Arizona Coyotes (20-20-5) vs Minnesota Wild (27-13-3)
Game Info: Monday, April 19, 2021 at 9:00 pm (Gila River Arena)
Betting Odds: Arizona Coyotes +131 / Minnesota Wild -145 --- Over/Under: 5.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Minnesota Wild and Arizona Coyotes meet Monday in NHL action at the Gila River Arena.
The Minnesota Wild look for a win after winning six of their last nine games. The Minnesota Wild are averaging three goals per game and are scoring on 16.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 17 goals, Jordan Greenway has 20 assists and Kevin Fiala has 126 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 83.8 percent of their opponents power plays. Cam Talbot has allowed 57 goals on 734 shots faced and Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 52 goals on 579 shots.
The Arizona Coyotes need a win after losing five of their last six games. The Arizona Coyotes are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 19.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Phil Kessel leads Arizona with 16 goals, Conor Garland has 22 assists and Jakob Chychrun has 124 shots on goal. Defensively, the Arizona Coyotes are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 80.3 percent of their opponents power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 44 goals on 510 shots faced and Antti Raanta has given up 38 goals on 401 shots.
The Wild are 2-7 in their last 9 road games and 21-10 in their last 31 overall. The Coyotes are 4-0 in their last 4 home games and 1-5 in their last 6 overall. The over is 12-3 in Wild last 15 road games. The over is 11-4 in Coyotes last 15 overall. The Wild are 10-4 in the last 14 meetings in Arizona and 19-7 in the last 26 meetings. The favorite is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. The home team is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
The Minnesota Wild haven't had the best success on the road lately, but they're quietly one of the hotter and more consistent teams in the league right now and that includes success against the Coyotes. The Wild have won five of the six meetings against the Coyotes this season and that includes four straight wins. The Arizona Coyotes have cooled off right when it looked like they were turning the corner, something they've done a lot over the years. I'll lay the reasonable price with the Wild on the road.
Randy’s Pick Minnesota Wild -145
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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