Coyotes take on the Ducks on 6-game skid

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

Arizona Coyotes (5-21-2, eighth in the Central) vs. Anaheim Ducks (17-9-5, first in the Pacific)

Anaheim, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST

LINE: Ducks -253, Coyotes +205; over/under is 5.5

BOTTOM LINE: Arizona looks to end its six-game slide with a win against Anaheim.

The Ducks are 11-6-3 against Western Conference opponents. Anaheim ranks sixth in the Western Conference averaging 3.1 goals per game, led by Troy Terry with 18.

The Coyotes are 4-11-0 in conference play. Arizona serves 12.0 penalty minutes per game, the most in the Western Conference. Liam O'Brien leads the team serving 50 total minutes.

In their last matchup on Nov. 5, Anaheim won 3-1. Adam Henrique recorded a team-high 2 points for the Ducks.

TOP PERFORMERS: Terry leads the Ducks with 18 goals and has 29 points. Trevor Zegras has one goal and eight assists over the last 10 games for Anaheim.

Clayton Keller leads the Coyotes with seven goals and has 19 points. Travis Boyd has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games for Arizona.

LAST 10 GAMES: Ducks: 6-2-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 3.6 assists, 2.2 penalties and 4.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game with a .920 save percentage.

Coyotes: 2-8-0, averaging 1.8 goals, 3.4 assists, four penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while allowing 3.5 goals per game with an .897 save percentage.

INJURIES: Ducks: John Gibson: day to day (lower-body), Josh Mahura: out (upper-body), Adam Henrique: day to day (lower body).

Coyotes: Ryan Dzingel: day to day (upper body), Jakob Chychrun: day to day (upper body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.