Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 10/25/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-170) Canadiens (+145)

Bell Centre is the location where the Montreal Canadiens (3-3-0) will try to defeat the Minnesota Wild (1-3-1) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Wild at -170 while the Canadiens are at +145. The total is 7.

The Minnesota Wild will look for better times on the ice after their 4-3 defeat to the Bruins in their previous outing. The Wild had an average offensive performance in the defeat. In the game, they scored on 3 out of the 27 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 5 chances with the advantage and were able to score 1 goal. Minnesota compiled 10 mins in the box in this game.

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While at even strength, the Wild have conceded 22 goals while getting 11 themselves. Minnesota Wild opponents have totaled 20 power play opportunities (18th in the NHL) and have a total of 5 goals in those attempts. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Minnesota Wild have notched 19 goals (16th in hockey) on the campaign and have allowed 27. Minnesota has attempted 174 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.9%. For the current season, they have recorded 3 points and their points percentage is sitting at .300. The Wild have seen 176 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .847. Minnesota has accumulated 22 power play chances and they have tallied 8 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 36.36%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury has been involved in 943 matchups throughout his NHL career. He has earned a win-loss mark of 521-300-88 and he has gotten the start in 787 games. The opposition has been able to score 2,346 goals against Fleury in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.58. Fleury has seen 26,846 shots taken against him and has recorded 24,500 total saves. He has a save percentage of .913 in his 54,595 mins on the ice. In his professional hockey career, Fleury has 432 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .549.

Their last time out, Montreal faced the Stars in a game where the Canadiens took the defeat by a final score of 5-2. They had 4 power play attempts in this matchup but weren't able to score a goal. The Canadiens recorded 2 goals of the 34 shots on goal they tried.

Over the course of the season, the Montreal Canadiens have a total of 16 goals, 6 points, as well as a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 18 goals to be scored by of a combination of 15 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Canadiens have racked up 15 goals at even strength and 1 goal (31st in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 18 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 5.56%. Montreal has attempted 177 shots (18th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.04%, while allowing the opposition 186 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 83.33% on the other teams 18 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.3%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Jake Allen in the crease. Allen is the owner of a lifetime mark of 170-128-35 and has participated in 357 games. Allen's quality start rate comes out to 53.7% and he has qualified for 181 quality starts in his pro career. He is sitting with 8,882 saves out of the 9,748 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .911. Teams are averaging 2.60 goals/game and he has yielded 866 goals in total. He has made the start in 337 games and has been on the ice for 19,995 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (-170)

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