Vegas odds for tonight’s Game 2 of the Detroit Red Wings @ Phoenix Coyotes NHL Playoff series are now posted on NSAwins.com and vegas linemakers have made the Detroit Red Wings a -135 moneyline favorite with the total set at over/under 5 goals. Derek Morris and Keith Yandle were too tough for Detroit to handle in Phoenix’s 3-2 Game 1 victory Wednesday night, as the two Phoenix defensemen combined for two of the Coyotes’ three goals and three of their five assists. Phoenix head coach Dave Tippett is known as a defensive-minded coach, but he doesn’t prohibit his defensemen from getting in on the attack offensively. “They have to be part of our scoring committee. All our defense has an accountability to play defense, and they have an accountability to play offense. We need that push on the offensive side of the game. We expect them to be involved in just about every rush. Fortunately this year we’ve capitalized on a lot of those chances,” Tippett said. 40 of the team’s 211 goals were scored by Phoenix defensemen this season and that trailed only Vancouver’s 42 for the NHL lead. Phoenix’s superb defense gave up just 196 goals this season, which was the fewest in the Western Conference but only 15 more than they scored offensively. The result was many close games, as Phoenix participated in 42 games won or lost by 1 goal – winning 29. To have a chance at winning the series, the Red Wings know they have to perform better on their power plays and penalty kill units the rest of the series. Detroit, which was ninth and 10th in the regular season in those two categories, was just 1 for 6 on their power play opprtunities Wednesday. NSAwins.com’s expert handicapper William E. Stockton likes the Detroit Red Wings to win as a -135 moneyline favorite and even up the series tonight. You can bet on the Red Wings-Coyotes game and series at SBG Global Sportsbook and get a 20% SIGN UP BONUS on your 1st deposit! Get the rest of tonight’s NHL Playoff Odds and NHL predictions at NSAwins.com – the #1 source for NHL betting information in Las Vegas!
