Anaheim faces Arizona on 6-game road skid

Anaheim Ducks (27-30-12, seventh in the Pacific) vs. Arizona Coyotes (21-41-5, eighth in the Central)

Glendale, Arizona; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Coyotes +110, Ducks -130; over/under is 5.5

BOTTOM LINE: Anaheim hits the road against Arizona looking to break its six-game road slide.

The Coyotes are 12-23-3 against Western Conference opponents. Arizona scores 2.6 goals per game, the fewest in the league. Clayton Keller leads them with 28 total goals.

The Ducks are 14-22-6 in Western Conference play. Anaheim ranks 21st in the Western Conference with 29.5 shots per game and is averaging 2.7 goals.

In their last meeting on Dec. 17, Arizona won 6-5. Keller scored a team-high two goals for the Coyotes in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Schmaltz leads the Coyotes with a plus-11 in 48 games this season. Keller has four goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Arizona.

Dominik Simon leads the Ducks with a plus-two in four games this season. Adam Henrique has 6 points over the last 10 games for Anaheim.

LAST 10 GAMES: Coyotes: 3-6-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 3.8 assists, 2.9 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game with a .916 save percentage.

Ducks: 0-7-3, averaging 1.8 goals, 3.1 assists, 4.2 penalties and 11.2 penalty minutes while allowing 3.3 goals per game with an .899 save percentage.

INJURIES: Coyotes: Christian Fischer: out (lower-body), Lawson Crouse: out (hand), Clayton Keller: out for season (lower-body).

Ducks: Adam Henrique: day to day (upper body).

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