Vancouver Canucks vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction, 4/3/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Arizona Coyotes

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: Mullett Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: Bally Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (-165) Coyotes (+135)

Mullett Arena is the site where the Arizona Coyotes (31-38-5) will compete against the Vancouver Canucks (46-20-8) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Canucks at -165 while the Coyotes are sitting at +135. The betting total is set at 7.

The Vancouver Canucks will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 3-2 victory against the Ducks in their previous outing. Vancouver amassed 8 minutes in the box in this contest. The Canucks offense showed they have some room for improvement in this win. Furthermore, they had 4 power play attempts and were able to notch 2 goals. In the game, they netted 3 of the 30 shots they launched.

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At even strength, the Canucks have conceded 149 goals while notching 203 on the offensive side of the ice. Vancouver Canucks opponents have totaled 226 power play opportunities (14th in pro hockey) and have come away with 46 goals in those chances. Regarding scoring goals, the Vancouver Canucks have notched 255 goals (7th in the league) on the year and have given up 195. Vancouver has taken 2,089 shots and has a shooting percentage of 12.2%. For the current season, they have recorded 100 points and their points % is .676. The Canucks so far have had 2,123 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .908. Vancouver skates onto the rink with 234 power play opportunities and they have scored 52 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 22.22%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Casey DeSmith. The opposition has notched 407 goals against DeSmith in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.79. DeSmith has played in 160 matchups throughout his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .910 in his 8,743 minutes between the pipes. He has accumulated a mark of 69-51-21 and he was named the starter in 139 games. During his career on the ice, DeSmith has earned 76 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .547. DeSmith has seen 4,537 shots taken against him and has recorded 4,130 total saves.

In their last game, Arizona went up against the Rangers in an outing where the Coyotes took a loss by a tally of 8-5. They had 3 chances on the power play in this outing and notched 1 out of those chances. The Coyotes notched 5 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they tried.

The Coyotes have earned 175 goals at even strength and 49 goals (16th in the league) while on the power play. Arizona has attempted 2,048 shots (27th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.94%, while allowing their opponents 2,361 shots. On the season, the Arizona Coyotes have earned 224 goals, 67 points, as well as a points percentage of .453. They have allowed 248 goals to be scored by of a combination of 190 goals at even strength and 58 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 220 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 22.27%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 75.83% on their opponents 240 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.5%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Connor Ingram patrolling the crease. He has recorded 2,144 stops out of 2,365 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .907. Ingram has amassed a lifetime mark of 27-34-11 and has played in 75 contests. He got the starting nod in 72 games and his ice time sits at 4,269 mins. Ingram's percentage of quality starts comes in at 55.6% and he has 40 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. His opposition is averaging 3.11 goals per game and he has relinquished 221 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona (+135)

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