Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 4/9/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (-125) Canadiens (+105)

The Philadelphia Flyers (36-31-11) are traveling to Bell Centre on Tuesday where they will play the Montreal Canadiens (29-36-12). The odds on this game have Philadelphia at -125 and Montreal is at +105. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Philadelphia Flyers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-2 loss against the Blue Jackets in their previous game. Philadelphia earned 6 penalty minutes in this game. The Flyers left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the loss. Furthermore, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to net one. In the outing, they netted 2 out of the 39 shots they tried.

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When discussing scoring goals, the Philadelphia Flyers have accumulated 222 goals (25th in the league) on the year and have surrendered 246. For the current season, they have tallied 83 points and their points % is .532. Philadelphia has compiled 244 power play opportunities and they have tallied 31 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 12.70%. While playing at even strength, the Flyers have conceded 207 goals while earning 191 of their own. Philadelphia has taken 2,597 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.6%. The Flyers have had 2,132 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .885. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have totaled 236 power play opportunities (13th in pro hockey) and have a total of 39 goals in those chances.

The player between the pipes for this game is Samuel Ersson. Ersson has been involved in 59 games over the course of his NHL career. He has compiled an overall mark of 27-20-7 and he has gotten the start in 55 games. Opponents have been able to score 158 goals against Ersson in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.92. Ersson has had 1,452 shot attempts against him and has garnered 1,294 total saves. His save percentage is at .891 for his 3,245 minutes played. For his professional hockey career, Ersson has 29 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .527.

In their last game, Montreal faced the Rangers in an outing where the Canadiens ended up losing by a final score of 5-2. The Canadiens recorded 2 goals of the 28 shots on goal they took. They had 1 power play attempt in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal.

Montreal has taken 2,146 shots (27th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.74%, while allowing their opponents 2,552 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 76.52% on their opponents 264 power play tries, and their save percentage is 89.7%. They have a total of 246 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 17.48%. The Canadiens have racked up 166 goals at even strength and 43 goals (23rd in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 262 goals to be scored by way of 200 goals at even strength and 62 goals while they were shorthanded. On the campaign, the Montreal Canadiens have 209 goals, 70 points, in addition to a points percentage of .455.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Sam Montembeault between the pipes. Montembeault has earned a career mark of 48-60-19 and has been in net for 141 games. Montembeault's quality start rate comes out to 52.8% and he has qualified for 66 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has recorded 3,872 stops out of the 4,312 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .898. His opposition is averaging 3.38 goals per contest and he has surrendered 440 goals overall. He has made the start in 125 games and his ice time sits at 7,812 mins.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Montreal (+105) and under 6.5 goals

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