Arizona Coyotes (23-31-5, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (25-29-3, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Senators -193, Coyotes +161; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Coyotes head into the matchup with the Ottawa Senators after losing 14 in a row.
Ottawa is 17-13-2 at home and 25-29-3 overall. The Senators serve 11.0 penalty minutes per game to rank seventh in league play.
Arizona is 8-17-5 on the road and 23-31-5 overall. The Coyotes serve 11.9 penalty minutes per game to rank third in NHL play.
Friday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Coyotes won the previous matchup 4-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tim Stutzle has scored 14 goals with 40 assists for the Senators. Claude Giroux has three goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
Nick Schmaltz has 16 goals and 19 assists for the Coyotes. Logan Cooley has three goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 5-4-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.9 assists, 2.8 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
Coyotes: 0-8-2, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.3 assists, four penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up 4.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Senators: Thomas Chabot: day to day (undisclosed), Josh Norris: out (upper body), Travis Hamonic: out (undisclosed), Artem Zub: day to day (undisclosed), Jake Sanderson: day to day (undisclosed).
Coyotes: Travis Boyd: out for season (pectoral), Clayton Keller: 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.
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