Gila River Arena will play host to an enticing showdown as the Arizona Coyotes open their season at home against the visiting Boston Bruins. This East-West matchup gets started at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 5 and it’s being shown live on New England Sports Network.
Boston Bruins vs. Arizona Coyotes Odds
Boston (-135) is being labeled as the favorite over Arizona (+115) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals. If gamblers want to wager on this matchup’s total, they’ll be looking at odds of -105 money on the over and -115 on the under.
The Boston Bruins went 49-33 straight up (SU) last season, while the Arizona Coyotes finished just 39-43.
The visiting Bruins managed to score 3.19 goals per game on offense (32.7 shot attempts per game), while the defense allowed 2.51 goals per contest. Opponents attempted 29.8 shots per game on the Bruins last year.
Fueled by 30.7 offensive shot attempts per contest, the Coyotes recorded 2.60 goals/game. They allowed 30.7 shots and 2.72 goals per game on defense.
The Bruins found the net on 27.6% of their power play opportunities during the 2018-19 season. They successfully killed off 81.8% of all opposition power plays.
The Coyotes converted on 16.2% of their man-advantages and killed off 85.0% of the power plays encountered by the defense.
Boston Bruins at Arizona Coyotes Betting Picks
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Coyotes, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Arizona was 4-3 in in shootouts last season. Boston was 2-3 in games that ended in a shootout.
- Arizona’s skaters recorded 7.1 takeaways per game and allowed 8.5 giveaways per contest.
- Boston skaters averaged 8.5 takeaways per game while giving the puck away 9.7 times per game in 2018-19
