Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Parlay 10/6/2018

Saturday, October 6, 2018

PPG Paints Arena

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The Montreal Canadiens head to PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, October 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Canadiens at +215 and the Penguins at -295.

Montreal had a record of 29-40-13 last year and away from home they had a record of 11-26-4-2. They were 6th in the Atlantic Division. They tallied 209 goals and surrendered 264 goals for a point differential of -55. For the year they had an ATS mark of 29-53-0 and an over/under record of 37-42-0. Pittsburgh finished with a record of 47-29-6 including 18-8-2-0 on home ice last year. They were 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They scored 272 goals and gave up 250 for a goal differential of +22. Their record against the spread was 53-41-0 while their over/under mark was 51-38-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens were 29-53-0 straight up last year

The Montreal Canadiens were 37-42-0 against the over/under last season

Important Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins were 53-41-0 straight up last year

The Pittsburgh Penguins were 51-38-0 against the over/under last season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/03/18 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Facial IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D David Schlemko Knee is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Shea Weber Knee is out indefinitely

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/04/18 GO Tristan Jarry Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Carey Price had 16 wins and 26 losses last season in goal for the Canadiens. He had 1,487 shots against him and he surrendered 148 goals. He made 1,339 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Alex Galchenyuk scored 51 total points last year for the Canadiens. He had 19 goals last season with 213 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He had a total of 32 assists on the year and averaged 16.2 minutes played per contest. Brendan Gallagher averaged 16.2 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 31 goals on 278 attempts. He had 23 assists giving him a total of 54 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Sidney Crosby had 89 total points last season for the Penguins. He had 29 goals last year with 247 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He had a total of 60 assists on the year and averaged 20.7 minutes played per contest. Matt Murray had 27 wins and 16 losses last season in net for the Penguins. He had 1,423 shots against him and he gave up 133 goals. He made 1,290 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Phil Kessel averaged 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 34 goals on 261 attempts. He had 58 assists giving him a total of 92 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens gave up 263 power play opportunities and surrendered 68 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74% last season. That was 30th in the league. They averaged 33 shots per contest and as a team shot 7.78% for the year. They allowed 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 24th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Canadiens were 28th overall with 71 total points last year. They were 29th in the league with 209 goals and 5th in goals allowed with 264. They had 244 power play chances and scored 52 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That was 12th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Penguins were 4th with a total of 272 goals scored while they were 12th with 250 goals surrendered last season. They averaged 34 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 9.64%. As a unit they gave up 31 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 90%, putting them 25th in the league. The Penguins had a total of 100 points last season, which was 10th in the NHL. They had 68 power play goals on 260 chances for a percentage of 26%. That was 1st overall. They gave up 265 power play opportunities and surrendered 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 17th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal was 17th in the league in Corsi percentage last season with 49.9%, as they tried 4,987 shots on net at full strength while giving up 5,013 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 49.8% as they had 3,639 attempts while they gave up 3,662 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 17th in the NHL. The Canadiens started possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which was 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 48.4% for the season. That was 20th overall in the NHL. They had 2,395 face-off wins compared to 2,642 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 47.5%. That ranked them 29th in the league. On defense Montreal had 2,169 hits and they blocked 1,351 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Pittsburgh was 5th in the league in Corsi percentage last season with 51.7%, as they tried 4,944 shots on net at full strength while giving up 4,628 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 52.4% as they had 3,793 attempts while they gave up 3,444 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 5th in the NHL. The Penguins started possessions in the offensive zone 53.3% of the time, which was 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 46.7% for the season. That was 28th overall in the NHL. They had 2,571 face-off wins compared to 2,546 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 50.2%. That ranked them 15th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh had 1,951 hits and they blocked 1,184 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Montreal +215 and over 5.5 total goals

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