David Pastrnak, Patrice Bergeron, and the Boston Bruins will face off against Clayton Keller, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena in an East-West showdown. New England Sports Network will broadcast the matchup, and the opening face-off is at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 17.
Boston Bruins at Arizona Coyotes Odds
With a -115 moneyline, Boston heads into the game as the slight favorite. The line for the Coyotes sits at -105, and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-115 for the over, -105 for the under).
Boston is 10-9 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 19 regular season outings, 11 of its games have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. As a road team this season, the Bruins are 3-7 SU.
Boston comes into the match up with the third-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as it’s scored on 30.8 percent of its extra-man chances this year. Its penalty kill is ranked 23rd out of 31 teams, and the team’s successfully killed off 77.8 percent of its penalties..
Sporting a .932 save percentage and 27.4 saves per game, Jaroslav Halak (6-6-2) has been the primary option in goal for Boston this year. If head coach Bruce Cassidy decides to rest him, however, the team could roll with Tuukka Rask (4-5-1), who has a .912 save percentage and 2.78 goals against average this year.
On the other side of the rink, Arizona is 9-9 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 1.5 units this season. Through 18 regular season outings, 10 of its games have gone under the total, while seven have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 5-3 SU at home thus far.
The Coyotes have converted on just 15.8 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s ranked 25th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked first overall, and it’s successfully killed off 91.4 percent of all penalties.
Darcy Kuemper (29.6 saves per game) has been the top option in goal for the Coyotes. Kuemper has four wins, five losses, and one OT loss and has recorded a .917 save percentage and 2.77 goals against average this year.
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Notes
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The total has gone under in three of Arizona’s last five outings.
After averaging the ninth-most shots in the league last season (32.8 per game), Boston’s attempted 29.7 shots per game overall this season, and 27.0 in its last five road outings.
Boston skaters registered 24.3 hits per game last season, while the Coyotes logged 24.4 hits per matchup.
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