Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction, 2/21/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Location: Mullett Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: Bally Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-190) Coyotes (+155)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (30-16-8) are en route to Mullett Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Arizona Coyotes (23-28-4). The moneyline on this contest has Toronto at -190 while Arizona is coming in at +155. The over/under is 7.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-2 win against the Blues in their previous outing. Toronto accrued 4 mins in the box in this matchup. Moreover, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to notch 1 goal. The Maple Leafs had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in the win. For the game, they earned a goal on 4 of the 29 shots they attempted.

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Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Toronto Maple Leafs have notched 193 goals (4th in the NHL) for the year and have given up 169. For the season, they have recorded 68 points and their points percentage comes in at .630. Toronto skates onto the rink with 155 power play opportunities and they have notched 44 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 28.39%. At even strength, the Maple Leafs have allowed the opponent to score 135 goals while getting 149 themselves. Toronto has tried 1,778 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.9%. The Maple Leafs have seen 1,614 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .895. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have recorded 152 power play tries (29th in pro hockey) and have scored 34 goals in those attempts.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Martin Jones. Over the course of his pro career, Jones has tallied 229 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .513. He has a save percentage of .905 in his 26,369 mins played. Jones has seen 12,580 shots taken against him and has amassed 11,390 saves. Opponents have notched 1,190 goals against Jones in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.71. He has compiled a win-loss record of 235-170-36 and he started in 446 games. Jones has participated in 463 games over the course of his NHL career.

In their last contest, Arizona faced off against the Oilers in a game where the Coyotes took the loss by a mark of 6-3. They had 2 power play attempts in this game and scored 1 out of those attempts. The Coyotes tallied 3 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they attempted.

So far this year, the Arizona Coyotes have accounted for 158 goals, 50 points, and a points percentage of .455. They have permitted 178 goals to be scored by of a combination of 140 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Coyotes have earned 121 goals at even strength and 37 goals (16th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 172 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 21.51%. Arizona has taken 1,470 shots (29th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.75%, while allowing the other team 1,764 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 79.23% on their oppositions 183 power play tries, and their save percentage is 89.9%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Karel Vejmelka in net. Opponents are averaging 3.54 goals per game and he has conceded 415 goals overall. Vejmelka's quality start percentage sits at 42.9% and he has 51 quality starting assignments in his career. He got the starting nod in 119 contests and has been on the ice for 7,031 minutes. Vejmelka has amassed a lifetime mark of 37-70-11 and has been in goal for 127 contests. He is sitting with 3,646 saves out of the 4,061 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .898.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona (+155)

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