Dallas Stars vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 3/17/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-175) Canadiens (+145)

Bell Centre is where the Montreal Canadiens (16-35-8) will attempt to defeat the Dallas Stars (32-22-3) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Dallas at -175 while Montreal is sitting at +145. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Dallas Stars will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 7-4 defeat against the Rangers in their previous contest. Dallas amassed 4 minutes in the box in this game. The Stars had a good offensive outing and it showed in this loss. They also had 2 power play opportunities and were able to net 1 goal. For the game, they netted 4 out of the 33 shots they launched.

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When talking about scoring goals, the Dallas Stars have earned 167 goals (22nd in the league) so far this season and have allowed 167. For the current campaign, they have 67 points and their points percentage comes in at .588. Dallas has tallied 172 power play opportunities and they have scored 41 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 23.84%. When at even strength, the Stars have allowed the opponent to score 132 goals while scoring 126 of their own. Dallas has taken 1,744 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.6%. The Stars have had 1,756 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .905. Dallas Stars opponents have 165 power play opportunities (25th in the NHL) and have scored 35 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jake Oettinger. Opponents have racked up 130 goals against Oettinger in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.39. Oettinger has participated in 59 games during his NHL career. His save percentage currently is .915 for his 3,257 mins guarding the cage. He has accumulated a mark of 30-16-8 and he has gotten the start in 52 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Oettinger has earned 29 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .558. Oettinger has seen 1,524 shots against him and has gathered 1,394 total saves.

In their last contest, Montreal played the Flyers in an outing where the Canadiens notched a win by a tally of 4-3. They had 4 power play attempts in this contest and recorded 1 goal out of those tries. The Canadiens earned 4 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they pursued.

This season, the Montreal Canadiens have accounted for 145 goals, 40 points, and a points percentage of .339. They have permitted 223 goals to be scored by way of 171 goals at even strength and 52 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Canadiens have scored 121 goals at even strength and 24 goals (30th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 185 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 12.97%. Montreal has attempted 1,750 shots (23rd in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 8.29%, while allowing the other team 2,003 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 73.74% on the other teams 198 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 88.9%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Sam Montembeault patrolling the crease. The opposition is averaging 3.42 goals per contest and he has allowed 160 goals overall. Montembeault's quality start percentage is 40.5% and he has 17 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He was named a starter in 42 games and has played for a total of 2,807 mins. Montembeault is sitting with a lifetime record of 16-20-8 and has been in goal for 55 games. He has a tally of 1,364 stops out of the 1,524 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .895.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal (+145)

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