Florida Panthers vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 3/30/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-186) Canadiens (+150)

The Florida Panthers (36-31-7) are headed to Bell Centre on Thursday where they will try to beat the Montreal Canadiens (30-39-6). The moneyline on this game has the Panthers at -186 while the Canadiens are priced at +150. The total has been set at 7.

The Florida Panthers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-2 defeat against the Senators in their previous game. The Panthers had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the defeat. For the outing, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 34 shots they tried. Moreover, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to score. Florida accumulated 8 penalty mins for this game.

Get all of our NHL Expert Picks

While playing at even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 187 goals while notching 200 as an offensive unit. Florida Panthers opponents have earned 262 power play opportunities (3rd in the league) and have a total of 68 goals in those chances. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Florida Panthers have notched 255 goals (5th in hockey) over the course of the season and have allowed 255. Florida has taken 2,728 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.4%. For the season, they have racked up 79 points and their points percentage sits at .534. The Panthers have seen 2,339 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .891. Florida has accumulated 249 power play chances and they have added 55 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 22.09%.

The man in goal for this game is Alex Lyon. Over the course of his pro career, Lyon has earned 9 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .391. He has a save percentage of .889 for his 1,544 mins played. Lyon has seen 796 shot attempts against him and has accrued 708 total saves. Opponents have notched 88 goals against Lyon in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 3.42. He has compiled a record of 10-10-4 and he has started in 23 games. Lyon has played in 31 contests throughout his professional hockey career.

In their last game, Montreal played the Flyers in an outing where the Canadiens took the loss by a score of 3-2. They had 1 attempt on the power play in this game but weren't able to notch a goal. The Canadiens recorded 2 goals of the 29 shots on goal they took.

Montreal has taken 2,073 shots (30th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.23%, while allowing the other team 2,524 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 73.39% on their oppositions 248 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.1%. They have a tally of 217 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 17.05%. The Canadiens have earned 175 goals at even strength and 37 goals (27th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 274 goals to be scored by way of 208 goals at even strength and 66 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Montreal Canadiens have earned a total of 212 goals, 66 points, in addition to a points percentage of .440.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Sam Montembeault protecting the goal. His opposition is averaging 3.44 goals per game and he has yielded 299 goals altogether. Montembeault's quality start rate is 47.6% and he has made 39 quality starts in his professional career. He has made the start in 82 contests and his ice time sits at 5,213 minutes. Montembeault has a career record of 32-40-12 and has participated in 97 games. He has tallied 2,601 saves out of the 2,900 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .897.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (-186)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here