Montreal Canadiens vs Calgary Flames Prediction, 12/1/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Calgary Flames

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (+180) Flames (-220)

Scotiabank Saddledome is the site where the Calgary Flames (10-9-3) will meet the Montreal Canadiens (11-10-1) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Montreal at +180 and Calgary is at -220. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Montreal Canadiens will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-0 defeat to the Sharks in their previous outing. The Canadiens offense left a lot to be desired in the loss. For the game, they walked away having not converted any of the 28 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 6 chances on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Montreal had 10 mins in the box for this game.

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When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Montreal Canadiens have accumulated 62 goals (24th in hockey) on the year and have given up 77. For the current campaign, they have scored 23 points and their points percentage comes in at .523. Montreal skates onto the rink with 67 power play opportunities and they have notched 10 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 14.93%. While playing at even strength, the Canadiens have surrendered 63 goals while scoring 52 themselves. Montreal has attempted 666 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.3%. The Canadiens have seen 723 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .893. Montreal Canadiens opponents have totaled 75 power play opportunities (15th in the NHL) and have racked up 14 goals in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is Jake Allen. The opposition has been able to score 905 goals versus Allen in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.64. Allen has been involved in 367 contests during his pro hockey career. His save percentage is at .910 during his 20,597 mins in the crease. He has compiled an overall record of 174-134-35 and he has started in 347 games. For his professional hockey career, Allen has recorded 183 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .527. Allen has had 10,075 shots taken against him and has gathered 9,170 total saves.

In their last contest, Calgary faced off against the Panthers in a game where the Flames ended up with the victory by a score of 6-2. They had 4 power play opportunities in this game and converted 1 out of those opportunities. The Flames scored 6 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they tried.

On the year, the Calgary Flames have earned a total of 66 goals, 23 points, as well as a points percentage of .523. They have permitted 69 goals to be scored by of a combination of 53 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Flames are sitting with 52 goals at even strength and 14 goals (23rd in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 70 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 20.00%. Calgary has attempted 754 shots (8th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.75%, while allowing their opponents 632 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.00% on their opponents 80 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.1%.

Across the ice you will find Jacob Markstrom patrolling the crease. He has tallied 10,378 stops out of 11,393 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .911. Markstrom has accrued a lifetime mark of 177-157-45 and has participated in 394 games. He has made the start in 378 games and has accumulated 22,544 mins. Markstrom's quality start percentage comes out to 52.6% and he has earned 199 quality starting assignments in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 2.70 goals per contest and he has allowed 1,015 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal (+180)

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