A couple of teams facing each other for the second time this season, the Arizona Coyotes and the Minnesota Wild take the ice at the Xcel Energy Center. The puck drops at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 14, and you’ll be able to watch this Western Conference matchup live on Fox Arizona Plus.
Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild Odds
Arizona (+100) is playing the role of underdog to Minnesota (-120), and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total sit at -135 for the under and +115 for the over.
Arizona is 11-8 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 2.9 units this season. Through 19 regular season matches, 11 of its games have gone under the total, while seven have gone over and just one has pushed. The Coyotes are 7-4 SU as the away team in 2019-20.
Arizona has converted on 16.9 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 16th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 80.7 percent of all penalties.
Arizona, as a collective unit, has been penalized just 3.2 times per game during the 2019-20 season, 3.6 per game over its last five games total, and 3.2 per game over its last five road outings. The team has had to kill penalties just 7.3 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
With a .931 save percentage and 27.0 saves per game, Darcy Kuemper (8-5) has been the primary option in goal for Arizona this season. If Arizona chooses to rest him, however, they may turn to Antti Raanta (3-3-2), who has a .912 save percentage and 3.06 goals against average this year.
The visiting Coyotes will be led by Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller. Schmaltz has 15 points via four goals and 11 assists, and has recorded two or more points in three different games. Keller has four goals and nine assists to his name (and has notched a point in 10 games).
On the other side of the ice, Minnesota is 6-12 straight up (SU) and has lost 6.6 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 18 regular season matches, 10 of its games have gone over the total, while six have gone under and just two have pushed. This season, the team’s 3-2 SU as the home team.
Minnesota has converted on 17.9 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 14th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.1 percent of all penalties.
The Wild have been penalized 3.8 times per game this season, 3.8 per game over their past five contests total, and 3.4 per game over their last five home outings. The team’s had to defend opponent power plays just 6.8 minutes per game over their last five home outings.
Devan Dubnyk (24.9 saves per game) has been the top choice in goal for Minnesota. Dubnyk has three wins, nine losses, and one overtime loss and has registered a mediocre 3.43 goals against average and a fairly-weak .893 save percentage this year.
The home team will be led on offense by Eric Staal (six goals, eight assists).
Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild Betting Predictions
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- For both of these clubs, the total has gone over in four of their last five matches.
- The Coyotes are 5-3 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Wild are 1-5 SU in games where they serve more minutes than their opponent.
- Minnesota is ranked 29th in the NHL this season with 6.0 takeaways per game. That figure has trended down recently, however, as the team has averaged 5.4 takeaways over its last 10 games and 4.4 takeaways over its last five.
- Arizona has averaged 8.4 takeaways per game over its last five road games, an improvement over its season average of 7.7 takeaways per game (ranked 13th in the NHL).
