Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/23/2018

Friday, November 23, 2018

Gila River Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Friday, November 23, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at -114 and the Coyotes at -114.

Colorado has a record of 11-6-4 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 78 goals and given up 62 goals for a point differential of +16. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-10-0 and an over/under record of 11-10-0. Arizona has a record of 9-9-2 this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 51 goals and surrendered 51 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 9-11-0 while their over/under record is 7-12-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 11-10-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 11-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 9-11-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 7-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/21/18 RW Josh Archibald Suspension is questionable Friday vs Colorado
11/17/18 D Jason Demers Lower Body is out for season
11/08/18 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body IR (11/08)
10/04/18 RW Conor Garland Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Dave Bolland Back 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)

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 7 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 441 shots against him and he's given up 33 goals. He's made 408 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Mikko Rantanen has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 8 goals this year with 44 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 14 goals on 91 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has scored 12 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this season with 48 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 23.9 minutes played per game. Darcy Kuemper has 4 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Coyotes. He has 337 shots against him and he's surrendered 29 goals. He's made 308 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Clayton Keller averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 5 goals on 44 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have allowed 82 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 15th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.26% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 14th in the league. The Avalanche have 26 total points this season, ranking 12th in the NHL in offense. They are 3rd in the league with 78 goals while they've given up 62 goals, which is 22nd overall. They have had 70 power play opportunities and scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 33%. That is 1st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Coyotes are 30th with 51 goals scored while they are 30th in the NHL with 51 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.04%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 6th place in the league. The Coyotes have a total of 20 points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 10 power play goals on 64 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 27th. They've allowed 62 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%, which is 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.9%, as they've attempted 1,119 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,265 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.5% as they have 845 attempts while they have given up 933 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 583 face-off wins compared to 689 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.8%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 431 hits and they have blocked 332 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 604 face-off wins compared to 599 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Arizona has 411 hits and they have blocked 287 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Arizona is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've attempted 1,188 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,147 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.8% ranks 10th as they have 887 attempts while they have given up 860 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado -114

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