Monday, February 27, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Monday, February 27, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at -150 and the Devils at +136. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Montreal comes into this matchup having played 62 games. They have an overall record of 33-21-8 and on the road they have a record of 15-12-4. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 172 goals and given up 160 goals for a point differential of +12. The Canadiens have an overall record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-29 and an over/under record of 24-28-10. New Jersey shows up with a record of 25-25-11 including 13-12-5 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 142 goals and surrendered 176 for a goal differential of -34. The Devils have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 22-36 while their over/under record sits at 22-23-16.

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Max Pacioretty has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 29 goals this season with 194 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Alexander Radulov has averaged 18.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 14 goals on 112 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Carey Price has 26 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 1,391 shots against him and has given up 113 goals. He has made 1,278 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Kyle Palmieri has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Devils. He has 18 goals this season with 129 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 16.9 minutes played per game. Taylor Hall has averaged 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 14 goals on 167 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 19 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,396 shots against him and has given up 120 goals. He has made 1,276 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Canadiens have 74 total points this season. They have scored 172 goals while giving up 160 goals. They have had 186 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Canadiens have allowed 215 power play opportunities and given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.49% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Devils have a total of 61 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 193 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 190 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Canadiens have a total of 142 goals scored while they've given up 176 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.46%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Montreal has a Corsi percentage of 51% as they've attempted 3,538 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,404 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.8% as they have 2,560 attempts while they've given up 2,483 shots on the defensive end. start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. They have 1,902 face off wins compared to 1,885 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.2%. On defense has 1,332 hits and they've blocked 921 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 2,952 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,424 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.6% as they have 2,290 shots while they've given up 2,621 attempts on defense. have an offensive zone percentage of 46.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 53.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.1% as they've compiled 1,813 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,803 face off losses. On defense has blocked 803 shot attempts and they have 1,206 hits as a unit.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 31-29 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 24-28-10 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 22-36 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 22-23-16 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

No key injuries to report

New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/26/17 C Pavel Zacha Concussion doubtful Monday vs. Montreal

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey +136

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