Clayton Keller, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and the Arizona Coyotes will face off against Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel, and the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena in a cross-country tilt. The game will get underway at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 10 and it can be viewed live on Fox Arizona Plus.
Arizona Coyotes at Pittsburgh Penguins Odds
With a moneyline of -215, Pittsburgh enters the contest as the noticeable favorite. The line for Arizona sits at +180 and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
Arizona is 7-7 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 0.4 units this season. Seven of its matches have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. The Coyotes are 3-4 SU on the road in 2018-19.
The Coyotes have scored on 17.5 percent of their power play opportunities so far. That mark hasn’t moved too much from last season, when they were ranked 27th in the NHL by scoring on 16.3 percent of their extra-man opportunities. Their penalty kill has gotten stronger, as they’ve gone from successfully defending 79.4 percent of opponents’ power plays (ranked 18th overall last season) to 91.1 percent this year..
Averaging 27.4 saves per game with a .929 save percentage, Antti Raanta (5-4) has been the primary option in goal for Arizona this year. If it decides to rest him, however, head coach Rick Tocchet could turn to Darcy Kuemper (2-3-1 record, .917 save percentage, 2.61 goals against average).
On the other side of the ice, Pittsburgh is 6-8 straight up (SU) and has lost 8.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. Seven of its contests have gone under the total, while five have gone over and just two have pushed. It’s 2-5 SU at home so far this year.
The Penguins have converted on just 23.8 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is also ranked 11th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.8 percent of all penalties.
Matt Murray (27.7 saves per game) has been the top selection in goal for the Penguins. Murray has four wins, five losses, and one overtime loss and has registered a pedestrian 3.87 goals against average and a fairly-weak .886 save percentage this season.
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Notes
Betting Notes
The over has hit in each of Arizona’s last five games.
Arizona skaters recorded 24.4 hits per game last season, while the Penguins accounted for 24.6 hits per matchup.
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