The Minnesota Wild, spearheaded by Zach Parise and Eric Staal, are ready to take the ice against Clayton Keller, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena in a Western Conference tilt. The match will get started at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 31, and it will be broadcasted live on Fox Arizona Plus.
Minnesota Wild at Arizona Coyotes Odds
Netting 2.8 units for moneyline bettors, Arizona is 37-41 straight up (SU) overall thus far. That early-season winning percentage is a welcomed improvement compared to what the team managed during the 2017-18 season (29-53). Among the team’s 78 games this season, 32 have gone under the total, while 32 have gone over and just three have pushed. The team is 19-19 SU at home this season.
The Coyotes have converted on just 16.7 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that puts them in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated third overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 84.9 percent of all penalties.
With a .922 save percentage and 28.1 saves per game, Darcy Kuemper (25 wins, 27 losses, and eight OT losses) has been the primary option in goal for the Coyotes this year. If head coach Rick Tocchet decides to give him a rest, however, Arizona might go with Antti Raanta (6-6-6 record, .906 save percentage, 2.88 goals against average).
In the other locker room, Minnesota is 36-42 straight up (SU) and has lost 14.9 units for moneyline bettors thus far. A total of 41 of its games have gone under the total, while 30 have gone over and just seven have pushed. As an away team, the Wild are 21-18 SU.
The Wild have converted on 21.0 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 10th overall and it’s successfully killed off 81.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
Devan Dubnyk (25.6 saves per game) has been the primary choice in goal for Minnesota. Dubnyk owns a 31-34-6 record, while registering a .912 save percentage and 2.57 goals against average this year.
Minnesota Wild at Arizona Coyotes Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Coyotes, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Over Arizona’s last ten outings, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-4 in those games).
- Power plays and penalty kills could have a key role tonight. The Wild are 15-19 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 24-27 in games where they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total. The Coyotes are 16-23 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 24-32 when they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.
- Two of Arizona’s last ten games have gone to a shootout. The team is 0-2 in those games and 4-3 overall in shootouts this year.
- For both of these clubs, the under has hit in four of their past five games.
- Minnesota skaters have averaged 7.2 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 6.3 giveaways per game (ranked first in the NHL).
- Arizona has averaged 10.0 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 8.4 giveaways per game (the 7th-fewest in the NHL).
- The Coyotes this season have handed the ninth-most hits in the league (24.6 per game), but the team’s averaged 35.0 over their past five games as the home team.
