Nick Schmaltz, Clayton Keller, and the Arizona Coyotes are set to do battle against Max Pacioretty, Mark Stone, and the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in a divisional showdown. The match gets started at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, November 29, and it’ll be broadcasted live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights Odds
Oddsmakers have not yet posted moneyline or Over/Under odds for this matchup.
Arizona is 15-11 straight up (SU) and has earned 3.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 26 regular season outings, 16 of its games have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and just one has pushed. This 2019-20 Coyotes team is 8-5 SU on the road.
Arizona has converted on 19.2 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 18th out of 31 teams, and it has successfully killed off 81.1 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 28.4 saves per game with a .932 save percentage, Darcy Kuemper (10-7-1) has been the primary option in goal for Arizona this year. If it chooses to rest him, however, head coach Rick Tocchet may roll with Antti Raanta (5-4-2), who has a .926 save percentage and 2.62 goals against average this year.
Vegas is 12-15 straight up (SU) and has lost 11.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. 14 of its matches have gone over the total, while 12 have gone under and just one has pushed. The team is 6-8 SU at home this year.
The Golden Knights have converted on 21.2 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked eighth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 84.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
Marc-Andre Fleury has stopped 27.8 shots per game as the top netminder in goal for the Golden Knights. Fleury has 11 wins, nine losses, and two overtime losses and has registered a 2.54 goals against average and a .919 save percentage this season.
Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Golden Knights, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- The Coyotes (4-1 in shootouts) has more experience this season in games decided by shootout. The Golden Knights, however, is undefeated in two shootouts this year.
- For both of these teams, the under has hit in three of their past five games.
- Arizona has managed 28.4 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Vegas has been attempting 36.2 shots per game over its last five at home.
- Over Vegas’ last ten outings, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-4 in those games).
- The Knights this season have handed out the fourth-most hits per game in the NHL (28.0), but that number has risen to 37.8 over their past five games as the home team.
