In their third and last head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the Arizona Coyotes and the St. Louis Blues collide at the Enterprise Center. This Western Conference matchup gets started at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 12, and it can be seen live on Fox Sports Arizona.
Arizona Coyotes vs. St. Louis Blues Odds
Moneyline odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
The Blues are 36-32 straight up (SU) and have earned 3.0 units for moneyline bettors this season. That winning percentage, the third-best in the Central Division in this young season, is right in line with the 44-38 record the team posted during the 2017-18 season campaign. Of the team’s 68 games this season, 27 have gone under the total, while 27 have gone over and just four have pushed. Thus far, the team’s 17-16 SU at home.
St. Louis has converted on 20.1 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 14th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.8 percent of all penalties.
St. Louis, as a collective unit, has been called for penalties 3.5 times per game overall this season, and 1.6 per game over its last five contests at home. The team’s had to kill penalties for just 5.5 minutes per game over its last 10 outings, in total.
Sporting a .903 save percentage and 24.9 saves per game, Jake Allen (18-24-6) has been the top goalkeeper for the Blues this season. If they decide to give him the evening off, however, head coach Craig Berube could roll with Jordan Binnington (16-6-6 record, .929 save percentage, 1.80 goals against average).
Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko will both lead the offensive attack for the Blues. O’Reilly (66 points) has tallied 26 goals and 40 assists and has recorded multiple points on 19 separate occasions this year. Tarasenko has 28 goals and 30 assists to his name and has recorded at least one point in 39 games.
Arizona has earned 6.8 units for moneyline bettors this year and is currently 34-35 straight up (SU). Through 69 regular season matches, 36 of its games have gone under the total, while 29 have gone over and just three have pushed. Arizona’s 17-17 SU as a road team this season.
Arizona has converted on just 16.7 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s ranked 24th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked second overall and it’s successfully killed off 85.1 percent of all penalties.
Arizona’s players have been whistled for penalties only 3.3 times per game this season, and 2.0 per game over their last five on the road. The team’s had to stave off opponent power plays just 5.6 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Darcy Kuemper (28.2 saves per game) has been the main option in goal for Arizona. Kuemper owns a 22-21-5 record, and has registered a .918 save percentage and 2.55 goals against average this year.
Clayton Keller (13 goals, 31 assists) has been one of the top offensive playmakers for the visiting Coyotes.
Arizona Coyotes at St. Louis Blues Betting Predictions
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The total has gone under in three of Arizona’s last five games.
- Arizona has managed 30.6 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while St. Louis is averaging 36.6 shots per game over its last five at home.
- Penalties and power plays could be extremely important in this game. The Coyotes are 14-21 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 22-27 in games where they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total. The Blues are 19-16 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 25-20 in games where they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.
- Two of Arizona’s past 10 outings have ended in a shootout. The team is 2-0 in those games and 4-1 overall in shootouts this season.
- St. Louis skaters have forced 9.6 takeaways per game over its last five home games, an improvement over its season average of 8.2 takeaways per game (ranked 9th).
- Arizona is ranked 25th in the NHL this season with 6.6 takeaways per game. That figure has trended upward recently, as it’s created 7.3 takeaways over its last 10 games and 8.2 takeaways over its last five.
- Arizona may hold an advantage if this one comes down to the wire. The team’s 15-13 in one-goal games, while St. Louis is 12-15 in such games.
