Vegas Golden Knights vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction, 12/3/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Arizona Coyotes

Date: Friday, December 3, 2021

Location: Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ

TV: Fox Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Knights (-200) Coyotes (+163)

Scott Wedgewood and the Arizona Coyotes (5-16-2) play the Vegas Golden Knights (12-10-0) at Gila River Arena on Friday. The Coyotes open this contest at +163 while the Golden Knights are priced at -200. The O/U opens at 6.

The Golden Knights were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 6-5 loss against the Ducks in their previous outing. The Golden Knights had a good offensive performance in this loss. For the outing, they earned a goal on 5 of the 39 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 4 power play chances and were able to notch 2 goals. Vegas accrued 8 penalty mins in this matchup. The Corsi for the Golden Knights was 50 and the Corsi against when this game finished was 45 which means they had a Corsi percentage of 52.6%. Their Fenwick came in at 30 and the Fenwick Against sat at 35, meaning they had a Fenwick percentage of 46.2%. They amassed 34 face-off wins at even strength and were beaten on 25 opportunities to gain puck control. Their starts in the offensive zone sat at 47.2% and they had a PDO of 87.7 for this game.

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Vegas Golden Knights opponents have earned 63 power play opportunities (19th in hockey) and have notched 11 goals in those chances. The Golden Knights have had 732 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .904. Vegas has taken 727 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.6%. While playing at even strength, the Golden Knights have given up 59 goals while getting 63 themselves. Vegas has tallied 51 power play chances and they have tallied 7 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 13.73%. For the current season, they have recorded 24 points and their points percentage comes in at .545. When discussing their scoring, the Vegas Golden Knights have racked up 70 goals (10th in pro hockey) for the season and have allowed 70.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Robin Lehner. Lehner has been involved in 338 matchups during his NHL career. He has earned an overall mark of 138-133-47 and he has started in 319 games. Opponents have notched 863 goals versus Lehner in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.71. Lehner has had 10,437 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 9,574 total saves. He has a save percentage of .917 in his 19,087 mins between the pipes. Over the course of his career, Lehner has accumulated 179 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .561.

The last time they were on the ice, Arizona played the Wild in a game where the Coyotes ended up losing by a score of 5-2. They had 2 power play opportunities in this one but were not able to net one. The Coyotes scored 2 goals of the 31 shots on goal they tried. They had a PDO at even strength of 92 and they finished the game with an oZS percentage of 45.4%. Arizona wrapped up this game with a 51.6% Corsi rate. These Corsi stats tell us the story of the kind of game Arizona had and you might say they will look have a bounce back performance in their next game. They earned a Fenwick percentage of 51.3% by way of having a Fenwick of 40 and the Wild ending the game with a 38 Fenwick at even strength.

Arizona has taken 584 shots (30th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 7.19%, while allowing the other team 776 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 72.37% on their opponents 76 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.7%. They have a total of 55 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 12.73%. The Coyotes have accumulated 35 goals at even strength and 7 goals (31st in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have granted a total of 80 goals to be scored by way of 59 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the Arizona Coyotes have accumulated 42 goals, 12 points, as well as a points percentage of .261.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Scott Wedgewood between the pipes. He has recorded 1,381 stops out of the 1,527 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .904. Wedgewood holds a career mark of 13-24-10 and has played in 52 games. He has been a starter 45 contests and has accumulated 2,896 mins. Wedgewood's rate of quality starts is 40.0% and he has 18 quality starts in his hockey career. Opponents are averaging 3.03 goals per contest and he has conceded 146 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Vegas (-200)

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