Arizona Coyotes vs Minnesota Wild Prediction: Minnesota is in great shape

Prediction for the NHL Arizona Coyotes vs Minnesota Wild match, which will take place on March 13. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Arizona is far from its worst season in history, but even that is not enough to seriously interfere with their playoff chances. Since the start of the regular season, the Coyotes have been trailing noticeably in the top eight, and their successful temporary stretches have not allowed them to improve. They are now in their usual form, having lost six of their last nine games. Moreover, the club parted ways with several key players in the first half of March, so improving their 13th place in the Western Conference standings is unlikely.

Minnesota did not intend to improve their roster, so they strengthened their lineup with Swedish players such as Gustav Nyquist, John Klingberg, Markus Johansson, and Oskar Sundqvist. Having strengthened their position in the standings, the Wildcats began to improve. For 11 games in a row, they are now on the ice without a point, winning nine games and losing twice in a row. That strong run allowed the Bordeaux Greens to enter the fourth place in the Western Conference standings. All they have to do now is wait for Kirill Kaprizov to return from the injured reserve list.

Arizona and Minnesota are entirely different opponents. The regular season is disappointing again for the Coyotes, sitting among the league outsiders and with no real shot of making the playoffs. The Wildcats are in much better shape, nearly guaranteed a place in the League Cup contests, and they're in excellent form right now, having scored in 11 straight games. Moreover, they won 10 of the last 12 face-to-face meetings, so now they are the clear favorites in the confrontation. You can bet on the victory of Minnesota.

Lately, Minnesota has been in great shape, scoring points in all games, and it became possible due to its perfectly functioning defense. In the last nine games, Dean Evason's team has allowed just eight goals (0.89 average per game). It is unlikely that the Coyotes in their current state can worsen the statistics. Hence, the best option for the prediction seems to be an individual total of Arizona under 2.5, and separately we should bet on a total over 0.5 points by Jared Spurgeon.