Premium NHL Pick : December 23 #2

Anaheim Ducks @ Phoenix Coyotes:

Only 4 fays after the game in Anaheim, Coyotes are going to host the Anaheim ducks at the Jobing.com Arena tonight. Coyotes have a great chance as they play their next six games on home ice. They can go up as long as they win games.

And they have been doing it perfectly. Coyotes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday with a score of 5-2. They scored only one powerplay goal on seven attempts but their defense was tight and they scored 5 goals on 22 shots. Bryzgalov is going to start again tonight and he will try to forget the loss in Anaheim when he conceded 4 goals which he is not used to do this season.

Coyotes did not play too bad in Anaheim. They just couldn't find the back of the net as Jonas Hiller stopped 39 shots and did not let the Coyotes to make it three wins in a row.He won't be playing tonight as Giguere is expected to be back on ice for the Ducks.

Coyotes are 13-5-0 this season at the Jobing.com Arena and they won all of their last five games on home ice. Kurt Sauer is the only injured player for them. Ducks have Carter, Lupul and Selanne on their injury list.

It was the powerplays that helped the Ducks win 4 of their last 5 games. They had at least one powerplay goal in 4 of these games and they are ranked number 3 in the league right now.

Ducks have been hot despite the absence of Teemu Selanne, Ryan Carter and Lupul but Coyotes have been playing very good too. And they play even better on home ice. They have a great chance to go top in the Western Conference table if they can win the next six games on home ice. It's a great chance for them and they look like they can reach that goal. 

PREMIUM NHL PICK: PHOENIX COYOTES TO WIN [60 minute 3 way betting]

2.05 @ Bodog.com

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