Chicago Blackhawks at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 2/12/2018

Monday, February 12, 2018

Gila River Arena

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Monday, February 12, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at -116 and the Coyotes at +105.

Chicago has a record of 24-23-8 this year and away from home they have a record of 12-11-5-1. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have tallied 157 goals and surrendered 155 goals for a point differential of +2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 24-31-0 and an over/under record of 23-29-0. Arizona has a record of 13-32-10 including 6-16-4-3 on home ice this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 129 goals and have given up 193 for a goal differential of -64. Their record against the spread is 13-42-0 while their over/under mark is 25-29-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 24-31-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 23-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important 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

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/27/17 GO Corey Crawford Vertigo IR (12/26)
10/05/17 RW Marian Hossa Infection IR (10/03)
10/05/15 D Michal Rozsival Upper Body IR (10/03)
02/09/18 D Jan Rutta Upper Body IR (02/05)

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has scored 53 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 21 goals this season with 194 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 20.4 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 15 goals on 159 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the year. Jeff Glass has 3 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 368 shots against him and he's surrendered 35 goals. He's made 333 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Derek Stepan has 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 year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 15 goals on 144 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year. 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%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 56 total points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've scored 157 goals while giving up 155 scores, which has them ranked 20th and 21st respectively. They have had 201 power play chances and scored 31 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 168 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 7th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.28% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 11th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 31st in the league with a total of 36 points this season. They have 27 power play goals on 163 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 26th in the NHL. They've given up 140 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 21st overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 30th with a total of 129 goals scored while they've given up 193 goals this season, ranking 2nd in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.81%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.3%, as they've attempted 3,646 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,193 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.5% as they have 2,563 attempts while they have given up 2,418 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 57.2% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.8% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,684 face-off wins compared to 1,729 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Chicago has 978 hits and they have blocked 775 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

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 ranks them 21st and 7th respectively in the NHL. 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 in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,344 hits and they've blocked 763 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 24th in blocked shots. Arizona is ranked 19th in Corsi percentage with 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. Their Fenwick percentage is 23rd in the NHL at 48.1%, as they have 2,359 shots while they've given up 2,547 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Chicago -116

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