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Coyotes vs Predators Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/9/23

Nashville Predators (31-23-7) vs. Arizona Coyotes (22-32-10)
March 9, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Arizona Coyotes +160 / Nashville Predators -204; Over/Under: +6
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The Nashville Predators and Arizona Coyotes meet Thursday in NHL action at the Mullett Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Nashville Predators are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 19.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Filip Forsberg leads Nashville with 19 goals, Roman Josi has 39 assists and Matt Duchene has 142 shots on goal. Defensively, the Nashville Predators are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 81.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Juuse Saros has allowed 128 goals on 1,541 shots faced, and Kevin Lankinen has allowed 35 goals on 451 shots.

The Arizona Coyotes are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 18.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Clayton Keller leads Arizona with 26 goals, Matias Maccell has 28 assists and Barrett Hayton has 133 shots on goal. Defensively, the Arizona Coyotes are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 74.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Karel Vejmelka has given up 141 goals on 1,465 shots faced, and Connor Ingram has allowed 76 goals on 808 shots.

The Predators are 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 5-2 in their last 7 overall. The Coyotes are 14-38 in their last 52 vs. Western Conference and 16-35 in their last 51 overall. The over is 25-12-2 in Predators last 39 vs. Central. The over is 3-0-1 in Coyotes last 4 overall. The Predators are 3-9 in the last 12 meetings in Arizona. The home team is 45-20 in the last 65 meetings.

The Nashville Predators are coming off a strong week, and they’ve done some of their best recent work on the road. The Arizona Coyotes are profitable on the year because they can scratch out a win or two in the underdog spot, but their defensive effort makes them hard to trust against good teams. Give me the Preds and the PL for max betting value.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Nashville Predators -1.5

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