Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 12/14/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (+126) Jets (-152)

The Winnipeg Jets (21-9-0) will play the Montreal Canadiens (11-14-3) at Canada Life Centre on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Canadiens at +126 while the Jets are opening at -152. The total is set at 6.

The Montreal Canadiens had a decent effort after finishing in a 2-2 tie against the Ducks in their previous outing. The Canadiens didn't have their best offensive outing in this game. For the matchup, they scored on 2 out of the 21 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 2 chances with the advantage and notched 1 goal. Montreal tallied 11 penalty mins for this contest.

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Pertaining to scoring goals, the Montreal Canadiens have accumulated 77 goals (24th in pro hockey) on the campaign and have allowed 99. For the year, they have recorded 25 points and their points percentage sits at .446. Montreal skates onto the rink with 86 power play opportunities and they have notched 19 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 22.09%. At even strength, the Canadiens have allowed 82 goals while getting 58 on offense. Montreal has tried 677 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.4%. The Canadiens have had 837 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .882. Montreal Canadiens opponents have recorded 97 power play opportunities (5th in pro hockey) and have notched 17 goals in those attempts.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Sam Montembeault. The opposition has scored 506 goals versus Montembeault in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 3.77. Montembeault has been in net for 166 matchups during his pro hockey career. His save percentage is at .899 in his 8,046 minutes in the crease. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 58-71-23 and he has started in 149 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Montembeault has recorded 80 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .537. Montembeault has seen 5,002 shots taken against him and has recorded 4,496 saves.

Their last time out, Winnipeg played the Bruins in a matchup where the Jets earned a victory by a final of 8-1. They had 6 power play opportunities in this game and scored 3 out of those attempts. The Jets tallied 8 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they pursued.

The Jets have tallied 83 goals at even strength and 28 goals (2nd in hockey) while on the power play. Winnipeg has tried 875 shots (7th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 12.69%, while allowing the other team 874 shots. On the season, the Winnipeg Jets have earned a total of 111 goals, 42 points, in addition to a points percentage of .700. They have allowed 76 goals to be scored by of a combination of 59 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 92 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 30.43%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 77.63% on their oppositions 76 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 91.3%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Connor Hellebuyck between the pipes. Hellebuyck has earned a career mark of 293-178-41 and has been in net for 528 games. Hellebuyck's percentage of quality starts comes out to 59.2% and he has qualified for 307 quality starts in his pro career. He has tallied 14,727 stops out of 16,056 shots tried, giving him a save % of .917. The opposition is averaging 2.72 goals per contest and he has relinquished 1,329 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 519 games and his ice time sits at 29,315 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg (-152)

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