Arizona Coyotes (16-13-2) vs. San Jose Sharks (9-20-3)
The NHL betting action continues Thursday, December 21, with the Arizona Coyotes traveling to take on the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference clash at SAP Center at San Jose, California with the puck dropping at 10:30 PM ET.
This is the second meeting between these teams this year. Arizona earned a 1-0 victory at home on December 15. The Coyotes are the favorite on the moneyline (-164).
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The Arizona Coyotes earned their third straight victory when they defeated the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, 4-3. That gave the team a sweep of their three-game homestand, as they allowed just three goals total. Now Arizona heads to the road where they have lost their last three games and they are 5-8-2 on the road this season.
Ottawa scored three goals in the first period to jump out to a commanding lead, but Arizona refused to quit, scoring one in the second, then adding three more in the third to earn the victory. Jack McBain had a goal and an assist in the win, including scoring the first goal of the game for the Coyotes.
The Coyotes are 19th in goals per game (3.06), despite a solid power-play that is ranked 12th overall (22.6%). Where Arizona has excelled is between the pipes, where they are 11th overall in goals-against average (2.87). Connor Ingram gave up three goals on the first six shots he faced and was pulled in favor of Karel Vejmelka, who came on and stopped all 16 shots he faced. The goaltender is 4-7-2 with a 3.02 goals-against average.