Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
The Minnesota Wild (23-14-4) will be going for their second consecutive win when they play the Arizona Coyotes (13-23-5) on Saturday night. The Wild are coming off a 3-1 win over the Islanders. The Coyotes are coming off a 5-3 loss to Ottawa.
Minnesota is 9-1 in its last 10 games against Arizona.
The Coyotes struggled over the past week and enter this game on a seven-game losing streak. They will try to put an end to their streak with a win over the Wild, which will give them their fourth win in their last 11 games.
Arizona is averaging 2.73 goals per game. They scored three goals on 29 shots in their last game.
Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist for the Coyotes. Dylan Guenther and Barrett Hayton scored a goal apiece, while Nick Schmaltz had an assist.
Arizona has struggled defensively, giving up 3.71 goals per game. They gave up five goals in their last game and will have to do a better job if they want to win this game.
Karel Vejmelka saved 42 of the 46 shots that he faced. He is 11-15-4 in 31 games with a 3.38 GAA and a .959 save percentage.