Free NHL Picks Today: St. Louis Blues vs Arizona Coyotes 2/11/23

The Arizona Coyotes (+155) travel to face the St. Louis Blues (-185), who will be looking to snap their losing streak, at Enterprise Center on Saturday. The total is 6.5 (O: +100, U: -120)Arizona (17-28-7) is playing on back-to-back days after suffering a 4-3 overtime loss against the Blackhawks yesterday, their 17th defeat in a row away from home.

The Coyotes committed only two penalties in the game, holding Chicago without a power play goal. Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz, and Nick Bjugstad scored one apiece for the Coyotes. Keller added two assists to lead the team in scoring. Connor Ingram saved only 40 of 44 shots against (.909%) in the loss.

St. Louis (23-25-3) is playing the first of four games at home after a 4-2 loss against the Jets on January 30, their fifth consecutive defeat. Jake Neighbours and Nikita Alexandrov both scored once for the Blues. Neighbours added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Jordan Binnington saved 35 of 38 shots in the loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

The Coyotes won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-0 victory in January. Schmaltz led Arizona with four points (3G 1A). Karel Vejmelka saved 33 shots to earn the shutout win.

FACING OFF

Arizona is averaging 2.60 goals per game for the season, 28th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.61 goals a game (27th). Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.00 times a game on average, 20th in the league, and the Coyotes are allowing opponents to score 3.48 goals per game (25th).

Both teams average fewer shots per game than most teams in the league. St. Louis’ 28.7 average ranks 29th, while Arizona ranks No. 32 with 25.8 shots.

When it comes to shot-stopping, the Coyotes have been more successful with a team save percentage of .905% (18th), while the Blues have stopped .896% of shots as a team (26th).

The Blues’ 22.92% power play percentage ranks 13th in the league, while the Coyotes are 26th with a conversion rate of 18.01%. When it comes to penalty killing, St. Louis has the league’s 22nd-ranked PK% at 76.19%, while Arizona is 26th at 75.00%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 45 points this season, Keller is the top skater for the Coyotes. He has 19 goals and 26 assists in 52 games. In the net, Vejmelka (14-17-4) is Arizona’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.16 GAA and a .908% save percentage.

Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas lead the Blues in scoring with 47 and 43 points, respectively. Kyrou has 23 goals and 24 assists, while Thomas has 12 goals and 31 assists. Binnington (18-18-3) has the best goals against average for St. Louis at 3.27. He has a save percentage of .892%.

HOME AND AWAY

Arizona is 6-20-5 on the road this season. St. Louis is 10-12-2 at Enterprise Center this season. Meanwhile, the Coyotes are 1-4 without a day off and 0-3 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Blues are 1-2 with a rest advantage.