Clayton Keller, Alex Galchenyuk, and the Arizona Coyotes will do battle against Alex Tuch, Jonathan Marchessault, and the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena for a divisional showdown. AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain will broadcast the matchup, and the action gets underway at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 12.
Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights Odds
Arizona (+200) is currently the underdog to Vegas (-240) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total sit at -125 for the over and +105 for the under.
Vegas is 31-26 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.5 units for moneyline bettors thus far. That winning percentage, the third-best in the Pacific Division so far in the early season, is a slide from what the team managed during last year’s regular season (51-31). Of the team’s 57 games this season, 25 have gone under the total, while 25 have gone over and just four have pushed. The team’s 16-10 SU at home this season.
The Golden Knights have converted on 18.7 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked seventh overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 83.4 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 25.4 saves per game with a .911 save percentage, Marc-Andre Fleury (29-20-4) has been the most dependable option in goal for Vegas this season. If Vegas chooses to give him a rest, however, it may roll with Malcolm Subban (2-6-6 record, .904 save percentage, 2.95 goals against average).
Arizona has lost 1.4 units for moneyline bettors this year and is currently 24-31 straight up (SU). A total of 28 of its games have gone under the total, while 24 have gone over and just three have pushed. As the away team, the Coyotes are 14-15 SU so far.
The Coyotes have converted on 17.3 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked first overall and it’s successfully killed off 85.1 percent of all penalties.
Darcy Kuemper (28.1 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for Arizona. Kuemper has 12 wins, 18 losses, and five OT losses to his credit, and has registered a .911 save percentage and 2.75 goals against average this year.
Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights Betting Picks
Free Prediction: SU Winner – Golden Knights, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Over Vegas’ last ten outings, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-4 in those games).
- Power plays and penalty kills may be extremely important tonight. The Coyotes are 8-19 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 12-24 in games where they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 minutes, in total. The Golden Knights are 12-10 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 25-21 when they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.
- Arizona is 2-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Vegas is 2-1 in shootouts.
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their last five matchups.
- Arizona has averaged 10.6 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 8.3 giveaways per game (the sixth-fewest in the league).
- Vegas is ranked 13th this season with 9.6 giveaways per game. That figure has regressed, as the team’s averaged 10.8 giveaways over its last 10 games and 12.6 giveaways over its last five.
- This game features a couple of the tougher defenses in the league. Arizona skaters have accounted for the 11th-most hits in the league (23.4 per game) and the Knights have handed the third-most (27.1).
