The Arizona Coyotes and the Minnesota Wild meet in NHL action from the Xcel Energy Center on Sunday afternoon.
The Arizona Coyotes come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-3 shootout loss to Detroit in their last game. Clayton Keller leads the Coyotes with 20 points including 7 goals and a team-high 13 assists while Shayne Gostisbehere has 13 points with 4 goals and 9 assists. JJ Moser has 12 points with 10 assists while Lawson Crouse has a team-high 9 goals on the year. Karel Vejmelka has gone 6-5-2 with a 2.97 GAA and a .916 save percentage while Connor Ingram has gone 1-4-1 with a 4.00 GAA and an .895 save percentage between the pipes for Arizona this season.
The Minnesota Wild will try to bounce back after a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in their last outing. Kirill Kaprizov has a team-high 24 points with a team-high 12 goals and 12 assists while Mats Zuccarello has 20 points with 7 goals and a team-high 13 assists. Matt Boldy has 15 points with 8 goals and 7 assists and Joel Eriksson Ek has 15 points with 6 goals and 9 assists. Calen Addison also has 9 assists this season. Marc-Andre Fleury is 6-5-1 with a 2.91 GAA and a .902 save percentage while Filip Gustavsson is 3-4-1 with a 2.62 GAA and a .914 save percentage this season.
Arizona is 1-5 in their last 6 road games and 2-9 in their last 11 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 11-1-1 in their last 13 Sunday games. Minnesota is 56-25 in their last 81 home games and 71-32 in their last 103 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the under is 8-2 in their last 10 games played on 1 days rest.
I get the case to be made either way in this game, but I’m going to take a shot with the Coyotes here. They’re not going to hit on every big underdog spot, but if you do you’re making up three times your money on one game, kind of how we are in this spot. Minnesota has historically played better on home ice, but they’re just 4-7 on home ice this season. I’ll take my chances with the Coyotes here.