The third-seeded Detroit Red Wings will try to punch their ticket to the second round tonight, Wednesday April 20th, when they go for a sweep of the Phoenix Coyotes in Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinals at Jobing.com Arena. The Wings have won four of their last five meetings over the Coyotes. NHL oddsmakers have the Red Wings as -120 moneyline road favourites over the Coyotes (+105) with the over/under set at 5.5 goals. Be sure to check the Red Wings vs Coyotes NHL Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
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etroit (3-0) lead in this best-of-seven series by posting wins at home in Games 1 and 2 and notching a 4-2 decision in Monday's tilt in the desert. If Detroit can win tonight it will have knocked the Coyotes out of the playoffs for the second straight year. The Red Wings ousted Phoenix in seven games during the first round in 2010. Valtteri Filppula's goal early in the second capped a three-goal burst for the Red Wings in Monday's win. Drew Miller, Ruslan Salei and Johan Franzen all had goals for Detroit, while Jimmy Howard stopped 28 shots in the win. Howard has stopped 84-of-91 shots thrown his way in this series and he has improved his career playoff record to 8-7. the Red Wings had a 26-11-4 record on the road. If Detroit fails to close the series out tonight it will host Game 5 at Joe Louis Arena on Friday. Detroit has won all three of its playoff meetings against the Winnipeg/Phoenix franchise.
Phoenix (0-3) got goals from Whitney and David Schlemko, while Ilya Bryzgalov give up all four goals on 34 shots. Bryzgalov has been torched for 12 goals on 101 shots in the series for a .881 save percentage and 4.11 goals-against average. need to become just the fourth team in NHL history to come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a seven-game series. The Coyotes have never won a postseason series since moving to Phoenix from Winnipeg. Phoenix has lost 17 times in its 19 all-time playoff series dating back to the franchise's days as the Jets. The Coyotes think playing with their backs against the wall will help them fight. "I think we can relax a little bit now. There's nothing really to lose," Coyotes forward Ray Whitney said. "It's not a position we want to be in for sure … Play as hard as you can in Game 4 and hopefully you can extend it." Derek Morris has missed all three games for Phoenix with an upper body injury and the defenseman is questionable for tonight's game. Phoenix had a 21-13-7 as the home team during the regular season
Recent Trends to Consider:
Over is 8-2-3 in the last 13 meetings in Phoenix.
Home team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Red Wings are 21-7-3 in the last 31 meetings in Phoenix.
Over is 20-8-4 in the last 32 meetings.
Red Wings are 37-18-6 in the last 61 meetings.
Red Wings are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Red Wings are 4-0 in their last 4 overall.
Red Wings are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Western Conference.
Red Wings are 12-2 in their last 14 playoff games as a favorite of -110 to -150.
Red Wings vs Coyotes
When: Wednesday, April 20, 10:30 PM ET
Pick: Red Wings -120
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