Philadelphia Flyers at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 2/10/2018

Saturday, February 10, 2018

Gila River Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, February 10, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at -140 and the Coyotes at +127.

Philadelphia has a record of 26-19-9 this season and on the road they have a record of 12-10-4-2. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 157 goals and given up 158 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-28-0 and an over/under record of 29-23-0. Arizona has a record of 13-32-9 including 6-16-3-2 at home this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 126 goals and surrendered 189 for a goal differential of -63. Their record against the spread is 13-41-0 while their over/under record is 24-29-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 26-28-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 29-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 13-41-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 24-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/15/17 GO Anthony Stolarz Knee IR (10/03)

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

02/01/18 D Jason Demers Upper Body IR (01/25)

Player Spotlight

Brian Elliott has 21 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 1,162 shots against him and he's given up 106 goals. He's made 1,056 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Claude Giroux has accumulated 61 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 16 goals this year with 114 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 45 assists on the season and averages 20.4 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 11 goals on 158 shots. He has 52 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Derek Stepan has scored 34 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 10 goals this season with 146 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Antti Raanta has 9 wins and 14 losses this year in goal for the Coyotes. He has 838 shots against him and he's surrendered 71 goals. He's made 767 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Clayton Keller averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 15 goals on 143 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have allowed 166 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74% this year. That is 29th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.19% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 22nd in the league. The Flyers has 61 total points this season, ranking 18th in the NHL in offense. They are 17th in the league with 157 goals while they've given up 158 goals, which is 14th overall. They have had 185 power play opportunities and scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Coyotes are 30th with 126 goals scored while they are 2nd in the NHL with 189 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.75%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 31st place in the league. The Coyotes have a total of 35 points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 27 power play goals on 161 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 25th. They've allowed 136 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5%, as they've attempted 3,101 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,042 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.9% as they have 2,332 attempts while they have given up 2,246 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 15th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 1,718 face-off wins compared to 1,524 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,125 hits and they have blocked 796 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th 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 1,610 face-off wins compared to 1,752 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,314 hits and they have blocked 752 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Arizona is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5% as they've attempted 3,181 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,242 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.3% ranks 23rd as they have 2,322 attempts while they have given up 2,490 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona +127

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