Montreal Canadiens vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction, 11/2/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Arizona Coyotes

Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023

Location: Mullett Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: Bally Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (+100) Coyotes (-125)

The Arizona Coyotes (4-4-0) will take on the Montreal Canadiens (5-2-2) at Mullett Arena on Thursday. The odds on this game have Montreal at +100 and Arizona is coming in at -125. The betting total is set at 7.

The Montreal Canadiens had a decent effort after finishing in a 2-2 tie against the Golden Knights their last time on the ice. Montreal garnered 6 penalty minutes for this contest. In addition, they had 4 power play opportunities but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Canadiens had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this game. In the outing, they earned a goal on 2 of the 39 shots they put on goal.

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While playing at even strength, the Canadiens have conceded 17 goals while having 20 themselves. Montreal Canadiens opponents have earned 44 power play opportunities (2nd in the NHL) and have come away with 11 goals in those attempts. With respect to scoring goals, the Montreal Canadiens have notched 27 goals (16th in the National Hockey League) for the season and have given up 28. Montreal has taken 269 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.0%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 12 points and their points percentage is .667. The Canadiens so far have had 317 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .912. Montreal has accumulated 35 power play opportunities and they have notched 7 goals during those chances, giving them a percentage of 20.00%.

The player in the crease for this game is Jake Allen. Allen has participated in 399 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has compiled a win-loss record of 186-150-39 and he has gotten the start in 378 games. Opponents have scored 1,011 goals against Allen in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.70. Allen has had 11,113 shots against him and has garnered 10,102 total saves. His save percentage is at .909 during his 22,458 mins between the pipes. For his career, Allen has compiled 201 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .532.

In their last game, Arizona faced the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Coyotes ended up with the win by a final score of 8-1. They had 4 power play attempts in this contest and recorded 1 out of those tries. The Coyotes netted 8 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they attempted.

On the season, the Arizona Coyotes have accounted for 27 goals, 8 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have granted a total of 21 goals to be scored by of a combination of 14 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they were shorthanded. The Coyotes have 18 goals at even strength and 9 goals (7th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have recorded 34 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 26.47%. Arizona has taken 227 shots (29th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.89%, while allowing their opponents 256 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 74.07% on their opponents 27 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 91.8%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Connor Ingram defending the goal. The opposition is averaging 3.31 goals/game and he has yielded 108 goals altogether. Ingram's rate of quality starts comes in at 57.6% and he has made 19 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 33 games and his ice time sits at 1,956 minutes. Ingram has amassed a lifetime record of 9-16-8 and has been in net for 34 games. He has accrued 1,036 stops out of the 1,144 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .906.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal (+100)

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