Arizona Coyotes vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 11/30/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Arizona Coyotes vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Coyotes (+245) Wild (-315)

Cam Talbot and the Minnesota Wild (14-6-1) host the Arizona Coyotes (4-15-2) at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday. The Coyotes open this contest at +245 while the Wild are priced at -315. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Coyotes were on the losing side of the ice with a 3-2 defeat to the Stars in their last outing. The Coyotes left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the defeat. In the game, they converted 2 out of the 27 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 2 power play tries but weren't able to make the most of them. Arizona accumulated 4 mins in the box in this matchup. The Corsi for the Coyotes sat at 47 and the Corsi against was 46 which means they had a Corsi percentage of 50.5%. Their Fenwick came in at 31 and the Fenwick Against sat at 34, meaning the had a Fenwick percentage of 47.7%. They earned 20 face-off victories at even strength and lost on 35 attempts to take control of the puck. Their offensive zone starts were rated at 41.6% and their PDO was 98.0 for this matchup.

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Arizona Coyotes opponents have amassed 66 power play tries (8th in the league) and have notched 21 goals in those chances. The Coyotes have had 693 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .892. Arizona has taken 538 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 7.3%. When playing at even strength, the Coyotes have given up 54 goals while scoring 32 when they are on offense. Arizona has compiled 52 power play opportunities and they have scored 7 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 13.46%. For the current campaign, they sit with 10 points and their points percentage sits at .238. When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Arizona Coyotes have racked up 39 goals (31st in pro hockey) for the year and have given up 75.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Karel Vejmelka. Vejmelka has been in goal for 13 games during his pro hockey career. He has accumulated a record of 1-9-1 and he has started in 11 games. The opposition has been able to score 33 goals against Vejmelka in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 3.06. Vejmelka has had 349 shots against him and has recorded 316 total saves. He has a save percentage of .905 in his 647 minutes in the crease. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Vejmelka has accounted for 5 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .455.

The last time they were on the ice, Minnesota played the Lightning in a matchup where the Wild earned a victory by a mark of 4-2. Their PDO at even strength was 104 and they'll go home having earned an oZS percentage of 35.7%. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest but didn't put one in the back of the net. They had a Fenwick percentage of 58.1% by notching a Fenwick of 43 and the Lightning having racked up a 31 Fenwick at even strength. The Wild had 4 goals of the 37 shots on goal they pursued. Minnesota wound up with a 54.2% Corsi rating. This Corsi rating is telling of the kind of game that Minnesota played and it was an excellent showing for this outing.

The Wild have 66 goals at even strength and 10 goals (23rd in the league) while on the power play. Minnesota has attempted 705 shots (7th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.78%, while allowing the opposition 638 shots. For the season, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 76 goals, 29 points, in addition to a points percentage of .690. They have a tally of 66 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 15.15%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.82% on their opponents 73 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.1%. They have allowed 63 goals to be scored by of a combination of 49 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they had less men on the ice.

Across the rink you are going to see Cam Talbot in the crease. Talbot has compiled a lifetime mark of 181-135-30 and has been in goal for 364 games. Talbot's rate of quality starts is 52.9% and he has 185 quality starts in his NHL career. He is sitting with 9,809 saves out of the 10,718 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .915. Opponents are averaging 2.61 goals per game and he has allowed 909 goals altogether. He has started in 350 games and has racked up 20,875 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (-315)

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