Anaheim Ducks vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 12/15/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Thursday, December 15, 2022

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (+140) Canadiens (-170)

Bell Centre is where the Montreal Canadiens (14-12-2) will compete against the Anaheim Ducks (7-20-3) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Anaheim at +140 while Montreal is opening at -170. The total comes in at 7.

The Anaheim Ducks were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 7-0 loss against the Maple Leafs their last time out. The Ducks didn't have a great showing offensively in the loss. For the matchup, they weren't able to score on any of the 28 shots they tried. Moreover, they had 1 attempt on the power play but didn't get a goal. Anaheim recorded 28 mins in the box in this outing.

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When talking about their scoring, the Anaheim Ducks have racked up 68 goals (31st in the league) on the season and have given up 128. For the year, they have racked up 17 points and their points percentage is .283. Anaheim comes into tonight with 84 power play chances and they have notched 12 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 14.29%. When playing at even strength, the Ducks have surrendered 93 goals while earning 56 on the offensive side of the ice. Anaheim has tried 900 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 7.6%. The Ducks have seen 1,130 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .887. Anaheim Ducks opponents have 106 power play tries (8th in hockey) and have racked up 35 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is John Gibson. The opposition has been able to score 1,043 goals against Gibson in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 2.74. Gibson has participated in 400 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage currently is .913 in his 22,863 mins on the ice. He has a win-loss mark of 171-162-54 and was named the starter in 392 games. For his professional hockey career, Gibson has 215 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .548. Gibson has seen 12,039 shots against him and he has 10,996 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Montreal played the Flames in a matchup where the Canadiens got the tie by a mark of 1-1. They had 7 power play attempts in this one but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Canadiens netted 1 goal of the 38 shots on goal they were seeking.

Montreal has tried 820 shots (29th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.76%, while allowing the other team 926 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 80.81% on their opponents 99 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.5%. They have earned 90 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 14.44%. The Canadiens are sitting with 67 goals at even strength and 13 goals (30th in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 97 goals to be scored by of a combination of 78 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the Montreal Canadiens have earned a total of 80 goals, 30 points, and a points percentage of .536.

Across the rink you are going to see Jake Allen in net. Allen holds a lifetime mark of 177-136-35 and has played in 372 games. Allen's percentage of quality starts is 53.1% and he has qualified for 187 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has racked up 9,328 saves out of the 10,245 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .910. Teams are averaging 2.63 goals per game and he has yielded 917 goals in total. He has been a starter 352 games and has played for a total of 20,898 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Montreal (-170) and under 6.5 goals

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