Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Predictions 1/7/2019

Monday, January 7, 2019

Bell Centre

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, January 7, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +109 and the Canadiens at -120.

Minnesota has a record of 20-17-3 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 118 goals and given up 114 goals for a point differential of +4. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-20-0 and an over/under record of 17-18-0. Montreal is 22-15-5 this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 131 goals and surrendered 132 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 22-19-0 while their over/under record is 21-19-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 19-20-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 17-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 22-19-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 21-19-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/26/18 D David Schlemko Upper Body IR (12/26)
01/03/19 RW Andrew Shaw Neck IR (01/03)

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Wild. He has 10 goals this year with 114 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Zach Parise averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 19 goals on 121 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 15 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 945 shots against him and he's given up 83 goals. He's made 862 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Max Domi has scored 38 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 14 goals this season with 96 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 17.7 minutes played per game. Tomas Tatar averages 16.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 14 goals on 105 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 6 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Canadiens. He has 371 shots against him and he's surrendered 44 goals. He's made 327 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 43 total points this season, which ranks them 19th in the NHL. They are 22nd in the league in goals scored with 118 while they've given up 114 goals, ranking them 26th overall. They have had 116 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th in the NHL. The Wild have allowed 118 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.25% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens are 14th in the NHL with a total of 49 points this year. They have 18 power play goals on 138 opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That ranks them 30th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 135 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 22nd in the NHL. As a team, the Canadiens are 12th in the league with 131 goals scored while they've given up 132 goals, which is 10th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.15%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6%, as they've attempted 2,272 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,305 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.5% as they have 1,722 attempts while they have given up 1,689 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 1,240 face-off wins compared to 1,209 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 785 hits and they have blocked 616 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.6% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 1,220 face-off wins compared to 1,360 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,149 hits and they have blocked 611 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. Montreal is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.5% as they've attempted 2,718 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,366 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.6% ranks 6th as they have 1,948 attempts while they have given up 1,755 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Wild/Canadiens NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota +109

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