Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 1/22/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (+275) Avalanche (-350)

The Colorado Avalanche (27-8-3) will go up against the Montreal Canadiens (8-25-6) at Ball Arena on Saturday. The line on this contest has the Canadiens at +275 while the Avalanche are priced at -350. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Montreal Canadiens will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-3 loss against the Golden Knights the last time they stepped on the ice. Montreal compiled 6 mins in the box in this matchup. Furthermore, they had 3 attempts on the power play and were able to net 1 goal. The Canadiens offense showed they have some room for improvement in this defeat. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 3 out of the 27 shots they put on goal.

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The Canadiens have had 1,357 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .895. When at even strength, the Canadiens let the opposition score 108 goals while earning 70 when they are on offense. Montreal Canadiens opponents have 133 power play opportunities (2nd in the league) and have scored 35 goals in those attempts. For the season, they have earned 22 points and their points percentage comes in at .282. Montreal has taken 1,129 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 7.5%. In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Montreal Canadiens have notched 85 goals (31st in the National Hockey League) for the season and have allowed 143. Montreal has 118 power play opportunities and they have scored 15 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 12.71%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Sam Montembeault. Opponents have notched 119 goals versus Montembeault in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 3.41. Montembeault has been in net for 41 games during his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently sits at .897 in his 2,096 minutes in the crease. He has accumulated a mark of 11-14-7 and he was named the starter in 30 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Montembeault has earned 11 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .367. Montembeault has seen 1,159 shots taken against him and he has 1,040 saves.

When they took the ice last, Colorado faced off against the Kings in an outing where the Avalanche earned a win by a final of 4-1. They had 1 power play chance in this one and tallied 1 goal on that opportunity. The Avalanche scored 4 goals of the 27 shots on goal they attempted.

The Avalanche have accumulated 125 goals at even strength and 34 goals (1st in professional hockey) while on the power play. Colorado has taken 1,321 shots (6th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 12.04%, while allowing the opposition 1,173 shots. Over the course of the season, the Colorado Avalanche have a total of 159 goals, 57 points, in addition to a points percentage of .750. They have a tally of 143 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 23.78%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 75.21% on their opponents 117 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 90.1%. They have allowed 116 goals to be scored by of a combination of 87 goals at even strength and 29 goals while they had less men on the ice.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Darcy Kuemper between the pipes. His opponents are averaging 2.49 goals per game and he has relinquished 626 goals in total. Kuemper's rate of quality starts is 56.3% and he has qualified for 142 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has started in 252 games and has accumulated 15,092 minutes. Kuemper has earned a career mark of 124-88-33 and has been in net for 269 games. He has tallied 6,854 saves out of 7,480 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .916.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado (-350)

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