Dallas Stars vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 10/22/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-140) Canadiens (+116)

Bell Centre is the location where the Montreal Canadiens will compete against the Dallas Stars on Saturday. The odds on this game have Dallas at -140 and Montreal is sitting at +116. The over/under is set at 6.

The Dallas Stars will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 3-2 defeat against the Maple Leafs in their previous contest . Dallas accumulated 16 penalty mins in this matchup. The Stars didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. Furthermore, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to notch 1 goal. In the game, they finished 2 out of the 28 shots they launched.

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At even strength, the Stars have allowed the opponent to score 4 goals while notching 11 themselves. Dallas Stars opponents have 22 power play tries (3rd in pro hockey) and have racked up 2 goals in those attempts. Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Dallas Stars have accumulated 15 goals (10th in the NHL) for the season and have allowed 6. Dallas has attempted 108 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 13.9%. For the year, they have recorded 7 points and their points % is .875. The Stars have had 130 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .954. Dallas skates onto the rink with 14 power play chances and they have added 4 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 28.57%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jake Oettinger. Opponents have been able to score 180 goals versus Oettinger in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.40. Oettinger has participated in 80 games during his professional hockey career. His save percentage is at .915 for his 4,492 mins guarding the cage. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 44-23-8 and he has started in 73 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Oettinger has accumulated 42 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .575. Oettinger has had 2,128 shots against him and has accrued 1,948 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Montreal played the Coyotes in a matchup where the Canadiens took home the victory by a final score of 6-2. The Canadiens netted 6 goals of the 30 shots on goal they tried. They had 1 attempt on the power play in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

Montreal has attempted 143 shots (18th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.79%, while allowing their opponents 156 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 93.33% on their oppositions 15 power play tries, and their save percentage is 91.7%. They have a tally of 14 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 7.14%. The Canadiens are sitting with 13 goals at even strength and 1 goal (26th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 13 goals to be scored by way of 12 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Montreal Canadiens have accumulated 14 goals, 6 points, in addition to a points percentage of .600.

Across the ice you are likely to see Jake Allen between the pipes. Allen is sitting with a lifetime record of 170-127-35 and has played in 356 games. Allen's rate of quality starts comes out to 53.9% and he has made 181 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has recorded 8,857 stops out of 9,718 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .911. Opponents are averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has surrendered 861 goals altogether. He has started in 336 games and has been on the ice for 19,935 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas (-140)

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