Colorado Avalanche (22-8-4) vs Arizona Coyotes (16-14-5)
Game Info: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 9:30 pm (Ball Arena)
Betting Odds: Colorado Avalanche -255 / Arizona Coyotes +226 --- Over/Under: 5.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Arizona Coyotes and the Colorado Avalanche meet in NHL action from the Ball Arena on Wednesday night.
The Arizona Coyotes will look to add to their 4-0 win over San Jose from their last matchup. Clayton Keller leads the Coyotes in scoring with 28 points including 11 goals and a team-high 17 assists while Phil Kessel and Conor Garland each have 26 points with Kessel logging a team-high 14 goals with 12 apples and Garland chipping in a team-high 17 assists. Jakob Chychrun has 9 goals and 13 assists for his 22 points while Christian Dvorak has 11 goals and Nick Schmaltz has 12 assists this season. As a team, Arizona is averaging 2.5 goals on 25.9 shots with a 21.1% success rate on the power play while allowing 2.9 goals on 31.4 shots with an 83.5% success rate on the PK this season.
The Colorado Avalanche will try to add to a 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks last time out. Mikko Rantanen leads the Avs in scoring with 40 points split between a team-high 20 goals and 20 assists while Nathan MacKinnon’s on 38 points with a team-high 28 assists. Gabriel Landeskog’s got 30 points with 12 goals and 18 assists and Sam Girard has 21 assists this season while Nazem Kadri and Joonas Donskoi each have double-digit goal and assist totals this season. As a team, Colorado is averaging 3.5 goals on 35.2 shots with a 22.8% success rate on the PP while giving up 2.2 goals on 24.9 shots with an 87.3% kill rate on the PK this season.
Arizona is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall and 9-19 in their last 28 games following a win while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games as a road underdog. Colorado is 8-1 in their last 9 home games and 9-2 in their last 11 games overall while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record. Arizona is 1-7 in the last 8 meetings between these two teams in Colorado and 2-6 in the last 8 meetings between these two teams overall.
There’s no denying the fact that Colorado has done a good job taking care of business against the teams that they should beat, but Arizona’s stepped up to the plate more often than not against the Avs this season, with 4 of the 6 meetings being Arizona wins or a cover on the +1.5 puckline which is almost the play you have to take on the other side if you like Colorado because of these insane prices. Arizona also comes in winning three straight and four of their last five, including a 5-4 win over Colorado just over a week ago. I think the Coyotes show up here and steal one from Colorado so give me Arizona and the plus money here.
Chris’s Pick Arizona +225
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
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