Arizona Coyotes vs Chicago Blackhawks: The Blackhawks must beat the last Western team

Arizona Coyotes will play host to Chicago Blackhawks. Will the Blackhawks be able to beat the outsider? Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

In the NHL, it's rare for a team to make the regular season as far behind as Arizona Coyotes ​is today. Closing the Western Conference standings, the Coyotes are even nine points behind the penultimate team, the Seattle Cracken. There is very little doubt that Arizona will make it out of last place before the end of the regular season.

Since the covid break, Arizona has played two games. First, they played in California, where they lost with a score of 7:8 in a penalty shot to San Jose. Then they lost on home ice to Winnipeg (1:3). Andre Tourigny's team had a total of 6 wins in their 31 games since the start of the season.

After the championship break, the Blackhawks' first two games showed that the Chicago team doesn't have a proper second goalkeeper. Colin Delia conceded three goals in the period from Nashville, then he was replaced before the second half, but that didn't change the situation. Delia's replacement, Soderblom, a 22-year-old Swede, missed the same three goals, and the team lost to Nashville with a score of 1:6.

Then there was the game at United Centre against Calgary. Soderblom had already started in the starting lineup there. It didn't go much better than Delia's in Nashville. The Swede allowed four goals and one more shot into an empty net.

It turned out that Marc-Andre Fleury could not be replaced in Chicago. As soon as the legendary Canadian returned to the ice, the team immediately picked up tournament points, ending their home game in a tie. Then, they had a frustrating loss for the Chicagoans in overtime (3:4).

Chicago needs to pick up two points against Arizona at all costs. Derrick King's team still hopes to fit into the playoff race. What's more, Patrick Kane has claimed that the Blackhawks can still win the Stanley Cup.

Prediction: Chicago will win.

• X2 and Total Under 7.5 for 1.75
• X2 for 1.32
• W2 and Total Under 5.5 for 3.60