Two clubs facing each other for the first time this season, the Ottawa Senators and the Arizona Coyotes meet at Gila River Arena for a cross-continent showdown. The match will get started at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 30, and it is being televised live on Fox Sports Arizona.
Ottawa Senators at Arizona Coyotes Odds
Ottawa (+165) is playing the role of underdog to Arizona (-190) and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-125 for the over, +105 for the under).
Arizona is 5-5 straight up (SU) and has netted 0.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. That early-season winning percentage is a welcome improvement over the 29-53 record from last year’s regular season campaign. Of its 10 regular season contests, seven have gone under the total, while two have gone over and just one has pushed. The team’s 2-2 SU at home this year.
The Coyotes have converted on just 10.3 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that puts them in the bottom- overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked fourth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 89.3 percent of all penalties.
As a collective unit, the Coyotes have been penalized 3.8 times per game this season. Last year, that number was at 3.3, the fifth-best figure in the league. After serving an average of 7.8 penalty minutes per game a season ago the team’s been forced to kill penalties for 8.4 minutes per outing this year.
Sporting a .921 save percentage and 24.9 saves per game, Antti Raanta (3-4) has been the top goalkeeper for Arizona this year. If the Coyotes, however, choose to give him the night off, head coach Rick Tocchet might turn to Darcy Kuemper (2-1-1 record, .957 save percentage, 1.34 goals against average).
Clayton Keller and Vinnie Hinostroza will each be focal points for the Coyotes. Keller (seven points) has tallied five goals and two assists and has recorded two or more points in two different games this year. Hinostroza has three goals and three assists to his credit and has recorded a point in three games.
Ottawa is 4-6 straight up (SU) and has earned 0.3 units for moneyline bettors this season. Through 10 regular season contests, seven of its games have gone over the total, while two have gone under the total and just one has pushed. As the road team so far, the Senators are 1-3 SU.
The Senators have converted on 25.8 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 28th overall and it’s successfully killed off 69.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
Ottawa’s skaters have been penalized 4.4 times per game this season, a number that’s risen some from the 3.5 penalties per game given up last year. After serving an average of 8.1 penalty minutes per game a season ago the team has been forced to stave off opponent power plays for 10.7 minutes per matchup this year.
Craig Anderson (35.1 saves per game) has been the primary option in the net for Ottawa. Anderson owns a 4-5-2 record, while registering a .908 save percentage and 3.54 goals against average this year.
Thomas Chabot (three goals, 10 assists) has been one of the most vital offensive facilitators for the visiting Senators.
Ottawa Senators vs. Arizona Coyotes Betting Predictions
Free Prediction: SU Winner – Coyotes, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- Ottawa has scored 3.5 goals per game overall this year, but has been averaging 2.3 goals per contest over its three-game losing streak.
- The Coyotes are 0-3 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 2-5 in games where they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total.
- After going 2-5 in games decided by a shootout last year, the Coyotes are off to a 1-0 start in shootouts this season. Ottawa went 2-7 in shootouts last year and has yet to participate in one this time around.
- The total has gone under in three of Arizona’s last five games.
- Arizona has averaged 2.6 goals per game overall this season, but has upped it to 5.0 per matchup over its three-game winning streak.
