In addition, this squad is generating 11 High Danger Scoring Chances per 60 minutes, showing that this team can get opportunities close to the net. In 5-on-5 situations this season, Minnesota has scored a total of 51 goals and is averaging 2.42 Expected Goals For per 60 minutes, both of which rank inside the top-10 in the NHL. Scoring the puck has come easy for this team, and this is a huge reason why they find themselves in the position that they are in. The Minnesota Wild have gotten off to a fantastic start, leading the Central Division and sitting in eighth place in the NHL with 29 total points. The offensive production simply is not there on a consistent basis, and going up against a rested Wild team while Arizona is on a back-to-back will likely make the situation worse. He has been solid this season but has given up a total of seven goals in his last two starts.įurthermore, in 5-on-5, this Coyotes team is only averaging 1.74 goals per 60 minutes and has scored just 30 total goals, both of which rank in the bottom four of the NHL. 821 and 4.5 Goals Saved Above Expected (GSAx) in 5-on-5 situations this season. Wedgewood enters the matchup with an SV % of. If it wasn’t for Karel Vejmelka saving all 46 of those shots and having the best game of his career, that game could have had a totally different ending.īecause he started last night, Vejmelka will likely not start this game, and instead we will see Scott Wedgewood. Will we see a similar performance on Tuesday, or can Arizona pick up another win on the road and start a winning streak?Īrizona caught the Jets at the right time while they were in the middle of a slump, but even though they escaped with a win, it is still evident that this team has plenty of holes.Īs a team, Arizona only managed to put 15 shots on goal against Winnipeg while surrendering 46 shots.
We’ve already seen the Wild and Coyotes go head-to-head this season in a game that ended with a score of 5-2 in favor of Minnesota. On the other hand, the Wild find themselves at the top of the Central Division with a record of 14-6-1 and have won three consecutive games. However, the Coyotes will enter this matchup with a record of just 5-15-2 and are still in the basement of the NHL in what is a rebuilding year for the team. The Arizona Coyotes will play their second game in two nights when they travel to Minnesota to take on the Wild.Īrizona is coming off of a 1-0 win against Winnipeg on Monday – a great win to start their week.