Bridgestone Arena is the site for an intriguing matchup as the Nashville Predators square off against the visiting Arizona Coyotes. This Western Conference matchup gets started at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 29 and it will air live on Fox Sports Arizona.
Arizona Coyotes at Nashville Predators Odds
The Predators are 17-8 straight up (SU) and have earned moneyline bettors 4.9 units this year. That winning percentage, ranked second in the league in this young season, hasn’t moved much from the 53-29 record the team posted during the 2017-18 season campaign. Through 25 regular season outings, 13 of its games have gone under the total, while 11 have gone over and just one has pushed. Thus far, the team is 9-4 SU at home.
Nashville’s converted on just 15.8 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s ranked 26th overall in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 16th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.0 percent of all penalties.
Nashville, as a collective unit, has been penalized 3.9 times per game overall this season, and 5.0 per game over its last five outings. The team has been forced to stave off opposition power plays for 9.2 minutes per game over its last five home outings.
Boasting a .938 save percentage and 25.8 saves per game, Pekka Rinne (11-5-1) has been the principal goalkeeper for the Predators this season. If they, however, decide to give him the night off, Nashville might turn to Juuse Saros (7-4-4 record, .891 save percentage, 3.29 goals against average).
Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen will each lead the offensive attack for the Predators. Forsberg (22 points) is up to 14 goals and eight assists and has recorded multiple points in five different games this year. Johansen has four goals and 17 assists to his credit and has notched a point in 13 games.
Over on the other bench, Arizona is 10-13 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.2 units for moneyline bettors thus far. A total of 12 of its contests have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and just one has pushed. Arizona’s 5-6 SU as the visiting team this season.
Arizona has converted on just 15.3 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that places it in the bottom- overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked third overall and it’s successfully killed off 89.2 percent of all penalties.
Arizona’s players have been whistled for penalties 4.0 times per game in total this season, and 3.2 per game over their last five road outings. The team’s had to kill penalties just 7.0 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Antti Raanta (26.5 saves per game) has been the primary choice in goal for Arizona. Raanta has six wins and six losses to his credit, and has registered a .906 save percentage and 2.88 goals against average this year.
Leading the offensive firepower for the visiting Coyotes will be Clayton Keller (six goals, eight assists) and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (two goals, 10 assists).
Arizona Coyotes vs. Nashville Predators Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Predators, O/U – Over
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The under has hit in three of Nashville’s last five outings.
Arizona has managed 26.8 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Nashville is averaging 36.4 shots per game over its last five at home.
Over Arizona’s last ten games, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-4 in those games).
Arizona skaters registered 24.4 hits per game last season, while the Preds logged 21.0 hits per contest.
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