Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens NHL Parlay 3/15/2018

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Bell Centre

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The Pittsburgh Penguins head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, March 15, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Penguins at -180 and the Canadiens at +162.

Pittsburgh has a record of 40-26-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 14-18-3-2. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 229 goals and surrendered 211 goals for a point differential of +18. For the year they have an ATS mark of 40-30-0 and an over/under record of 38-30-0. Montreal has a record of 26-32-12, including 17-10-8-4 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 179 goals and have given up 221 for a goal differential of -42. Their record against the spread is 26-44-0 while their over/under mark is 30-38-0.

Valuable Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 40-30-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 38-30-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 26-44-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 30-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

03/10/18 C Dominik Simon Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/10/18 RW Bryan Rust Concussion is out indefinitely
03/02/18 RW Zach Aston-Reese Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/27/18 GO Matt Murray Concussion is out indefinitely

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/18/17 D Shea Weber Foot IR (12/17)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Concussion IR (10/20)
03/13/18 RW Andrew Shaw Head left last game, is "?" Thursday vs Pittsburgh
03/13/18 D David Schlemko Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Pittsburgh
03/13/18 LW Phillip Danault Head is "?" Thursday vs Pittsburgh
03/13/18 D Rinat Valiev Lower Body is "?" Thursday vs Pittsburgh
03/05/18 LW Max Pacioretty Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/05/18 D Victor Mete Finger is out for season
02/23/18 GO Carey Price Concussion IR (02/20)

Player Spotlight

Casey DeSmith has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Penguins. He has 258 shots against him and he's surrendered 21 goals. He's made 237 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Phil Kessel has scored 78 total points this year for the Penguins. He has 28 goals this season with 231 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 50 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Sidney Crosby averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 23 goals on 202 attempts. He has 53 assists, giving him a total of 76 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Brendan Gallagher has 43 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 26 goals this year with 235 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 15.8 minutes played per contest. Antti Niemi has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 538 shots against him and he's given up 49 goals. He's made 489 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Max Pacioretty averages 19 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 17 goals on 212 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins have given up 230 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this season. That is 13th in the league. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.55% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 24th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Penguins are 9th overall with 84 total points this year. They are 5th in the league with 229 goals and 12th in goals allowed with 211. They've had 224 power play chances and scored 58 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 1st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canadiens are 29th with a total of 179 goals scored while they are 8th with 221 goals surrendered this season. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.63%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd in the league. The Canadiens have a total of 64 points this season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have had 44 power play goals on 211 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th overall. They've given up 226 power play opportunities and surrendered 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 28th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Pittsburgh has a Corsi percentage of 51.6% as they've tried 4,233 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,977 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 5th in Corsi percentage. They are 7th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.3% as they have 3,225 shots while they've given up 2,947 attempts on defense. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the year. That puts them 10th and 22nd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,180 face-off wins as opposed to 2,176 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That is 17th overall in the NHL. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,684 hits and they've blocked 1,030 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 14th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the year. That ranks them 6th and 27th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,063 face-off wins as opposed to 2,251 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 28th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,801 hits and they've blocked 1,182 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 1st in blocked shots. Montreal is ranked 17th in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've tried 4,352 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,286 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 12th in the NHL at 50.6%, as they have 3,176 shots while they've given up 3,104 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh -180 and over 6 total goals

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