The Arizona Coyotes and Columbus Blue Jackets meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Nationwide Arena. The Arizona Coyotes look to rebound from a 1-4 start. The Columbus Blue Jackets look for a win after splitting their last 6 games.

The Arizona Coyotes are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 28.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Nick Ritchie leads Arizona with 3 goals, Shayne Gostisbehere has 3 assists and Nick Bjugstad has 10 shots on goal. Defensively, the Arizona Coyotes are allowing 5.2 goals per game and are killing 73.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Karel Vejmelka has given up 19 goals on 155 shots faced, and Connor Ingram has allowed 5 goals on 29 shots.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 0 percent of their power play opportunities. Johnny Gaudreau leads Columbus with 4 goals, Jakub Voracek has 5 assists and Zach Werenski has 26 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 85.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Daniil Tarasov has allowed 10 goals on 113 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 17 goals on 125 shots.

The Coyotes are 18-38 in their last 56 road games and 31-73 in their last 104 overall. The Blue Jackets are 9-21 in their last 30 Tuesday games and 8-18 in their last 26 overall. The over is 16-6-4 in Coyotes last 26 overall. The over is 5-1 in Blue Jackets last 6 overall. The Coyotes are 3-9 in the last 12 meetings in Columbus and 2-10 in the last 12 meetings. The road team is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings. The favorite is 14-6 in the last 20 meetings.

The Arizona Coyotes have been absolutely dreadful defensively through 5 games, and it makes them tough to back, especially on the road. The Columbus Blue Jackets have the offensive firepower to expose the Coyotes, and they’ve beaten up on Arizona over the years. Give me the Blue Jackets and the PL for max betting value. The Coyotes look terrible out here.