Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 10/21/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-110) Canadiens (+100)

Frederik Andersen and the Carolina Hurricanes travel to Bell Centre on Thursday where they'll take on the Montreal Canadiens. The Hurricanes open this contest at -110 while the Canadiens are coming in at +100. The O/U opens at 6.

The Hurricanes were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win over the Predators in their last contest. Their offensive zone starts came in at 35.0% and their PDO rating was 103.6 in this one. They amassed 27 face-off wins at even strength and lost on 23 opportunities to gain puck control. Their Fenwick was 39 and the Fenwick Against sat at 34, giving them a Fenwick rate of 53.4%. The Corsi for the Hurricanes was 46 and the Corsi against at the end of this game was 44 meaning they had a Corsi rate of 51.1%. Carolina recorded 8 penalty mins in this contest. Additionally, they had 4 power play chances but weren't able to score. The Hurricanes played like an average offensive team in the win. In the game, they tallied a score on 3 of the 32 shots they put on net.

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Carolina Hurricanes opponents have 7 power play opportunities (25th in the NHL) and have scored 0 goals in those attempts. The Hurricanes have had 68 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .926. Carolina has attempted 73 shots and holds a shot percentage of 12.3%. While playing at even strength, the Hurricanes have surrendered 5 goals while notching 7 of their own. Carolina has accounted for 9 power play opportunities and they have scored 2 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 22.22%. For the season, they have recorded 4 points and their points percentage is sitting at 1.000. In reference to their goal scoring prowess, the Carolina Hurricanes have notched 9 goals (15th in the league) so far this year and have surrendered 5.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Frederik Andersen. Andersen has played in 395 matchups throughout his hockey career. He has earned a record of 228-100-48 and he has started in 383 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,002 goals versus Andersen in his professional career and his goals against rate is 2.65. Andersen has seen 11,839 shots taken against him and has garnered 10,837 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .915 for his 22,718 minutes on the ice. During his career on the ice, Andersen has 218 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .569.

In their last contest, Montreal faced the Sharks in an outing where the Canadiens ended up taking the loss by a final score of 5-0. They had a PDO at even strength of 81 and they finished this one with an oZS percentage of 38.1%. They had 2 power play attempts in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. Their Fenwick percentage was 57.1% by earning a Fenwick of 28 and the Sharks having notched a 21 Fenwick at even strength. The Canadiens recorded 0 goals out of the 21 shots on goal they tried. Montreal wrapped up this game with a 58.9% Corsi rate. This Corsi percentage speaks to the kind of game that Montreal played and it tells us that they didn't have their best game.

So far this year, the Montreal Canadiens have earned 3 goals. They have allowed 15 goals to be scored by of a combination of 8 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Canadiens have tallied 3 goals at even strength. They have recorded 13 chances on the power play. Montreal has taken 116 shots (9th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 2.59%, while allowing the opposition 115 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 58.82% on their oppositions 17 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 87.0%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jake Allen defending the goal. He has recorded 7,819 stops out of 8,576 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .912. Allen has a career record of 159-109-31 and has participated in 321 games. He has been a starter 301 games and has played 17,986 minutes. Allen's rate of quality starts sits at 53.8% and he has 162 quality starts in his pro career. His opponents are averaging 2.53 goals per game and he has yielded 757 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina (-110)

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