Edmonton Oilers vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 1/29/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Oilers (-184) Canadiens (+152)

The Montreal Canadiens (8-27-7) will play the Edmonton Oilers (21-16-2) at Bell Centre on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Edmonton at -184 and Montreal is at +152. The total is 6.

The Edmonton Oilers came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 3-2 win against the Predators the last time they stepped on the ice. The Oilers had a middle of the road offensive performance in the victory. In the game, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 46 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 3 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Edmonton amassed 6 minutes in the box for this game.

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In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Edmonton Oilers have accumulated 125 goals (15th in the NHL) so far this year and have allowed 130. For the year, they have earned 44 points and their points percentage is sitting at .564. Edmonton comes into the game with 111 power play chances and they have scored 32 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 28.83%. When playing at even strength, the Oilers have given up 104 goals while getting 93 on the offensive side of the ice. Edmonton has tried 1,309 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.6%. The Oilers have had 1,277 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .898. Edmonton Oilers opponents have 117 power play tries (21st in professional hockey) and have a total of 26 goals in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is Mikko Koskinen. Over the course of his career, Koskinen has compiled 65 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .478. His save percentage currently sits at .906 for his 8,153 mins between the pipes. Koskinen has had 4,342 shots taken against him and has garnered 3,934 saves. Opponents have notched 408 goals versus Koskinen in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 3.00. He has accumulated an overall record of 73-56-10 and he was named the starter in 136 games. Koskinen has been in net for 147 games during his hockey career.

Their last time out, Montreal went up against the Ducks in an outing where the Canadiens ended up taking the loss by a score of 5-4. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing and scored 1 goal out of those attempts. The Canadiens scored 4 goals out of the 40 shots on goal they tried.

The Canadiens have tallied 76 goals at even strength and 17 goals (29th in the league) while having a power play advantage. Montreal has attempted 1,220 shots (26th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 7.62%, while allowing the other team 1,466 shots. For the season, the Montreal Canadiens have earned a total of 93 goals, 23 points, in addition to a points percentage of .274. They have recorded 124 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 13.71%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 72.60% on their oppositions 146 chances on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 89.2%. They have granted a total of 159 goals to be scored by way of 119 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they had less men on the ice.

For the opposition you will find Cayden Primeau in goal. He has a tally of 328 stops out of the 372 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .882. Primeau has accrued a lifetime mark of 3-7-2 and has been in goal for 13 games. He has made the start in 13 contests and his ice time sits at 647 minutes. Primeau's percentage of quality starts sits at 46.2% and he has 6 quality starting assignments in his career. The opposition is averaging 4.08 goals per game and he has yielded 44 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal (+152)

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