Arizona Coyotes vs Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks, Best Bets and Odds 11/20/21

The Detroit Red Wings and Arizona Coyotes meet Saturday in NHL action at the Gila River Arena. The Detroit Red Wings need a win after losing three of their last four games. The Arizona Coyotes need a win to rebound from a 2-13-2 record.

The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 16.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Bertuzzi leads Detroit with 9 goals, Lucas Raymond has 11 assists and Dylan Larkin has 50 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 77.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alex Nedeljkovic has given up 29 goals on 331 shots faced, and Thomas Greiss has allowed 31 goals on 312 shots.

The Arizona Coyotes are averaging 1.6 goals per game and are scoring on 16.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Lawson Crouse leads Arizona with 5 goals, Shayne Gostisbehere has 11 assists and Jakob Chychrun has 54 shots on goal. Defensively, the Arizona Coyotes are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 67.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carter Hutton has given up 15 goals on 58 shots faced, and Karel Vejmelka has given up 32 goals on 311 shots.

The Red Wings are 13-57 in their last 70 road games and 41-101 in their last 142 overall. The Coyotes are 1-8 in their last 9 home games and 16-35 in their last 51 overall. The over is 5-0 in Red Wings last 5 road games. The under is 7-3 in Coyotes last 10 overall. The Red Wings are 25-9-3 in the last 37 meetings in Arizona and 46-20-6 in the last 72 meetings.

The Detroit Red Wings aren’t the most trustworthy team in the world, especially on the road, where they’ve been losers for quite some time. However, backing the Coyotes in any shape or form isn’t an option. The Arizona Coyotes are making a strong case as the worst team in hockey, and the offense is downright pitiful. Give me the Red Wings.