30 goals on 192 shots. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Mike Smith has 24 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 1,551 shots against him and he's given up 126 goals. He's made 1,425 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has scored 52 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 20 goals this season with 177 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 18.1 minutes played per game. Derek Stepan averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 12 goals on 187 shots. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 15 wins and 16 losses this year in goal for the Coyotes. He has 1,162 shots against him and he's surrendered 88 goals. He's made 1,074 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 80 total points this season, which ranks them 19th in the NHL. They are 21st in the league in goals scored with 202 while they've given up 213 goals, ranking them 14th overall. They have had 242 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Flames have allowed 238 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 12th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.35% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 31st in the NHL with a total of 57 points this year. They have 35 power play goals on 214 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks them 27th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 194 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 18th in the NHL. As a team, the Coyotes are 31st in the league with 170 goals scored while they've given up 228 goals, which is 7th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.96%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.5%, as they've attempted 4,617 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,176 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52% as they have 3,481 attempts while they have given up 3,207 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 52.5% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the season. That is 21st overall in the NHL. They have 2,211 face-off wins compared to 2,259 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,371 hits and they have blocked 969 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 2,089 face-off wins compared to 2,282 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,733 hits and they have blocked 1,000 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Arizona is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 4,172 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,298 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48% ranks 22nd as they have 3,040 attempts while they have given up 3,298 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona +122

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