Montreal Canadiens vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 1/17/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (+155) Devils (-195)

Prudential Center is where the New Jersey Devils (22-16-3) will try to defeat the Montreal Canadiens (18-18-7) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Canadiens at +155 and the Devils are priced at -195. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Montreal Canadiens were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-3 victory against the Avalanche in their previous game. The Canadiens had a impressive offensive outing in this win. In the game, they tallied a score on 4 of the 34 shots they looked to score on. Additionally, they had 2 chances on the power play and were able to notch 2 goals. Montreal amassed 10 penalty mins in this matchup.

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At even strength, the Canadiens have conceded 105 goals while scoring 89 on offense. Montreal Canadiens opponents have recorded 146 power play tries (5th in the league) and have notched 39 goals in those attempts. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Montreal Canadiens have accumulated 116 goals (28th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have given up 144. Montreal has tried 1,227 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.5%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 43 points and their points % is .500. The Canadiens have seen 1,455 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .901. Montreal skates onto the rink with 142 power play chances and they have notched 27 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 19.01%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jake Allen. In his professional hockey career, Allen has 206 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .530. He has a save percentage of .908 during his 23,067 minutes on the ice. Allen has had 11,460 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 10,410 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 1,050 goals versus Allen in his professional career and his goals against rate is 2.73. He has an overall record of 188-158-40 and he started in 389 games. Allen has participated in 410 games during his pro hockey career.

When they took the ice last, New Jersey faced the Bruins in a game where the Devils took the defeat by a tally of 3-0. They had 1 power play attempt in this contest but weren't able to score a goal. The Devils had 0 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they took.

On the campaign, the New Jersey Devils have earned a total of 142 goals, 47 points, and a points percentage of .573. They have allowed 143 goals to be scored by way of 113 goals at even strength and 30 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Devils have tallied 108 goals at even strength and 34 goals (7th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 123 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 27.64%. New Jersey has attempted 1,280 shots (19th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.09%, while allowing the other team 1,211 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 77.10% on their oppositions 131 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 88.2%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Vitek Vanecek in net. He has accrued 3,737 stops out of the 4,131 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .905. Vanecek has amassed a lifetime mark of 88-40-16 and has participated in 156 games. He was named a starter in 146 contests and his ice time sits at 8,743 mins. Vanecek's percentage of quality starts comes out to 52.7% and he has qualified for 77 quality starts in his career. His opposition is averaging 2.70 goals/game and he has relinquished 394 goals overall.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey (-195)

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