Minnesota Wild at Arizona Coyotes Expert NHL Picks Against the Spread 3/31/2019

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Gila River Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday, March 31, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +105 and the Coyotes at -130.

Minnesota has a record of 35-33-9 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 202 goals and given up 220 goals for a point differential of -18. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-42-0 and an over/under record of 30-41-0. Arizona is 37-33-7 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 196 goals and surrendered 210 for a goal differential of -14. Their record against the spread is 37-41-0 while their over/under record is 32-43-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 36-42-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 30-41-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 37-41-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 32-43-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/29/19 LW Zach Parise Lower Body is questionable Sunday vs Arizona
03/14/19 C Joel Eriksson Ek Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has accumulated 59 total points this season for the Wild. He has 26 goals this year with 227 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 21 goals on 210 shots. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 30 wins and 27 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,823 shots against him and he's given up 160 goals. He's made 1,663 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has scored 46 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 14 goals this season with 187 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Oliver Ekman-Larsson averages 23.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 164 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Darcy Kuemper has 25 wins and 19 losses this year in goal for the Coyotes. He has 1,581 shots against him and he's surrendered 123 goals. He's made 1,458 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 79 total points this season, which ranks them 21st in the NHL. They are 27th in the league in goals scored with 202 while they've given up 220 goals, ranking them 20th overall. They have had 229 power play opportunities and have scored 47 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the NHL. The Wild have allowed 228 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 10th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.35% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 20th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 19th in the NHL with a total of 81 points this year. They have 41 power play goals on 241 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 23rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 215 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. That is 1st in the NHL. As a team, the Coyotes are 29th in the league with 196 goals scored while they've given up 210 goals, which is 25th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.37%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5%, as they've attempted 4,478 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,392 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.1% as they have 3,372 attempts while they have given up 3,225 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 2,301 face-off wins compared to 2,336 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,520 hits and they have blocked 1,167 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 2,180 face-off wins compared to 2,396 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.6%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,916 hits and they have blocked 1,225 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Arizona is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 4,472 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,602 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.7% ranks 17th as they have 3,341 attempts while they have given up 3,377 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona -130

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