The Colorado Avalanche and the Arizona Coyotes meet in NHL action from the Mullett Arena on Wednesday night. It’s a rematch from the desert, who comes out on top? Let’s dive in and find out with our Avalanche vs. Coyotes Prediction.

Colorado Avalanche Team Preview

The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to make it back-to-back wins over Arizona after a 4-1 win over Arizona last time out. Nathan MacKinnon has 54 points with a team-high 18 goals and 36 assists while Cale Makar has 39 points with 25 assists. Mikko Rantanen has 42 points with 17 goals and 25 assists and Valeri Nichushkin has 33 points split between 16 goals and 17 assists this season. Alexandar Georgiev has started 26 games for Colorado, going 17-8-1 with a 2.93 GAA and a .900 save percentage this season while Ivan Prosvetov is 4-3-1 with a 2.84 GAA and a .906 save percentage this season.

Colorado Avalanche Team Facts

The home team has won each of the Avalanche’s last seven games.
The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Avalanche’s last six games.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in seven of the Avalanche’s last eight games.
The Avalanche have lost the third period in each of their last four games against Central Division opponents.

Arizona Coyotes Team Preview

The Arizona Coyotes come into this game looking to bounce back and get revenge over the Avalanche after the loss last time out. Clayton Keller leads the Coyotes with 30 points including 12 goals and 18 assists while Matias Maccelli has 24 points with 18 assists of his own. Nick Schmaltz has 22 points with 10 goals and 12 assists. Alex Kerfoot has 21 points with 17 assists while Lawson Crouse and Nick Bjugstad each have 20 points with Crouse logging a team-high 14 goals while Bjugstad has 14 assists. Michael Carcone has 14 goals of his own as well this season. Connor Ingram has posted a 12-7 record with a 2.62 GAA and a .916 save percentage in goal for Arizona while Karel Vejmelka is 5-7-2 with a 2.95 GAA and a .906 save percentage this season. The Coyotes will meet the Ducks after this one.

Arizona Coyotes Team Facts

The Coyotes have won four of their last five games as home underdogs.
The Coyotes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five night games following a road loss.
The Coyotes have won the third period in each of their last four games.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in five of the Coyotes’ last six games against opponents on a winning streak.

Matchup/League Facts

The Arizona Coyotes rank 30th in the league for shots per game this season (27.1).
The Arizona Coyotes are one of only four teams to lose a game when leading by 2 or more goals after Period 1 this season.
The Colorado Avalanche rank 2nd in the league for goals per game this season (3.65).
The Colorado Avalanche rank T6th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (83.33%).

Avalanche vs. Coyotes Prediction

I’m leaning towards Arizona here. Colorado looks to be back on track, but it feels like the break just came at a bad time for the Avs as they were starting to build momentum again. Arizona’s done their best work at home all year long and beat the Avs in this building just a couple of weeks ago. Give me the Coyotes and the plus money.