Boston has not enjoyed this road trip, but they are not a bad team and catch a break here against a bad Arizona team. Boston plays good defense and the Bruins are 41-14 against a team with a losing record, plus 40-17 playing on one day of rest. Arizona is #24 in goals scored and #25 in goals allowed with a bad penalty killing unit. They are off a 4-0 loss at home to the LA Kings. Mike Smith was pulled after yielding three goals on 20 shots while the Coyotes failed to solve Kings' backup Martin Jones. Arizona has conceded five power-play goals in opponents' last 14 chances. So they shook the team up yesterday. The Coyotes traded forward Rob Klinkhammer and a conditional draft pick to Pittsburgh for defenseman Philip Samuelsson, who was then sent to Portland of the AHL. The Coyotes are 0-6 in their last six home games and the Bruins are 4-0 in the last four meetings. Take the Boston Bruins.
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