Los Angeles Kings (9-7-4) vs Arizona Coyotes (9-9-3)
Game Info: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 10:00 pm (Staples Center)
Betting Odds: Los Angeles Kings -110 / Arizona Coyotes -110 --- Over/Under: 5.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings meet Wednesday in NHL action at the Staples Center.
The Arizona Coyotes need a win after losing six of their last nine games. The Arizona Coyotes are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 19.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Christian Dvorak leads Arizona with nine goals, Conor Garland has 12 assists and Jakob Chychrun has 58 shots on goal. Defensively, the Arizona Coyotes are allowing three goals per game and are killing 81.7 percent of their opponents power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 38 goals on 435 shots faced and Antti Raanta has given up 16 goals on 152 shots.
The Los Angeles Kings look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The Los Angeles Kings are averaging three goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Dustin Brown leads Los Angeles with 11 goals, Anze Kopitar has 19 assists and Jeff Carter has 59 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 85.9 percent of their opponents power plays. Jonathan Quick has given up 27 goals on 277 shots faced and Calvin Petersen has given up 26 goals on 360 shots.
The Coyotes are 7-21 in their last 28 road games and 20-43 in their last 63 games playing on 3 or more days rest. The Kings are 4-0 in their last 4 Wednesday games and 6-2 in their last 8 overall. The over is 4-1 in Coyotes last 5 overall. The under is 5-2 in Kings last 7 overall. The Coyotes are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Los Angeles. The road team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
The Arizona Coyotes continue to prove you can never buy into what they're selling, as right when they show flashes of promise, they lose six of their next nine games. The Los Angeles Kings are playing surprisingly well as of late with improved goaltending, and they have two wins this season over the Coyotes. I just can't get behind the Coyotes right now. I'll take the cheap price with the Kings at home.
Randy’s Pick Los Angeles Kings -110
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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