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Vegas Golden Knights vs Arizona Coyotes: Are the Knights for real this year?
The Vegas Golden Knights are visiting the Arizona Coyotes at Mullet Arena in Tempe on Friday.
The Golden Knights are having a solid week
The Vegas Golden Knights are sixth in the Western Conference with a 42-25-8 record. They have won six of the last seven games and are coming off a 6-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. The defending champions are 11th in the league, allowing 2.89 goals per game, and are two spots lower, scoring 3.20. Jonathan Marchessault leads the team with 66 points so far in the season.
The Coyotes have split the last ten games
The Arizona Coyotes are 13th in the Western Conference with a 31-39-5 record. They have lost the last two games and are coming off a 2-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. The Coyotes are 20th in the league, scoring 3 goals per game, and are ranked 26th, allowing 3.33 goals per game. Clayton Keller is the best player on the team, with 69 points so far in the season.
Betting Trends
Vegas has won 13 of the last 18 games against Arizona. The Golden Knights are 6-1 SU in the last 7 games overall, 5-1 SU in the last six games against teams from the Western Conference and 13-7 SU in the last 20 games against teams from the Central Division. Arizona is 5-10 SU in the last 15 home games and 2-13 SU in the last 15 games against teams from the Western Conference.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Golden Knights had many ups and downs during the season, but they are pretty much safe for the playoffs. Vegas is just a couple of points short of the spots that guarantee the home court advantage in the opening playoff round, and that is the main motive in this game. The Coyotes are already out of that conversation, and they had a pretty disappointing season. That team had a couple of nice wins against some of the top teams in the league, but that will not happen tonight. Vegas is very solid on the defensive end, and that will make the difference tonight.
