Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 11/18/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (-134) Canadiens (+110)

Tristan Jarry and the Pittsburgh Penguins (5-6-4) go to Bell Centre on Thursday where they'll meet the Montreal Canadiens (4-12-2). The moneyline on this contest has the Penguins coming in at -134 and the Canadiens are at +110. The O/U opens at 5.5.

The Penguins will look to clean up some issues after taking a 2-1 loss to the Sabres in their previous outing. The Corsi for the Penguins was sitting at 51 and the Corsi against when the final whistle blew was 27 meaning they had a Corsi percentage of 65.4%. Their offensive zone starts were rated at 59.7% and they had a PDO of 87.5 in this one. Pittsburgh recorded 13 penalty mins in this contest. The Penguins didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. Their Fenwick came in at 39 and the Fenwick against finished at 21, meaning the had a Fenwick percentage of 65.0%. They had 21 face-off wins at even strength and lost on 18 opportunities to win the puck. Moreover, they had 4 chances with the advantage and notched 1 goal. For the matchup, they finished 1 of the 46 shots they launched.

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When discussing their scoring capabilities, the Pittsburgh Penguins have tallied 42 goals (19th in the NHL) so far this year and have surrendered 48. For the current campaign, they have 14 points and their points percentage is .467. Pittsburgh steps onto the ice with 50 power play chances and they have tallied 5 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 10.00%. When playing at even strength, the Penguins have surrendered 43 goals while earning 37 on the offensive side of the ice. Pittsburgh has taken 530 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 7.9%. The Penguins have had 474 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .899. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have earned 41 power play opportunities (27th in professional hockey) and have a total of 5 goals in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is Tristan Jarry. In his professional hockey career, Jarry has earned 66 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .617. His save percentage is at .913 for his 6,391 minutes between the pipes. Jarry has had 3,233 shots against him and he has 2,951 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 282 goals against Jarry in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.65. He has compiled a mark of 64-33-10 and got the start in 107 games. Jarry has been involved in 113 contests over the course of his hockey career.

Their last time out, Montreal went up against the Rangers in a matchup where the Canadiens ended up taking the loss by a final of 3-2. Their PDO at even strength was 97 and their oZS percentage was 35.9%. They had 2 power play attempts in this game but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. Their Fenwick percentage was 48.4% by accumulating a Fenwick of 44 and the Rangers finishing with a 47 Fenwick. The Canadiens tallied 2 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they tried. Montreal earned a 54.5% Corsi rate. These Corsi stats speak to the kind of game that Montreal had and you might say they will look for a better outcome in their next outing.

The Canadiens have accumulated 30 goals at even strength and 8 goals (23rd in hockey) while having a power play advantage. Montreal has taken 549 shots (4th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 6.92%, while allowing the opposition 554 shots. So far this season, the Montreal Canadiens have earned a total of 38 goals, 10 points, in addition to a points percentage of .278. They have recorded 58 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 13.79%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 72.13% on their opponents 61 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 89.0%. They have permitted 61 goals to be scored by of a combination of 44 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they were shorthanded.

Across the ice you are expected to see Jake Allen in goal. He has recorded 8,091 stops out of 8,875 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .912. Allen is the owner of a career record of 163-114-32 and has played in 332 games. He has been a starter 312 games and has been on the ice for 18,585 mins. Allen's quality start percentage comes out to 53.8% and he has earned 168 quality starts in his pro career. His opponents are averaging 2.53 goals per contest and he has allowed 784 goals altogether.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Montreal (+110) and under 5.5 goals

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