Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 1/18/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (+220) Stars (-275)

The Dallas Stars (18-15-2) will try to defeat the Montreal Canadiens (7-24-5) at American Airlines Center on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Montreal at +220 and Dallas is sitting at -275. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Montreal Canadiens were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 3-2 defeat against the Blackhawks in their previous outing. Montreal compiled 23 minutes in the box in this game. In addition, they had 4 power play attempts and were able to notch 1 goal. The Canadiens could have played much better offensively in this defeat. For the game, they scored on 2 out of the 29 shots they tried.

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When discussing scoring goals, the Montreal Canadiens have earned 75 goals (31st in the league) this season and have allowed 131. For the current campaign, they have racked up 19 points and their points percentage sits at .264. Montreal is sitting with 109 power play chances and they have tallied 12 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 11.01%. While playing at even strength, the Canadiens have allowed 99 goals while earning 63 on offense. Montreal has taken 1,054 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 7.1%. The Canadiens have had 1,230 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .893. Montreal Canadiens opponents have tallied 118 power play opportunities (5th in the league) and have racked up 32 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Sam Montembeault. For his professional hockey career, Montembeault has accumulated 9 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .321. His save percentage currently is .893 for his 1,955 mins played. Montembeault has had 1,049 shots against him and has accrued 937 saves. The opposition has scored 112 goals against Montembeault in his career and his average for goals against per game is 3.44. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 10-14-6 and he has started in 28 games. Montembeault has taken the ice for 38 games during his hockey career.

In their last contest, Dallas played the Lightning in an outing where the Stars ended up taking the loss by a score of 3-1. They had 1 power play chance in this outing but weren't able to notch a goal. The Stars notched 1 goal of the 20 shots on goal they pursued.

Dallas has taken 1,036 shots (28th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.36%, while allowing the other team 1,077 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.57% on their oppositions 107 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 90.3%. They have earned 98 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 25.51%. The Stars have accumulated 72 goals at even strength and 25 goals (11th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 105 goals to be scored by way of 81 goals at even strength and 24 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the Dallas Stars have earned a total of 97 goals, 38 points, in addition to a points percentage of .543.

Across the ice you will find Jake Oettinger in goal. His opposition is averaging 2.39 goals per contest and he has relinquished 91 goals altogether. Oettinger's rate of quality starts comes out to 52.8% and he has made 19 quality starts in his professional career. He has started in 36 games and has played for a total of 2,285 mins. Oettinger has amassed a career mark of 20-11-7 and has been in goal for 42 games. He has gathered 947 saves out of the 1,038 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .912.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal (+220)

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