Arizona Coyotes (13-17-5) vs. Florida Panthers (16-18-4)
January 3, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Florida Panthers -385 / Arizona Coyotes +300; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Arizona Coyotes and Florida Panthers meet Tuesday in NHL action at the FLA Live Arena. The Arizona Coyotes have split their last 8 games. The Florida Panthers have lost 6 of their last 8 games.
The Arizona Coyotes are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 20.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Lawson Crouse leads Arizona with 14 goals, Clayton Keller has 21 assists and Shayne Gostisbehere has 80 shots on goal. Defensively, the Arizona Coyotes are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 74.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Karel Vejmelka has given up 82 goals on 886 shots faced, and Connor Ingram has allowed 39 goals on 319 shots.
The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 19.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Carter Verhaeghe leads Florida with 18 goals, Matthew Tkachuk has 26 assists and Sam Bennett has 120 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 75.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has given up 72 goals on 677 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has allowed 48 goals on 517 shots.
The Coyotes are 23-51 in their last 74 road games and 18-39 in their last 57 overall. The Panthers are 57-22 in their last 79 home games and 1-5 in their last 6 overall. The over is 4-1 in Coyotes last 5 overall. The over is 8-3-1 in Panthers last 12 home games. The Coyotes are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Florida and 3-7 in the last 10 meetings. The favorite is 12-5 in the last 17 meetings. The home team is 12-4 in the last 16 meetings.
The Arizona Coyotes aren’t a good team and shouldn’t be backed in most spots. However, the Florida Panthers aren’t playing well either and are possibly the most disappointing team in the league so far. Yes, the Panthers are terrific at home dating back to last season, but they’re also burning holes in bettors pockets. Only the Blackhawks have lost bettors more money this season than the Panthers. I’ll take a shot at +300 odds.
