Vegas Golden Knights (12-10) vs. Arizona Coyotes (5-16-2)
December 3, 2021 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: Arizona Coyotes +190 / Vegas Golden Knights -222; Over/Under: +6
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The Vegas Golden Knights and the Arizona Coyotes meet in NHL action from the Gila River Arena on Friday night.
The Vegas Golden Knights could use a win after a 6-5 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in their last game. Chandler Stephenson leads the Golden Knights with 20 points including a team-high 12 assists while Jonathan Marchessault has 14 points with 9 goals. Reilly Smith has 16 points with a team-high 10 goals and Shea Theodore has 12 points with Theodore logging 8 helpers while Nicolas Roy leads Vegas with a +4 plus/minus rating this season. Alex Pietrangelo also has 13 points with 4 goals and 9 assists on the year. Robin Lehner’s seen the bulk of the action in goal for Vegas, going 9-9 with a 3.08 GAA and a .909 save percentage this season.
The Arizona Coyotes will look to bounce back from a 5-2 loss at the hands of Minnesota in their last game. Shayne Gostisbehere leads the Coyotes in scoring with 16 points including a team-high 13 assists while Lawson Crouse has 10 points with 5 goals along with 5 assists. Clayton Keller has 15 points with a team-high 6 goals and 9 apples and Phil Kessel has 12 points with 9 assists as well this season for the ‘Yotes. Karel Vejmelka’s seen the bulk of the action in goal for Arizona, going 2-9-1 with a 2.80 GAA and an .916 save percentage while Scott Wedgewood is 3-4-1 with a 2.75 GAA and a .921 save percentage.
Vegas is 39-12 in their last 51 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 4-0-1 in their last 5 games as a road favorite. Arizona is 17-37 in their last 54 games overall and 18-41 in their last 59 games as an underdog while the under is 7-3 in their last 10 games overall.
I get the case that could be made either way here, but I’m, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, leaning towards Arizona here. Something’s just off with this version of the Vegas Golden Knights and as bad as Arizona’s been this season, they’ve done a good job at picking up wins here and there. I think this is no different as the Coyotes find a way to steal one here.
