Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 3/7/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-300) Canadiens (+240)

Bell Centre is where the Montreal Canadiens (26-33-4) will try to beat the Carolina Hurricanes (41-12-8) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Carolina at -300 and Montreal is coming in at +240. The total is set at 7.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-0 win over the Lightning in their previous outing. The Hurricanes had a good offensive performance and it was apparent in the win. In the outing, they earned a goal on 6 out of the 38 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 5 power play tries and scored 4 goals. Carolina accumulated 16 mins in the box in this matchup.

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In reference to their scoring, the Carolina Hurricanes have accumulated 209 goals (10th in the league) so far this year and have given up 153. For the current campaign, they sit with 90 points and their points percentage is .738. Carolina has accumulated 200 power play chances and they have scored 44 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 22.00%. When at even strength, the Hurricanes have surrendered 119 goals while getting 165 as an offensive unit. Carolina has tried 2,146 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.7%. The Hurricanes so far have had 1,585 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .903. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have recorded 203 power play opportunities (10th in professional hockey) and have scored 34 goals in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is Frederik Andersen. Andersen has been in net for 467 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has amassed a record of 276-120-51 and he has gotten the start in 454 games. Opponents have racked up 1,159 goals versus Andersen in his career and his goals against rate is 2.58. Andersen has had 13,740 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 12,581 total saves. His save percentage is .916 in his 26,954 minutes played. For his professional hockey career, Andersen has 259 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .570.

In their last outing, Montreal opposed the Golden Knights in a game where the Canadiens ended up losing by a final score of 4-3. The Canadiens converted 3 goals of the 28 shots on goal they pursued. They had 2 power play opportunities in this outing but weren't able to notch a goal.

This season, the Montreal Canadiens have accounted for 169 goals, 56 points, in addition to a points percentage of .444. They have granted a total of 225 goals to be scored by way of 170 goals at even strength and 55 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Canadiens have earned 138 goals at even strength and 31 goals (27th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 190 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 16.32%. Montreal has tried 1,754 shots (30th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.64%, while allowing the opposition 2,119 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 74.06% on their oppositions 212 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.4%.

Across the ice you will find Jake Allen defending the goal. Allen has earned a lifetime record of 182-146-37 and has played in 389 games. Allen's percentage of quality starts is 52.6% and he has qualified for 194 quality starts in his pro career. He is sitting with 9,818 stops out of the 10,794 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .910. Teams are averaging 2.67 goals per game and he has yielded 976 goals in total. He has been a starter 369 games and has played for a total of 21,915 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Montreal (+240)

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