Boston Bruins (24-8-7, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (19-17-2, sixth in the Central Division)
Tempe, Arizona; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Bruins -157, Coyotes +132; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Coyotes take on the Boston Bruins as losers of three straight games.
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Arizona is 19-17-2 overall and 12-8-0 in home games. The Coyotes have a 14-5-2 record in games they score at least three goals.
Boston has a 24-8-7 record overall and a 12-5-4 record in road games. The Bruins have scored 131 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank ninth in league play.
The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season. The Bruins won 5-3 in the last matchup. Brad Marchand led the Bruins with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lawson Crouse has 16 goals and eight assists for the Coyotes. Clayton Keller has scored four goals with three assists over the last 10 games.
Marchand has 17 goals and 20 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has seven goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Coyotes: 6-4-0, averaging 2.4 goals, four assists, 3.7 penalties and 10.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Bruins: 5-3-2, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.7 assists, 4.5 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Coyotes: Vladislav Kolyachonok: out (lower body), Bryan Little: out for season (upper body), Jakub Voracek: out (concussion), Barrett Hayton: out (upper body), Travis Boyd: out (upper body), Shea Weber: out (ankle).
Bruins: James van Riemsdyk: day to day (undisclosed), Milan Lucic: out (personal), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.