Nick Schmaltz, Taylor Hall, and the Arizona Coyotes will do battle against J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson, and the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena for a divisional showdown. The opening face-off is at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 16, and it is being televised live on Sportsnet Pacific.
Arizona Coyotes vs. Vancouver Canucks Odds
The Canucks (-135) are tabbed as the favorites over the Coyotes (+115) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-115 for the over, -105 for the under).
Arizona is 26-23 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 0.1 units this season. Through 49 regular season outings, 26 of its games have gone under the total, while 22 have gone over and just one has pushed. As the away team in 2019-20, the Coyotes are 14-11 SU.
Arizona has converted on 20.1 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 10th overall, and it has successfully killed off 82.5 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 28.7 saves per game with a .929 save percentage, Darcy Kuemper (15-10-2) has been the top option in goal for Arizona this season. If it decides to give him a rest, however, the team could turn to Antti Raanta (9-12-2), who has a .919 save percentage and 2.72 goals against average this year.
Over on the other bench, Vancouver is 25-22 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 3.4 units this year. 24 of its contests have gone over the total, while 20 have gone under and just three have pushed. This year, the team is 14-8 SU as the home team.
The Canucks have converted on 22.9 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s good enough for sixth-best in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 18th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jacob Markstrom (29.0 saves per game) has been the top option in the crease for the Canucks. Markstrom has 17 wins, 16 losses, and three OT losses to his credit and has recorded a pedestrian 2.77 goals against average and a .914 save percentage this season.
Arizona Coyotes vs. Vancouver Canucks Free Picks
Free Pick: SU Winner – Canucks, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Eight of Vancouver’s last ten games have been decided by two or more goals. The team is 5-3 overall in those games.
- The Coyotes are 11-5 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Canucks are 8-6 SU in games where they serve more minutes than the opposition.
- Arizona is 5-3 in games decided by a shootout this season while Vancouver is 3-1 in shootouts.
- For both of these clubs, the game went over the total in three of their past five outings.
- Arizona skaters have averaged 4.6 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 8.8 giveaways per game (the eighth-fewest in the NHL).
- Vancouver is ranked 3rd this season with just 7.9 giveaways per game. That figure has improved, however, as it’s averaged 5.8 giveaways over its last 10 games and 3.8 giveaways over its last five.
