Clayton Keller, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and the Arizona Coyotes are set to face off against Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, and the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in an East-West showdown. Fox Sports Arizona will showcase the game, and the puck drops at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 11.
Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals Odds
Losing -2.7 units for moneyline bettors, Washington is 7-8 straight up (SU) overall thus far. That early-season winning percentage is a big slide from what the team managed during last year’s regular season (49-33). Through 15 regular season contests, nine of its games have gone over the total, while five have gone under and just one has pushed. The team is 5-4 SU at home this year.
The Capitals enter the matchup with the third-best power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve scored on 32.7 percent of their extra-man opportunities this year. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 28th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 72.2 percent of all penalties.
Sporting a .903 save percentage and 28.7 saves per game, Braden Holtby (5-7-3) has been the top option in goal for Washington this year. If the Caps, however, choose to rest him, head coach Todd Reirden could turn to Pheonix Copley (2-2-2 record, .898 save percentage, 3.14 goals against average).
Arizona has earned moneyline bettors 0.4 units this season and is currently 7-8 straight up (SU). A total of seven of its matches have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. The Coyotes are 3-5 SU as the away team this season.
The Coyotes have converted on just 15.9 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s ranked 23rd in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked first overall and it’s successfully killed off 91.5 percent of all penalties.
Antti Raanta (27.4 saves per game) has been the primary option in the net for Arizona. Raanta owns a 5-4 record, while registering a .929 save percentage and 2.10 goals against average this year.
Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals Betting Predictions
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Notes
Betting Notes
The total has gone over in each of Arizona’s last five outings.
The Coyotes have averaged the league’s fifth-most shots on goal (34.1) and Washington has attempted the 22nd-most (just 30.2).
Over Arizona’s last ten games, eight of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 5-3 in those games).
The Capitals this season have registered the fifth-most hits per game in the NHL (24.8).
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