Philadelphia Flyers at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/5/2018

Monday, November 5, 2018

Gila River Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Monday, November 5, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at -103 and the Coyotes at -127.

Philadelphia has a record of 7-7-0 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 43 goals and surrendered 50 goals for a point differential of -7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-7-0 and an over/under record of 9-4-0. Arizona has a record of 7-5-0 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 35 goals and given up 24 for a goal differential of +11. Their record against the spread is 7-5-0 while their over/under mark is 4-7-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 6-7-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 9-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 7-5-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 4-7-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/04/18 C Jori Lehtera Hand is questionable Monday vs Arizona
11/04/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs Arizona
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/30/18 LW Michael Raffl Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/08/18 LW James van Riemsdyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/04/18 D Kevin Connauton Illness is questionable Monday vs Philadelphia
10/04/18 C Alex Galchenyuk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Conor Garland Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Dave Bolland Back is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Jakob Chychrun Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Josh Archibald Lower Body 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

Claude Giroux has scored 14 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 4 goals this season with 47 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Jakub Voracek averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 4 goals on 39 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Flyers. He has 280 shots against him and he's surrendered 30 goals. He's made 250 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Vinnie Hinostroza has 6 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 3 goals this year with 28 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 15.2 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 5 goals on 25 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year. Antti Raanta has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 266 shots against him and he's given up 19 goals. He's made 247 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 14 total points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They've scored 43 goals while giving up 50 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 4th respectively. They have had 48 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 25th in the league. The Flyers have given up 51 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%, ranking them 30th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.07% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 87%, which is 31st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 21st in the league with a total of 14 points this season. They have 5 power play goals on 34 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 24th in the NHL. They've given up 38 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%, ranking 2nd overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 26th with a total of 35 goals scored while they've given up 24 goals this season, ranking 31st in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.75%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 801 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 778 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 600 attempts while they have given up 580 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 442 face-off wins compared to 359 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.2%. That ranks them 2nd in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 327 hits and they have blocked 198 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.1% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 376 face-off wins compared to 351 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Arizona has 228 hits and they have blocked 166 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Arizona is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3% as they've attempted 722 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 686 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.3% ranks 9th as they have 548 attempts while they have given up 520 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia -103

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