Arizona Coyotes vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 1/13/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Coyotes vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Xcel Energy Center is the location where the Minnesota Wild (17-19-4) will compete against the Arizona Coyotes (20-17-2) on Saturday.

The Arizona Coyotes had a good night with a 4-3 win over the Bruins in the last game they played. Arizona compiled 19 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Coyotes had a good offensive outing in the win. Furthermore, they had 3 power play opportunities and were able to score 1 goal. For the outing, they were able to notch a goal on 4 of the 36 shots they attempted.

Arizona Coyotes opponents have totaled 122 power play tries (19th in hockey) and have tallied 26 goals in those attempts. The Coyotes so far have had 1,221 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .904. Arizona has tried 1,056 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.0%. At even strength, the Coyotes have conceded 91 goals while scoring 87 on offense. Arizona has compiled 125 power play chances and they have tallied 29 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 23.20%. For the current campaign, they have tallied 42 points and their points % is .538. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Arizona Coyotes have earned 116 goals (24th in pro hockey) on the year and have conceded 117.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Karel Vejmelka. Throughout his time in hockey, Vejmelka has 51 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .447. His save percentage is at .899 for his 6,731 mins played. Vejmelka has had 3,870 shots taken against him and has accrued 3,479 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 391 goals versus Vejmelka in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 3.49. He has amassed a record of 37-65-11 and he has gotten the start in 114 games. Vejmelka has played in 120 games throughout his NHL career.

Their last time out, Minnesota faced off against the Stars in a matchup where the Wild were on the wrong end of the score by a final of 7-2. They had 2 power play opportunities in this outing and tallied 1 out of those chances. The Wild recorded 2 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they pursued.

Over the course of the season, the Minnesota Wild have earned a total of 115 goals, 38 points, and a points percentage of .475. They have permitted 132 goals to be scored by way of 95 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they were shorthanded. The Wild have racked up 90 goals at even strength and 25 goals (17th in the league) while on the power play. They have earned 134 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 18.66%. Minnesota has tried 1,195 shots (20th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.62%, while allowing the opposition 1,205 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 72.79% on the other teams 136 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.0%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Marc-Andre Fleury protecting the net. Fleury is sitting with a career record of 551-324-93 and has played in 1,004 games. Fleury's quality start rate comes in at 54.9% and he has qualified for 464 quality starting assignments in his career. He has tallied 26,113 saves out of 28,624 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .912. Opponents are averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has surrendered 2,511 goals overall. He was named a starter in 845 games and has been on the ice for 58,138 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona

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