Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 10/31/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals

Date: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Montreal Canadiens (4-5-1) are headed to Capital One Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Washington Capitals (6-2-0).

The Montreal Canadiens will look to clean up some issues after taking a 8-2 loss to the Kraken in their previous outing. Montreal accrued 26 penalty mins in this contest. In addition, they had 4 power play attempts but weren't able to make the most of them. The Canadiens could have played much better offensively in this defeat. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 2 of the 30 shots they put on net.

When at even strength, the Canadiens let the opposition score 34 goals while getting 21 on the offensive side of the ice. Montreal Canadiens opponents have recorded 37 power play opportunities (7th in pro hockey) and have a total of 6 goals in those chances. When discussing scoring goals, the Montreal Canadiens have notched 29 goals (18th in the league) so far this season and have allowed 40. Montreal has attempted 259 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.2%. For the season, they have recorded 9 points and their points percentage comes in at .450. The Canadiens thus far have had 325 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .877. Montreal steps onto the ice with 35 power play chances and they have tallied 8 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 22.86%.

The player in the crease for this game is Sam Montembeault. For his career, Montembeault has recorded 72 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .533. His save percentage is .898 during his 8,324 minutes guarding the cage. Montembeault has had 4,598 shots against him and he has 4,127 saves. Opponents have tallied 471 goals versus Montembeault in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 3.40. He has earned an overall record of 52-64-21 and he started in 135 games. Montembeault has participated in 151 matchups throughout his pro hockey career.

In their last outing, Washington played the Rangers in an outing where the Capitals earned a victory by a final of 5-3. The Capitals tallied 5 goals of the 46 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 power play opportunities in this one but didn't score a goal.

Washington has tried 249 shots (25th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 12.45%, while allowing their opponents 201 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 81.48% on the other teams 27 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 88.1%. They have a tally of 27 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 7.41%. The Capitals have earned 29 goals at even strength and 2 goals (31st in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 24 goals to be scored by way of 19 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they were shorthanded. During this campaign, the Washington Capitals have tallied 31 goals, 12 points, in addition to a points percentage of .750.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Charlie Lindgren in goal. The opposition is averaging 2.78 goals/game and he has yielded 300 goals in total. Lindgren's percentage of quality starts comes in at 58.5% and he has made 62 quality starts in his hockey career. He got the starting nod in 106 games and has played 6,469 mins. Lindgren is the owner of a career record of 55-41-12 and has participated in 114 contests. He has compiled 2,968 stops out of the 3,268 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .908.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Washington

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