Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 1/15/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Monday, January 15, 2024

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-235) Canadiens (+188)

The Colorado Avalanche (28-12-3) are hitting the road to Bell Centre on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Montreal Canadiens (17-18-7). The odds on this game have Colorado at -235 and Montreal is at +188. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Colorado Avalanche had a good night with a 5-3 victory against the Maple Leafs in their previous contest . The Avalanche had a good offensive outing in the victory. In the game, they scored on 5 of the 33 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 4 chances on the power play and notched 1 goal. Colorado accounted for 2 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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While at even strength, the Avalanche have surrendered 107 goals while notching 117 themselves. Colorado Avalanche opponents have 147 power play tries (3rd in the NHL) and have come away with 25 goals in those chances. When it comes to their scoring, the Colorado Avalanche have tallied 158 goals (2nd in the league) for the season and have surrendered 132. Colorado has tried 1,379 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.5%. For the season, they have earned 59 points and their points percentage is .686. The Avalanche have had 1,230 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .893. Colorado has accounted for 164 power play chances and they have tallied 41 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 25.00%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Alexandar Georgiev. Georgiev has participated in 227 games over the course of his hockey career. He has compiled a record of 122-73-19 and he started in 214 games. The opposition has scored 600 goals versus Georgiev in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.81. Georgiev has had 6,629 shot attempts against him and has accrued 6,029 total saves. His save percentage is .909 in his 12,800 mins on the ice. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Georgiev has tallied 116 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .542.

In their last game, Montreal faced off against the Oilers in a game where the Canadiens ended up taking the loss by a score of 2-1. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this matchup and scored 1 out of those tries. The Canadiens netted 1 goal out of the 24 shots on goal they tried.

The Canadiens are sitting with 87 goals at even strength and 25 goals (20th in hockey) while on the power play. Montreal has put up 1,193 shots (28th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.39%, while allowing their opponents 1,420 shots. So far this season, the Montreal Canadiens have a total of 112 goals, 41 points, in addition to a points percentage of .488. They have granted a total of 141 goals to be scored by way of 103 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 140 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 17.86%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 73.24% on their oppositions 142 power play chances, and their save percentage is 90.1%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Jake Allen in the crease. Allen is the owner of a lifetime record of 187-158-40 and has been in net for 409 contests. Allen's percentage of quality starts comes out to 52.8% and he has 205 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has compiled 10,378 saves out of 11,425 shots tried, giving him a save % of .908. His opponents are averaging 2.73 goals per game and he has allowed 1,047 goals altogether. He has started in 388 games and has played for a total of 23,007 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Montreal (+188)

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