Arizona Coyotes vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 3/22/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Coyotes vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

The Arizona Coyotes (27-32-11) are traveling to Rogers Place on Wednesday where they will take on the Edmonton Oilers (40-23-8).

The Arizona Coyotes were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-2 win over the Blackhawks in their previous game. Arizona had 10 minutes in the box in this game. Furthermore, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to score. The Coyotes played really well in the victory. For the outing, they scored on 4 out of the 21 shots they launched.

In terms of scoring goals, the Arizona Coyotes have earned 196 goals (26th in hockey) for the year and have given up 241. For the year, the have a total of 65 points and their points percentage is .464. Arizona has accumulated 205 power play chances and they have notched 40 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 19.51%. When at even strength, the Coyotes have allowed 178 goals while getting 156 on offense. Arizona has tried 1,802 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.9%. The Coyotes thus far have had 2,510 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .904. Arizona Coyotes opponents have earned 264 power play tries (1st in professional hockey) and have come away with 63 goals in those attempts.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Connor Ingram. Over the course of his career, Ingram has tallied 15 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .556. He has a save percentage of .906 in his 1,638 mins played. Ingram has had 988 shots taken against him and has garnered 895 saves. Opponents have scored 93 goals against Ingram in his professional career and his goals against rate is 3.41. He has earned an overall mark of 7-15-6 and he started in 27 games. Ingram has been involved in 28 contests over the course of his hockey career.

When they were on the ice last, Edmonton played the Sharks in a matchup where the Oilers ended up with the victory by a score of 5-4. The Oilers tallied 5 goals of the 51 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

So far this year, the Edmonton Oilers have earned a total of 279 goals, 88 points, as well as a points percentage of .620. They have allowed 235 goals to be scored by way of 175 goals at even strength and 60 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Oilers have tallied 203 goals at even strength and 76 goals (1st in the NHL) while on the power play. They have earned 244 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 31.15%. Edmonton has put up 2,365 shots (6th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.80%, while allowing their opponents 2,257 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 75.71% on their oppositions 247 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.6%.

For the opposition you are going to see Stuart Skinner in net. His opposition is averaging 2.88 goals per contest and he has yielded 154 goals in total. Skinner's quality start rate sits at 56.6% and he has accumulated 30 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He was named a starter in 53 games and his ice time sits at 3,213 minutes. Skinner is the owner of a career mark of 29-20-4 and has played in 56 games. He has gathered 1,569 stops out of the 1,723 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .911.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona

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