The New York Rangers complete a back-to-back on Sunday when visiting the Arizona Coyotes after playing on the road Saturday against the Dallas Stars. New York is 3-3-2 with eight points and tied for fifth in the Metropolitan Division. New York was defeated by the New York Islanders 3-0 on Wednesday. The Rangers have lost each of their last four and five of the last six.
Artemi Panarin is leading New York in goals scored with four, assists with eight and points with 12. In goal, Igor Shesterkin is 3-0-2 with a goals-against average of 2.57 and save percentage of .916. New York scores an average of 2.75 goals per game and allows an average of 3.13 goals per game. New York's power play scores 20.0% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 79.2% of the time.
Arizona looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Arizona is 2-4-1 with five points and the Coyotes are last in the Central Division. Arizona was defeated by the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Friday night. Christian Fischer scored each of Arizona's two goals. The Coyotes took an early 2-0 lead in the first period but would not score again.
Shayne Gostisbehere is the leading goal scorer for Arizona with four and the leader in points with eight, while Clayton Keller is the leader in assists with five. In goal, Karel Vejmelka is 1-3-1 with a goals-against average of 4.41 and save percentage of 884. Arizona scores an average of 3.00 goals per game and allows an average of 4.57 goals per game. Arizona's power-play scores 27.6% of the time and its penalty-kill unit a successful 82.8% of the time.
Recent Betting Trends
- New York is 0-4 in its last 4
- The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the Rangers last 6 on the road
- Arizona is 15-36 in its last 51 at home
- The OVER has cashed' in 15 of the Coyotes last 21
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New York Rangers -196