Boston Bruins vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction, 1/28/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Arizona Coyotes

Date: Friday, January 28, 2022

Location: Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ

TV: Fox Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-290) Coyotes (+230)

Gila River Arena is the site where the Arizona Coyotes (10-27-4) will attempt to beat the Boston Bruins (24-13-3) on Friday. The line on this matchup has Boston at -290 while Arizona is at +230. The betting total is set at 6.

The Boston Bruins will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-3 defeat to the Avalanche the last time they stepped on the ice. The Bruins had a middle of the road offensive outing in this loss. In the game, they scored on 3 out of the 32 shots they put on net. Moreover, they had 4 power play attempts and scored 1 goal. Boston earned 12 penalty minutes in this contest.

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The Bruins have had 1,162 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .905. At even strength, the Bruins let the opposition score 87 goals while having 93 as an offensive unit. Boston Bruins opponents have amassed 131 power play tries (6th in the NHL) and have a total of 23 goals in those attempts. For the season, they have scored 51 points and their points percentage comes in at .638. Boston has taken 1,416 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.8%. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Boston Bruins have earned 124 goals (14th in hockey) for the year and have allowed 110. Boston steps onto the ice with 121 power play opportunities and they have notched 31 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 25.62%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Tuukka Rask. Rask has taken the ice for 8 contests during his professional hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 3-5-0 and got the start in 8 games. Opponents have scored 28 goals against Rask in his pro career and his goals against rate is 4.07. Rask has had 239 shots against him and has recorded 211 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .883 for his 413 minutes on the ice. In his professional hockey career, Rask has tallied 3 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .375.

The last time they were on the ice, Arizona went up against the Penguins in a game where the Coyotes were on the wrong end of the score by a tally of 6-3. They had 2 power play attempts in this outing and converted 1 goal out of those attempts. The Coyotes recorded 3 goals of the 16 shots on goal they took.

The Coyotes have accumulated 78 goals at even strength and 14 goals (32nd in the NHL) while on the power play. Arizona has put up 1,051 shots (31st in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 8.75%, while allowing the opposition 1,385 shots. On the year, the Arizona Coyotes are sitting with 92 goals, 24 points, in addition to a points percentage of .293. They have a tally of 110 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 12.73%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 71.94% on the other teams 139 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 88.9%. They have permitted 154 goals to be scored by way of 115 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they had less men on the ice.

Across the ice you will find Karel Vejmelka in net. He has recorded 694 saves out of 770 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .901. Vejmelka holds a career record of 6-16-1 and has been in net for 25 contests. He has started in 23 games and has played 1,341 mins. Vejmelka's quality start percentage comes out to 43.5% and he has earned 10 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Teams are averaging 3.40 goals per contest and he has yielded 76 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston (-290)

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