In their first of three head-to-head meetings this season, the Arizona Coyotes and the Winnipeg Jets collide at Bell MTS Place in a Western Conference matchup. Fox Sports Arizona will broadcast the action, which gets going at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 20.
Arizona Coyotes at Winnipeg Jets Odds
Winnipeg heads into the game as the noticeable favorite with a moneyline of -205. The line for Arizona sits at +175 and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. The line for betting the total stands at -120 over, +100 under.
Winnipeg is 4-3 straight up (SU) and has recorded -0.2 units for moneyline bettors thus far. That winning percentage, ranked second in the Central Division so far this season, is a big slide from what the team recorded during last year’s regular season (52-30). Of the team’s seven games this season, one have gone under the total, while one has gone over and two have pushed. The team’s 3-1 SU at home this season.
The Jets have successfully converted on 35.3 percent of their power play opportunities so far. That’s a big improvement from last season, when they were ranked sixth in the league by scoring on 23.4 percent of their extra-man advantages. Their penalty kill has held firm year-over-year as they’ve gone from successfully defending 81.0 percent of opponents’ power plays (ranked 11th overall last season) to 80.8 percent this year.
The Jets, as a collective unit, have been penalized 5.1 times per game this season, a number that’s swelled from last year’s 3.8 penalties per game they surrendered. After serving an average of 8.6 penalty minutes per game a season ago the team’s been forced to kill penalties for a whopping 17.6 minutes per matchup this year.
With a .914 save percentage and 28.3 saves per game, Connor Hellebuyck (3-3-1) has been the principal option in goal for Winnipeg this season. If Winnipeg decides to give him a rest, however, head coach Paul Maurice might go with Laurent Brossoit (1-0 record, .977 save percentage, 1.00 goals against average).
The Jets will continue to rely on leadership from Patrik Laine and Josh Morrissey. Laine (five points) is up to three goals and two assists while Morrissey has five assists to his name so far in the season’s early stages.
On the other hand, Arizona is 2-4 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline thus far. Through six regular season matches, five of its games have gone under the total, while none have gone over and one has pushed. As the away team so far, the Coyotes are 2-2 SU.
The Coyotes have scored on 13.3 percent of their power play chances this year after converting on 16.3 percent of their extra-man opportunities last season (a mark that was ranked just 27th in the NHL). The team’s gone from killing off 79.4 percent of opponent power plays (ranked 18th overall last season) to 92.9 percent this year.
Arizona’s players have been penalized only 3.2 times per game this season. Last year, that number was at 3.3, which was the fifth-best mark in the league. After serving an average of 7.8 penalty minutes per game a season ago the team has had to stave off opponent power plays for 6.3 minutes per matchup this year.
Antti Raanta (1.98 goals against average and .921 save percentage) has been the main option in goal for Arizona. Raanta is averaging 23.4 saves per game and owns a 2-3 record.
Leading the offensive attack for the visiting Coyotes will be Vinnie Hinostroza (two goals, one assist) and Clayton Keller (one goal, two assists).
Arizona Coyotes at Winnipeg Jets Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Jets, O/U – Over
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The Coyotes are 0-2 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 2-4 when they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total.
After posting a 2-5 record in games decided by a shootout last year, Arizona is off to a 1-0 start in shootouts this season. Winnipeg was 4-2 in shootouts last year and has yet to participate in one this time around.
The total has gone under in four of Winnipeg’s last five outings.
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