In their fourth and final head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the Arizona Coyotes and the Anaheim Ducks take the ice at the Honda Center. The opening face-off is at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 29, and you’ll be able to watch this divisional matchup live on Prime Ticket.
Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks Odds
Arizona (-125) is favored over Anaheim (+105), and the Over/Under (O/U) has been placed at 5 goals. The odds for betting the total sit at -140 money on the over and +120 on the under.
Arizona is 26-25 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.0 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 27 of its matches have gone under the total, while 23 have gone over and just one has pushed. The Coyotes are 14-13 SU on the road in 2019-20.
Arizona has converted on 20.6 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 14th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 81.8 percent of its penalties.
For the team as a whole, Arizona has been penalized just 3.1 times per game overall this season, 3.4 per game over its last five outings total, and 2.8 per game over its last five games as the visiting team. The team’s had to kill penalties just 6.4 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
With a .929 save percentage and 28.7 saves per game, Darcy Kuemper (15-10-2) has been the primary option in goal for Arizona this season. If it decides to rest him, however, Arizona could turn to Antti Raanta (9-13-2 record, .912 save percentage, 2.94 goals against average).
Taylor Hall and Nick Schmaltz will both lead the offensive attack for the visiting Coyotes. Hall has 40 points via 13 goals and 27 assists, and has recorded two or more points nine times. Schmaltz has seven goals and 28 assists to his creditand has notched a point in 25 games.
On the other bench, Anaheim is 19-30 straight up (SU) and has lost 10.6 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 49 regular season contests, 26 of its games have gone over the total, while 22 have gone under and just one has pushed. This year, the team’s 11-12 SU at home.
Anaheim has converted on just 15.4 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that places it in the bottom 5 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 24th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 77.2 percent of all opponent power plays.
The Ducks have been penalized 4.1 times per game this season, and 2.5 per game over their past ten match ups. The team’s had to stave off opponent power plays just 6.2 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
John Gibson has stopped 28.3 shots per game as the top option in goal for Anaheim. Gibson has 14 wins, 23 losses, and three overtime losses to his name and has recorded a pedestrian 2.99 goals against average and a poor .905 save percentage this year.
The Ducks offense will be led by Ryan Getzlaf (11 goals, 22 assists).
Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks Free Picks
NHL Pick: SU Winner – Ducks, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- The total has gone over in three of Arizona’s last five outings.
- The Ducks are 6-11 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 11-15 in games where they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 total minutes.
- Anaheim is 4-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Arizona is 5-3 in shootouts.
- Anaheim skaters have created 7.0 takeaways per game over its last five home games, a slight drop from its season average of 6.5 takeaways per game (ranked 28th overall).
- Arizona skaters have forced 6.6 takeaways per game over its last five road games, right in line with its season average of 6.7 takeaways per game (ranked 25th).
