Vegas Golden Knights at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 12/30/2018

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Gila River Arena

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday, December 30, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at -140 and the Coyotes at +115.

Vegas has a record of 21-15-4 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 119 goals and given up 113 goals for a point differential of +6. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-19-0 and an over/under record of 19-19-0. Arizona is 16-19-2 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 94 goals and surrendered 103 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 16-21-0 while their over/under record is 17-19-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 21-19-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 19-19-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 16-21-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 17-19-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

12/28/18 LW Max Pacioretty Lower Body is downgraded to out Saturday vs Los Angeles
12/27/18 D Colin Miller Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Los Angeles
11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/27/18 C Brad Richardson Illness is questionable Saturday vs Anaheim
12/08/18 C Vinnie Hinostroza Lower Body is out indefinitely
12/06/18 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body IR (12/06)
12/03/18 RW Michael Grabner Eye is out indefinitely
11/17/18 D Jason Demers Lower Body is out for season
10/04/18 C Dave Bolland Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Christian Dvorak Lower Body IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 13 goals this year with 144 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. William Karlsson averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 14 goals on 80 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 21 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 982 shots against him and he's given up 90 goals. He's made 892 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has scored 26 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 8 goals this season with 83 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Oliver Ekman-Larsson averages 23.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 4 goals on 84 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Darcy Kuemper has 5 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Coyotes. He has 520 shots against him and he's surrendered 46 goals. He's made 474 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 46 total points this season, which ranks them 10th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 119 while they've given up 113 goals, ranking them 15th overall. They have had 124 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 15th in the NHL. The Golden Knights have allowed 117 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 8th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.15% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 19th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 29th in the NHL with a total of 34 points this year. They have 20 power play goals on 118 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 22nd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 114 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. That is 1st in the NHL. As a team, the Coyotes are 29th in the league with 94 goals scored while they've given up 103 goals, which is 27th overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.28%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.3%, as they've attempted 2,525 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,125 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.5% as they have 1,829 attempts while they have given up 1,589 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 54.1% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 1,153 face-off wins compared to 1,224 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,090 hits and they have blocked 536 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 1,084 face-off wins compared to 1,132 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Arizona has 804 hits and they have blocked 548 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Arizona is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 2,174 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,129 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 14th as they have 1,602 attempts while they have given up 1,581 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona +115

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