Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 3/26/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO
TV: Altitude Sports
Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (+260) Avalanche (-350)
Ball Arena is the location where the Colorado Avalanche (46-20-5) will try to defeat the Montreal Canadiens (26-32-12) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Montreal at +260 and Colorado is opening at -350. The total is 7.
The Montreal Canadiens had a good night with a 5-1 win over the Kraken in their previous contest . Montreal garnered 8 penalty minutes in this matchup. Moreover, they had 2 power play chances but weren't able to score. The Canadiens had a impressive offensive performance in this victory. For the matchup, they finished 5 of the 17 shots they tried.
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Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Montreal Canadiens have accounted for 190 goals (28th in hockey) this season and have given up 238. For the year, they have earned 64 points and their points percentage is sitting at .457. Montreal has compiled 225 power play chances and they have notched 40 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 17.78%. While playing at even strength, the Canadiens have allowed 181 goals while earning 150 on offense. Montreal has tried 1,954 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.7%. The Canadiens have had 2,313 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .897. Montreal Canadiens opponents have tallied 241 power play opportunities (4th in the NHL) and have come away with 57 goals in those chances.
Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Sam Montembeault. In his professional hockey career, Montembeault is sitting with 63 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .521. His save percentage is at .898 in his 7,604 minutes guarding the cage. Montembeault has had 4,203 shots against him and has accrued 3,773 saves. The opposition has scored 430 goals against Montembeault in his NHL career and his goals against average is 3.39. He has accumulated an overall mark of 46-58-19 and he has started in 121 games. Montembeault has taken the ice for 137 games throughout his pro hockey career.
The last time they were on the ice, Colorado faced off against the Penguins in an outing where the Avalanche ended up with the win by a mark of 5-4. They had 2 power play chances in this game but weren't able to score a goal. The Avalanche notched 5 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they attempted.
The Avalanche have earned 206 goals at even strength and 61 goals (2nd in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. Colorado has tried 2,339 shots (4th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.42%, while allowing the opposition 2,098 shots. So far this season, the Colorado Avalanche have earned a total of 267 goals, 97 points, as well as a points percentage of .683. They have granted a total of 211 goals to be scored by way of 170 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 246 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 24.80%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.86% on the other teams 226 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 89.9%.
On the other side of the ice you will find Alexandar Georgiev defending the net. The opposition is averaging 2.80 goals per contest and he has yielded 654 goals overall. Georgiev's percentage of quality starts sits at 53.8% and he has 126 quality starts in his career. He has started in 234 games and has racked up 14,000 mins. Georgiev has earned a career mark of 135-79-20 and has been in goal for 247 contests. He has racked up 6,580 stops out of 7,234 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .910.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh's Pick: Take Montreal (+260)
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