Vegas Golden Knights vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 11/23/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Knights (-210) Canadiens (+172)

The Montreal Canadiens (7-10-2) will play the Vegas Golden Knights (11-6-2) at Bell Centre on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Golden Knights at -210 and the Canadiens are coming in at +172. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Vegas Golden Knights will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-0 defeat against the Maple Leafs in their previous contest . Vegas amassed 10 penalty mins for this matchup. Additionally, they had 3 power play chances but didn't convert them into a score. The Golden Knights didn't have their best offensive outing in this loss. For the outing, they weren't able to score on any of the 31 shots they put on goal.

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Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Vegas Golden Knights have tallied 72 goals (5th in the league) for the season and have given up 60. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 24 points and their points percentage is sitting at .632. Vegas comes into the game with 50 power play chances and they have scored 16 goals out of those advantages, earning them a percentage of 32.00%. While playing at even strength, the Golden Knights let the opposition score 51 goals while notching 56 themselves. Vegas has tried 589 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 12.2%. The Golden Knights have seen 537 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .888. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have earned 39 power play opportunities (32nd in professional hockey) and have tallied 9 goals in those attempts.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Adin Hill. Opponents have scored 369 goals against Hill in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.97. Hill has played in 149 games during his NHL career. His save percentage is .908 during his 7,450 minutes played. He has amassed an overall record of 72-55-9 and he was named the starter in 136 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Hill is sitting with 71 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .522. Hill has seen 4,010 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 3,641 total saves.

In their last contest, Montreal faced off against the Oilers in a game where the Canadiens got the win by a final of 3-0. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal. The Canadiens recorded 3 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they took.

The Canadiens have scored 40 goals at even strength and 14 goals (9th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. Montreal has put up 466 shots (31st in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.59%, while allowing the opposition 574 shots. So far this year, the Montreal Canadiens have tallied 54 goals, 16 points, in addition to a points percentage of .421. They have granted a total of 70 goals to be scored by way of 58 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 65 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 21.54%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 81.82% on their opponents 66 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 87.8%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Sam Montembeault in net. His opponents are averaging 3.64 goals/game and he has allowed 487 goals altogether. Montembeault's quality start rate comes in at 54.2% and he has earned 77 quality starting assignments in his career. He has been a starter 142 games and has been on the ice for 8,029 minutes. Montembeault has amassed a career record of 55-68-22 and has played in 159 games. He has accounted for 4,309 stops out of 4,796 shots tried, giving him a save % of .898.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vegas (-210)

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