Montreal Canadiens vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction, 1/17/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Arizona Coyotes
Date: Monday, January 17, 2022
Location: Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ
TV: Fox Sports Arizona
Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (+112) Coyotes (-134)
Gila River Arena is where the Arizona Coyotes (8-24-4) will play the Montreal Canadiens (7-24-5) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Canadiens at +112 and the Coyotes are sitting at -134. The over/under is 6.
The Montreal Canadiens will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 defeat to the Blackhawks in their last outing. Montreal recorded 23 minutes in the box in this game. They also had 4 chances with extra men on the ice and scored 1 goal. The Canadiens didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. In the game, they converted 2 of the 29 shots they attempted.
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The Canadiens have had 1,230 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .893. When at even strength, the Canadiens let the opposition score 99 goals while earning 63 on offense. Montreal Canadiens opponents have 118 power play tries (5th in the NHL) and have come away with 32 goals in those chances. For the current season, they have tallied 19 points and their points percentage sits at .264. Montreal has taken 1,054 shots and has a shooting percentage of 7.1%. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Montreal Canadiens have notched 75 goals (31st in pro hockey) so far this season and have given up 131. Montreal is sitting with 109 power play chances and they have scored 12 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 11.01%.
The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jake Allen. Allen has participated in 342 games throughout his NHL career. He has earned an overall mark of 164-122-33 and got the start in 322 games. The opposition has scored 818 goals versus Allen in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.56. Allen has seen 9,205 shot attempts taken against him and has amassed 8,387 total saves. His save percentage is at .911 during his 19,141 mins between the pipes. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Allen has accrued 171 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .531.
Their last time out, Arizona opposed the Avalanche in an outing where the Coyotes went home in defeat by a tally of 5-0. They had 2 power play attempts in this outing but didn't score a goal. The Coyotes recorded 0 goals out of the 20 shots on goal they pursued.
Arizona has put up 949 shots (30th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 8.11%, while allowing the opposition 1,225 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 73.60% on their oppositions 125 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.1%. They have a total of 96 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 13.54%. The Coyotes have accumulated 64 goals at even strength and 13 goals (31st in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 134 goals to be scored by of a combination of 101 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the Arizona Coyotes have earned 77 goals, 20 points, in addition to a points percentage of .278.
On the other side of the ice you will find Karel Vejmelka in net. He has recorded 591 saves out of 652 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .906. Vejmelka has accumulated a career record of 4-14-1 and has been in net for 21 games. He got the starting nod in 19 games and has played for a total of 1,119 mins. Vejmelka's rate of quality starts comes out to 42.1% and he has made 8 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 3.27 goals per game and he has conceded 61 goals overall.
Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?
Josh's Pick: Take Montreal (+112)
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