NHL Picks: Arizona Coyotes at Pittsburgh Penguins
It seems like we’ve been picking on the Arizona Coyotes of late, but with good reason. This mediocre team has lost five in a row, plummeting in the standings and falling eight points out of the wild card race. Their road trip continues as the visit a very strong Pittsburgh Penguins team, and there appears to be no end in sight. So, in keeping with picking on this nonsense franchise, I’ll take advantage of a sharp edge to the home team here.
I really don’t think there should be hockey in Arizona. In fact, I like moving this terrible franchise to Las Vegas because if we are going to have an empty arena and a bad team, at least we can make things interesting by letting casual fans visit and enjoy the strip – but that’s neither here nor there…
The Pittsburgh Penguins are surging up the standings again. They have plateaued a little bit the past week or two, but the Penguins have reliable offensive super stars playing strong hockey again. Sidney Crosby appears to be a force again, and the offensive depth of the Pittsburgh Penguins appears to be making up for their defensive inadequacies once again.
At home against a stumbling Arizona Coyotes team, I don’t see the Penguins letting these points get away. In a close playoff race, the Pittsburgh Penguins need a win here and I expect them to get it. Z-Code agrees, giving four stars and a 69% chance of victory to the Penguins. I’m on it for my biggest system play of the day. The score predictor says 3-1, and I’ll agree.
Penguins 3 – Coyotes 1
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