Calgary Flames vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 11/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (-188) Canadiens (+145)

Bell Centre is the location where the Montreal Canadiens (7-6-2) will play the Calgary Flames (4-8-2) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Calgary at -188 and Montreal is coming in at +145. The total comes in at 7.

The Calgary Flames will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-1 defeat to the Senators in their previous game. Calgary recorded 10 minutes in the box in this game. Additionally, they had 3 power play opportunities but didn't convert them into a score. The Flames had a below average offensive outing in the loss. In the matchup, they finished 1 of the 25 shots they put on net.

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In terms of their scoring capabilities, the Calgary Flames have notched 37 goals (26th in the National Hockey League) this year and have given up 50. For the season, they have tallied 10 points and their points percentage comes in at .357. Calgary comes into tonight with 47 power play chances and they have notched 7 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 14.89%. While at even strength, the Flames have conceded 44 goals while scoring 30 themselves. Calgary has tried 451 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 8.2%. The Flames so far have had 405 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .877. Calgary Flames opponents have tallied 46 power play opportunities (24th in hockey) and have notched 6 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jacob Markstrom. Markstrom has played in 446 games over the course of his hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 194-179-56 and he was named the starter in 429 games. Opponents have racked up 1,160 goals versus Markstrom in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.72. Markstrom has had 12,763 shots against him and has gathered 11,603 total saves. He has a save percentage of .909 for his 25,561 minutes played. During his career on the ice, Markstrom has accounted for 225 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .524.

When they were on the ice last, Montreal went up against the Canucks in an outing where the Canadiens went home in defeat by a final of 5-2. They had 2 power play opportunities in this game and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Canadiens earned 2 goals of the 32 shots on goal they took.

Montreal has attempted 443 shots (16th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.71%, while allowing the other team 513 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 76.19% on the other teams 63 power play tries, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.1%. They have earned 61 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 22.95%. The Canadiens have 29 goals at even strength and 14 goals (8th in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 51 goals to be scored by way of 36 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they were shorthanded. For the year, the Montreal Canadiens have 43 goals, 16 points, as well as a points percentage of .533.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Jake Allen protecting the net. He has recorded 10,171 saves out of the 11,192 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .909. Allen has earned a career record of 186-153-39 and has played in 402 games. He has been a starter 381 games and his ice time sits at 22,588 minutes. Allen's quality start percentage comes in at 53.3% and he has 203 quality starts in his NHL career. His opponents are averaging 2.71 goals/game and he has surrendered 1,021 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Calgary (-188)

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