Boston Bruins vs. Arizona Coyotes NHL Betting Tips and Predictions
by Steve Beck | Mar 11, 2022
Bruins vs. Coyotes Betting Picks & Predictions
The Boston Bruins (35-18-5) host the Arizona Coyotes (18-35-4) on Saturday, March 12, with both coming off a victory. The sportsbooks have made the Bruins big favorites at -385 on the moneyline, and the Coyotes are at +290. Find more below on the Bruins vs. Coyotes betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Bruins vs. Coyotes Betting Line
Bruins vs Coyotes Betting Information
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Bruins vs. Coyotes Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, March 12, 2022
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
Computer Predictions for Bruins vs. Coyotes
Computer picks for Bruins vs Coyotes
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Bruins vs. Coyotes Betting Trends
Boston has won 30 of its 43 games as a favorite this season.
The Bruins have not had moneyline odds lower than -385 in a game this season.
Boston has a 79.4% chance of winning this game, looking at the moneyline odds.
Boston Bruins Leaders
David Pastrnak is one of Boston’s leading contributors with 60 points. He has 33 goals and 27 assists this season.
Brad Marchand is another leading option for Boston with 56 points (1.2 per game), scoring 23 goals and adding 33 assists.
Patrice Bergeron’s 43 points this season have come via 16 goals and 27 assists.
In 29 games, Linus Ullmark has a record of 17-9-2. He has conceded 79 goals (2.81 goals against average) and has racked up 774 saves.
Boston Bruins Season Stats
The Bruins offense’s 171 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 19th in the league.
On defense, the Bruins are one of the best units in NHL play, giving up 160 goals to rank eighth.
Their goal differential (+11) ranks them 13th in the league.
The Bruins’ 41 power-play goals this season are ninth-best in the NHL (on 163 power-play chances).
The Bruins’ offense ranks fifth the league with a 25.2% power-play conversion rate.
The Bruins have scored a total of two shorthanded goals this season.
The Bruins rank 11th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 81%.
The Bruins’ players have posted the fifth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL at 53.3%.
The Bruins convert 8.5% of their shots, ranking 29th in the league.
The Bruins average 26.9 hits and 12.7 blocked shots per game.
Coyotes vs. Bruins Betting Trends
The Coyotes have been the underdog 55 times this season, and upset their opponent in 17, or 30.9%, of those games.
Arizona is 3-5 when it is the underdog by +290 or longer on the moneyline.
The Coyotes have a 25.6% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
Arizona Coyotes Leaders
Clayton Keller is a top offensive contributor for his squad with 55 points (1.0 per game). He has totaled 24 goals and 31 assists in 57 games (playing 19:59 per game).
Nick Schmaltz has made a big impact for Arizona this season with 38 points, thanks to 16 goals and 22 assists.
Arizona’s Shayne Gostisbehere has 36 points, courtesy of 10 goals (fifth on team) and 26 assists (third).
Scott Wedgewood has a .906 save percentage (29th in the league), with 781 total saves, while allowing 81 goals (3.2 goals against average). He has compiled a 9-13-3 record between the posts for Arizona this season.
Arizona Coyotes Season Stats
The Coyotes have the NHL’s 29th-ranked scoring offense (145 total goals, 2.5 per game).
The Coyotes have allowed 3.6 goals per game, 203 total, which ranks 25th among NHL teams.
They have a -58 goal differential, which ranks 30th in the league.
The Coyotes have scored 18 power-play goals this season (32nd in the NHL) on 145 power-play chances.
The Coyotes have the NHL’s 32nd-ranked power-play conversion rate of 12.4%.
The Coyotes have scored one shorthanded goal this season (30th among NHL squads).
The Coyotes’ 30th-ranked penalty kill rate is 73.6%.
The Coyotes win 47.9% of their faceoffs. That’s the 23rd-ranked rate in the NHL.
The 9.8% shooting percentage the Coyotes have compiled ranks 12th in the league.
The Coyotes have not had a shutout victory yet this season.
Bruins and Coyotes Injury Report
Bruins: Jakub Zboril: Out (Lower Body), Matt Grzelcyk: Day To Day (Illness)
Coyotes: Andrew Ladd: Out (Lower body), Liam O’Brien: Out (Upper-body), Conor Timmins: Out For Season (Lower Body), Johan Larsson: Out (Lower-body), Antoine Roussel: Out (Lower Body), Dmitrij Jaskin: Out (Undisclosed), Jay Beagle: Out (Lower body)
Our best bet is Bruins on the moneyline at -385 and after looking at all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer predicts the scoring will finish under the total of goals.
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