Arizona Coyotes (6-8-1) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (13-4-0)
The 2022-23 NHL season continues with a loaded 13-game Thursday card, so we are breaking down the Western Conference showdown from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, to get you the best Coyotes vs. Golden Knights betting pick and odds.
Arizona and Vegas start their three-game regular-season series. The Golden Knights are listed as massive -380 moneyline favorites, while the totals sit at 6.5 goals.
Thursday’s clash at T-Mobile Arena will be Arizona’s sixth straight outing on the road. After winning three in a row at Washington 3-2, Buffalo 4-1, and New York Islanders 2-0, the Coyotes have dropped two straight contests at New Jersey 4-2 and New York Rangers 4-1.
Last Sunday, the Yotes outshot the Rangers 32-27, playing on the second day of a back-to-back set. But Igor Shesterkin had a big game between the pipes, while Connor Ingram yielded four goals on 27 shots. Arizona converted just one of its six power-play opportunities.
“We came with a lot of urgency, we played well,” Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny said. ”But we lost momentum on our power play.″ &#x A0;
This angle tho ?? pic.twitter.com/r3NeyxREPJ
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) November 14, 2022
Karel Vejmelka is expected to guard the cage Thursday against Vegas. He’s 5-4-1 with a 3.16 GAA and .910 save percentage. The Coyotes rank 28th in the league in goals against (3.60 per game) and seventh in penalty killing (82.0%).
On the other side of the puck, Arizona is scoring just 2.67 goals per contest (27th in the NHL) on an 11.1 shooting percentage (tied-6th). The Yotes are dead last in the NHL in expected goals for. Clayton Keller leads the way for Arizona with six goals and 11 assists, while Travis Boyd, Matias Maccel li, and Shayne Gostisbehere have accounted for ten points apiece.