Florida Panthers at Arizona Coyotes Expert NHL Picks 2/26/2019

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Gila River Arena

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The Florida Panthers head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +117 and the Coyotes at -152.

Florida has a record of 27-25-8 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 187 goals and surrendered 200 goals for a point differential of -13. For the year they have an ATS mark of 27-33-0 and an over/under record of 31-22-0. Arizona has a record of 29-28-5 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 161 goals and given up 176 for a goal differential of -15. Their record against the spread is 28-33-0 while their over/under mark is 26-32-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 27-33-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 31-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 28-33-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 26-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season
02/23/19 C Colton Sceviour Wrist is out indefinitely
02/23/19 D Mike Matheson Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Colorado

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)
01/03/19 C Nick Schmaltz Upper Body IR (01/03); is out for season

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has scored 64 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 25 goals this season with 152 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 39 assists on the year and averages 22.8 minutes played per contest. Evgenii Dadonov averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 21 goals on 156 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 13 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Panthers. He has 807 shots against him and he's surrendered 84 goals. He's made 723 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has 30 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 7 goals this year with 133 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 23.6 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 12 goals on 146 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Darcy Kuemper has 17 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 1,118 shots against him and he's given up 93 goals. He's made 1,025 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 62 total points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've scored 187 goals while giving up 200 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 9th respectively. They have had 211 power play chances and scored 55 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the league. The Panthers have given up 173 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.37% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 31st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 22nd in the league with a total of 63 points this season. They have 34 power play goals on 195 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the NHL. They've given up 181 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 28th with a total of 161 goals scored while they've given up 176 goals this season, ranking 23rd in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.45%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2%, as they've attempted 3,509 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,341 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.6% as they have 2,693 attempts while they have given up 2,530 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,858 face-off wins compared to 1,887 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,343 hits and they have blocked 811 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 1,714 face-off wins compared to 1,957 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.7%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,473 hits and they have blocked 973 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Arizona is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6% as they've attempted 3,601 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,655 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.9% ranks 17th as they have 2,673 attempts while they have given up 2,682 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida +117

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