Monday, March 27, 2017

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Monday, March 27, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +248 and the Blues at -280. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Arizona comes into this matchup having played 75 games. They have an overall record of 27-39-9 and on the road they have a record of 11-23-4. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 180 goals and given up 240 goals for a point differential of -60. The Coyotes have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-48 and an over/under record of 28-38-9. St. Louis shows up with a record of 40-28-6 including 21-11-5 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 207 goals and surrendered 199 for a goal differential of +8. The Blues have a record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 39-34 while their over/under record sits at 31-32-11.

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Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 21-48 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 28-38-9 against the over/under

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 39-34 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 31-32-11 against the over/under

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
03/25/17 RW Shane Doan Lower Body "?" Monday vs. St. Louis
03/14/17 C Alexander Burmistrov Concussion out indefinitely
03/03/17 D Kevin Connauton Upper Body out indefinitely

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

03/26/17 C Jori Lehtera Concussion is downgraded to doubtful Monday vs. Arizona
03/23/17 C Paul Stastny Lower Body out indefinitely
03/16/17 RW Dmitrij Jaskin Shoulder out indefinitely
02/05/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee out for season

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 12 goals this season with 140 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 24.5 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 17.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 18 goals on 218 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Mike Smith has 18 wins and 24 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 1,680 shots against him and has given up 145 goals. He has made 1,535 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 65 total points this season for the Blues. He has 34 goals this season with 245 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Alex Steen has averaged 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 14 goals on 102 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Jake Allen has 29 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 1,439 shots against him and has given up 125 goals. He has made 1,314 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 63 total points this season. They have scored 180 goals while giving up 240 goals. They have had 221 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Coyotes have allowed 240 power play opportunities and given up 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.46% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have a total of 86 points on the season. They have 46 power play goals on 210 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 241 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Coyotes have a total of 207 goals scored while they've given up 199 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.97%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 45.5% as they've attempted 3,996 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,787 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 45.1% as they have 3,009 attempts while they've given up 3,669 shots on the defensive end. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 45.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.1% for the season. They have 2,245 face off wins compared to 2,385 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.5%. On defense Arizona has 1,921 hits and they've blocked 1,118 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis has attempted 3,842 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,919 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.8% as they have 2,875 shots while they've given up 2,899 attempts on defense. The Blues have an offensive zone percentage of 48.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.4% as they've compiled 2,211 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,172 face off losses. On defense St. Louis has blocked 1,020 shot attempts and they have 1,552 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Coyotes/Blues NHL game against the moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona +248

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