Clayton Keller, Alex Galchenyuk, and the Arizona Coyotes will do battle against Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat, and the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena in a divisional matchup. The opening face-off is at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 21, and fans at home will be able to catch the game live on Sportsnet Pacific.
Arizona Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks Odds
The Canucks (-140) are tabbed as the favorites over the Coyotes (+120) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Arizona is 27-33 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 1.4 units this year. Through 60 regular season contests, 31 of its games have gone under the total, while 26 have gone over and just three have pushed. This 2018-19 Coyotes team is 16-16 SU on the road.
Arizona has converted on just 17.1 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that places them in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. Having said that, it has the best penalty kill in the league, and it’s successfully killed off a whopping 85.6 percent of its penalties..
With a .914 save percentage and 28.3 saves per game, Darcy Kuemper (15-19-5) has been the best option in goal for Arizona this season. If it chooses to give him a rest, however, Arizona could roll with Antti Raanta (6-6 record, .906 save percentage, 2.88 goals against average).
Vancouver’s 26-34 straight up (SU) and has earned 2.4 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 29 of its matches have gone under the total, while 27 have gone over and just four have pushed. This season, the team’s 13-14 SU as the home team.
The Canucks have converted on just 15.8 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that places them in the bottom 5 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 18th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jacob Markstrom (28.6 saves per game) has been the top choice in goal for the Canucks. Markstrom has 22 wins, 23 losses, and six OT losses and has recorded a .911 save percentage and 2.77 goals against average this year.
Arizona Coyotes vs. Vancouver Canucks Betting Predictions
Free NHL Tip: SU Winner – Canucks, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Over Arizona’s last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-4 in those games).
- Penalties and power plays could be key tonight. The Coyotes are 10-20 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 15-26 when they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 total minutes. The Canucks are 7-15 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 16-20 in games where total penalty minutes are in the single digits.
- Two of Vancouver’s last ten games have been decided by a shootout. The team is 2-0 in those games and 3-3 overall in shootouts this year.
- For both of these clubs, the game went over the total in three of their past five outings.
- Arizona is ranked eighth this season with 8.6 giveaways per game. That figure’s trended upward lately, as the team’s averaged 9.9 giveaways over its last 10 games and 11.4 giveaways over its last five.
- Vancouver is ranked 5th this season with just 7.5 giveaways per game. That figure has regressed, as it’s averaged 8.6 giveaways over its last 10 games and 9.2 giveaways over its last five.
- Arizona skaters have given out the league’s eighth-most hits per game (23.7), but the team’s recorded just 20.8 hits over their last five away games.
