Arizona Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Betting Tips 3/18/2019

Monday, March 18, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The Arizona Coyotes head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday, March 18, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Coyotes at +195 and the Lightning at -235.

Arizona has a record of 36-30-6 this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 191 goals and surrendered 199 goals for a point differential of -8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 36-36-0 and an over/under record of 31-38-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 55-13-4 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 277 goals and given up 189 for a goal differential of +88. Their record against the spread is 55-17-0 while their over/under mark is 37-32-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 36-36-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 31-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 55-17-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 37-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/06/18 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body IR (12/06)
03/01/19 C Derek Stepan Leg is out indefinitely
01/03/19 C Nick Schmaltz Upper Body IR (01/03); is out for season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

03/16/19 D Anton Stralman Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Arizona
03/16/19 D Dan Girardi Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Arizona

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has scored 39 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 11 goals this season with 155 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 28 assists on the year and averages 23.6 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 13 goals on 174 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the year. Darcy Kuemper has 24 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Coyotes. He has 1,422 shots against him and he's surrendered 113 goals. He's made 1,309 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has 117 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 35 goals this year with 215 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 82 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Brayden Point averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 38 goals on 172 attempts. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 87 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 34 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,494 shots against him and he's given up 106 goals. He's made 1,388 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 78 total points this year, which is 17th in the NHL. They've scored 191 goals while giving up 199 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 23rd respectively. They have had 231 power play chances and scored 40 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 20th in the league. The Coyotes have given up 204 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 2nd when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.70% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 6th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the league with a total of 114 points this season. They have 67 power play goals on 235 chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 1st in the NHL. They've given up 236 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 277 goals scored while they've given up 189 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.85%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1%, as they've attempted 4,141 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,299 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.5% as they have 3,088 attempts while they have given up 3,147 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 18th in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 1,992 face-off wins compared to 2,238 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.1%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,755 hits and they have blocked 1,152 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 2,223 face-off wins compared to 2,119 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,827 hits and they have blocked 994 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've attempted 4,199 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,081 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51% ranks 11th as they have 3,213 attempts while they have given up 3,087 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -235

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