The Arizona Coyotes look to snap a two-game losing streak when visiting the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Arizona is 1-4-0 with two points and last in the Central Division. Arizona was defeated by the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Saturday. Arizona's only victory of the season was a 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Nick Ritchie is the leading goal scorer for Arizona win three, while Shayne Gostisbehere is the leader in assists with three and in points with five. In goal, Karel Vejmelka is 1-3-0 with a goals against average of 4.77 and save percentage of .877. Arizona scores an average of 2.60 goals per game and allows an average of 5.20 goals per game. Arizona's power play scores 28.6% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 73.7% of the time.
Columbus looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting Arizona on Tuesday. The Blue Jackets are 3-4-0 with six points and tied for fifth in the Metropolitan Division. Columbus defeated the New York Rangers 5-1 on Sunday. Defensemen Andrew Peeke and Zach Werenski each scored a goal for the Blue Jackets and Daniil Tarasov stopped 30 shots in goal for Columbus.
Johnny Gaudreau is the leader in goals scored for Columbus with four and the leader in points with seven, while Jakub Voracek is the leader in assists with five. In goal, Elvis Merzlikins is 2-2-0 with a goals-against average of 4.19 and save percentage of .864. Columbus scores an average of 3.14 goals per game and allows an average of 3.86 goals per game. Columbus has not scored a power-play goal this season and its penalty-kill unit is successful 85.7% of the time.
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- Arizona is 1-4 in its last 5
- The OVER has cashed in 8 of the Coyotes last 9
- Columbus is 5-10 in its last 15
- The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Blue Jackets last 6
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