Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 3/28/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (-121) Canadiens (+100)

The Philadelphia Flyers (36-27-10) are en route to Bell Centre on Thursday where they will try to beat the Montreal Canadiens (27-32-12). The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at -121 while Montreal is sitting at +100. The over/under is 7.

The Philadelphia Flyers will look for better times on the ice after their 6-5 defeat against the Rangers in the last game they played. The Flyers had a impressive offensive performance in the defeat. For the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 41 shots they looked to score on. They also had 3 power play attempts and were able to notch 1 goal. Philadelphia accumulated 2 penalty minutes in this outing.

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In regard to their scoring capabilities, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned 213 goals (21st in the NHL) for the season and have conceded 223. For the current campaign, they have earned 82 points and their points % is .562. Philadelphia has tallied 231 power play chances and they have notched 31 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 13.42%. While playing at even strength, the Flyers have allowed the opponent to score 187 goals while notching 182 of their own. Philadelphia has attempted 2,428 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 8.8%. The Flyers have seen 2,012 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .889. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have earned 226 power play tries (10th in pro hockey) and have a total of 36 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Samuel Ersson. Ersson has played in 55 games over the course of his hockey career. He has compiled a mark of 27-17-7 and got the start in 51 games. Opponents have scored 143 goals against Ersson in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.82. Ersson has had 1,374 shots taken against him and he has 1,231 saves. His save percentage sits at .896 for his 3,047 mins between the pipes. Over the course of his time in hockey, Ersson has 29 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .569.

When they took the ice last, Montreal faced off against the Avalanche in a matchup where the Canadiens notched a victory by a tally of 2-1. They had 3 power play chances in this game but were not able to net one. The Canadiens scored 2 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they pursued.

Montreal has attempted 1,981 shots (27th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.69%, while allowing the other team 2,341 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 76.64% on their opponents 244 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.8%. They have a total of 228 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 17.54%. The Canadiens have scored 152 goals at even strength and 40 goals (22nd in the NHL) while on the power play. They have allowed 239 goals to be scored by of a combination of 182 goals at even strength and 57 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Montreal Canadiens have earned a total of 192 goals, 66 points, as well as a points percentage of .465.

Across the rink you are going to see Sam Montembeault protecting the net. His opposition is averaging 3.37 goals per game and he has relinquished 431 goals in total. Montembeault's quality start rate sits at 52.5% and he has 64 quality starts in his career. He has started in 122 games and has played for a total of 7,664 minutes. Montembeault holds a lifetime mark of 47-58-19 and has been in goal for 138 contests. He is sitting with 3,800 stops out of 4,231 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .898.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-121)

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