Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils NHL Betting Tips 2/25/2019

Monday, February 25, 2019

Prudential Center

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The Montreal Canadiens head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Monday, February 25, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canadiens at -127 and the Devils at +115.

Montreal has a record of 33-22-7 this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 185 goals and surrendered 183 goals for a point differential of +2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 33-28-0 and an over/under record of 26-32-0. New Jersey has a record of 24-30-8 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 181 goals and given up 210 for a goal differential of -29. Their record against the spread is 24-37-0 while their over/under mark is 33-26-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 33-28-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 26-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 24-37-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 33-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

02/23/19 C Jonathan Drouin Illness is questionable Monday vs New Jersey
02/09/19 LW Paul Byron Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/23/19 LW Marcus Johansson Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs Montreal
02/23/19 C Pavel Zacha Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Montreal
01/31/19 D Sami Vatanen Concussion is out indefinitely
01/14/19 RW Stefan Noesen Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Player Spotlight

Tomas Tatar has scored 46 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 21 goals this season with 159 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 16.4 minutes played per contest. Max Domi averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 20 goals on 141 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the year. Carey Price has 25 wins and 17 losses this season in goal for the Canadiens. He has 1,438 shots against him and he's surrendered 120 goals. He's made 1,318 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nico Hischier has 43 total points this season for the Devils. He has 17 goals this year with 135 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 18.2 minutes played per contest. Kyle Palmieri averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 26 goals on 195 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 3 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 406 shots against him and he's given up 44 goals. He's made 362 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have 73 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 185 goals while giving up 183 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 17th respectively. They have had 193 power play chances and scored 25 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the league. The Canadiens have given up 196 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 21st when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.95% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 10th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 28th in the league with a total of 56 points this season. They have 37 power play goals on 196 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 198 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 4th overall. As a team, the Devils are 18th with a total of 181 goals scored while they've given up 210 goals this season, ranking 3rd in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.32%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 29th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.9%, as they've attempted 3,960 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,522 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.9% as they have 2,823 attempts while they have given up 2,621 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,794 face-off wins compared to 1,945 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,671 hits and they have blocked 901 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 45.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 54.3% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 1,836 face-off wins compared to 1,943 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,383 hits and they have blocked 892 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. New Jersey is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.1% as they've attempted 3,358 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,628 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.1% ranks 19th as they have 2,634 attempts while they have given up 2,736 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey +115

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