Montreal Canadiens vs New York Islanders Prediction, 10/19/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs New York Islanders

Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

The Montreal Canadiens (2-2-0) are hitting the road to UBS Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the New York Islanders (1-1-1).

The Montreal Canadiens were on the losing side of the ice with a 6-3 loss against the Penguins their last time out. Montreal accumulated 4 minutes in the box in this matchup. The Canadiens played like an average offensive team in the loss. In addition, they had 2 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. For the game, they scored on 3 of the 27 shots they put on goal.

With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Montreal Canadiens have notched 12 goals (17th in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have allowed 13. For the season, they have recorded 4 points and their points percentage is sitting at .500. Montreal comes into tonight with 17 power play opportunities and they have added 4 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 23.53%. While at even strength, the Canadiens have given up 12 goals while earning 8 of their own. Montreal has attempted 104 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.5%. The Canadiens have had 133 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .902. Montreal Canadiens opponents have totaled 14 power play tries (10th in pro hockey) and have come away with 1 goal in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Sam Montembeault. During his career on the ice, Montembeault is sitting with 42 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .462. He has a save percentage of .897 for his 5,746 mins in the crease. Montembeault has had 3,210 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 2,880 saves. The opposition has racked up 330 goals against Montembeault in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 3.45. He has earned an overall mark of 35-46-12 and got the start in 91 games. Montembeault has played in 106 games over the course of his hockey career.

In their last contest, New York faced the Avalanche in an outing where the Islanders got the victory by a mark of 6-2. They had 1 power play chance in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal. The Islanders recorded 6 goals of the 38 shots on goal they pursued.

New York has taken 98 shots (22nd in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.20%, while allowing the other team 87 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 66.67% on their oppositions 6 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 88.5%. They have earned 8 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 12.50%. The Islanders have tallied 9 goals at even strength and 1 goal (25th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 10 goals to be scored by of a combination of 8 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they were shorthanded. Over the course of the season, the New York Islanders have notched a total of 10 goals, 3 points, as well as a points percentage of .500.

Across the ice you are likely to see Ilya Sorokin defending the goal. Teams are averaging 2.34 goals/game and he has yielded 311 goals altogether. Sorokin's percentage of quality starts is 70.9% and he has 95 quality starting assignments in his career. He got the starting nod in 134 contests and has been on the ice for 7,991 minutes. Sorokin is sitting with a career record of 71-46-18 and has participated in 137 games. He has a tally of 3,767 stops out of 4,078 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .924.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York

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