Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 3/26/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Saturday, March 26, 2022

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-275) Canadiens (+225)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (40-18-5) are traveling to Bell Centre on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Montreal Canadiens (17-37-10). The odds on this game have the Maple Leafs at -275 and the Canadiens are at +225. The total has been set at 7.

The Toronto Maple Leafs went home feeling good about their game by earning a 3-2 victory over the Devils in their last outing. Toronto recorded 6 penalty minutes for this matchup. Moreover, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to make the most of them. The Maple Leafs offense showed they have some room for improvement in the victory. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 31 shots they tried.

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The Maple Leafs have had 1,941 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .902. When playing at even strength, the Maple Leafs have given up 162 goals while notching 183 on offense. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have 179 power play opportunities (25th in pro hockey) and have come away with 28 goals in those attempts. For the current season, they have recorded 85 points and their points percentage is .675. Toronto has tried 2,175 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.6%. Concerning scoring goals, the Toronto Maple Leafs have tallied 230 goals (3rd in the league) for the year and have conceded 190. Toronto skates onto the rink with 166 power play opportunities and they have tallied 47 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 28.31%.

The player in the crease for this game is Erik Kallgren. Opponents have tallied 8 goals versus Kallgren in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.32. Kallgren has participated in 4 matchups over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage currently sits at .930 in his 207 mins guarding the cage. He has earned a mark of 2-1-1 and he was named the starter in 3 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Kallgren has 2 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .667. Kallgren has had 115 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 107 total saves.

Their last time out, Montreal squared up with the Panthers in a game where the Canadiens took a loss by a score of 4-3. They had 5 power play chances in this contest and notched 1 goal out of those attempts. The Canadiens recorded 3 goals of the 31 shots on goal they took.

On the year, the Montreal Canadiens have earned a total of 161 goals, 44 points, and a points percentage of .344. They have granted a total of 241 goals to be scored by way of 186 goals at even strength and 55 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Canadiens are sitting with 133 goals at even strength and 28 goals (29th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have recorded 202 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 13.86%. Montreal has tried 1,906 shots (24th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.45%, while allowing their opponents 2,175 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 74.77% on their opponents 218 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.9%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Jake Allen protecting the net. His opponents are averaging 2.57 goals per game and he has allowed 830 goals overall. Allen's quality start rate is 53.1% and he has earned 173 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has been a starter 326 games and has been on the ice for 19,383 mins. Allen is the owner of a career record of 165-123-35 and has been in net for 346 contests. He has racked up 8,528 saves out of the 9,358 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .911.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Montreal (+225)

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