Arizona Coyotes at Montreal Canadiens NHL Game Picks 1/23/2019

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Bell Centre

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The Arizona Coyotes head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +130 and the Canadiens at -160.

Arizona has a record of 22-22-4 this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 128 goals and surrendered 138 goals for a point differential of -10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 22-26-0 and an over/under record of 22-24-0. Montreal has a record of 27-18-5 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 152 goals and given up 148 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 27-23-0 while their over/under mark is 22-26-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 22-26-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 22-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 27-23-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 22-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

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
10/03/18 C Christian Dvorak Lower Body IR (10/03)
01/14/19 C Brad Richardson Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/03/19 C Nick Schmaltz Upper Body IR (01/03)

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

01/16/19 LW Paul Byron Suspension 3-game suspension (elgible to return 2/2 vs New Jersey)
01/03/19 RW Andrew Shaw Neck IR (01/03)

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has scored 26 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 6 goals this season with 109 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 24 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 11 goals on 111 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year. Darcy Kuemper has 10 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Coyotes. He has 766 shots against him and he's surrendered 66 goals. He's made 700 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Max Domi has 44 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 16 goals this year with 109 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 28 assists on the year and averages 17.5 minutes played per contest. Tomas Tatar averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 16 goals on 126 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Carey Price has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 1,093 shots against him and he's given up 94 goals. He's made 999 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 48 total points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They've scored 128 goals while giving up 138 scores, which has them ranked 28th and 25th respectively. They have had 155 power play chances and scored 28 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 19th in the league. The Coyotes have given up 141 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.71% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 14th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens are 10th in the league with a total of 59 points this season. They have 20 power play goals on 159 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 31st in the NHL. They've given up 163 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 17th overall. As a team, the Canadiens are 15th with a total of 152 goals scored while they've given up 148 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.16%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2%, as they've attempted 2,793 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,771 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.3% as they have 2,069 attempts while they have given up 2,045 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 1,351 face-off wins compared to 1,495 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.5%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,115 hits and they have blocked 726 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 1,445 face-off wins compared to 1,592 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.6%. That is 28th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,343 hits and they have blocked 730 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Montreal is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.8% as they've attempted 3,189 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,850 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.9% ranks 7th as they have 2,283 attempts while they have given up 2,120 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona +130

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