Montreal Canadiens vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, 2/2/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Anaheim Ducks

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025

Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA

TV: Victory+

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

The Anaheim Ducks (21-24-6) host the Montreal Canadiens (24-22-5) at Honda Center on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Montreal at -210 and Anaheim is at +172. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Montreal Canadiens will look for better times on the ice after their 4-0 defeat against the Wild in their last outing. Montreal tallied 2 mins in the box for this contest. In addition, they had 1 chance with extra men on the ice but weren't able to net one. The Canadiens didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. In the outing, they took the loss without having netted any of the 19 shots they attempted.

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In terms of their scoring, the Montreal Canadiens have notched 149 goals (18th in the NHL) over the course of the season and have surrendered 171. For the current campaign, they have earned 53 points and their points percentage sits at .520. Montreal has accumulated 149 power play chances and they have notched 30 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 20.13%. At even strength, the Canadiens have allowed 140 goals while having 119 as an offensive unit. Montreal has taken 1,325 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.3%. The Canadiens have seen 1,502 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .886. Montreal Canadiens opponents have tallied 173 power play tries (1st in the league) and have a total of 31 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Sam Montembeault. Montembeault has participated in 182 contests throughout his NHL career. He has accumulated an overall mark of 66-78-24 and he started in 165 games. The opposition has racked up 556 goals versus Montembeault in his career and his average for goals against per game is 4.13. Montembeault has had 5,451 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 4,895 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .898 in his 8,085 minutes guarding the cage. Over the course of his time in hockey, Montembeault has accumulated 87 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .527.

When they took the ice last, Anaheim squared up with the Flames in an outing where the Ducks took the loss by a tally of 4-1. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this one but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Ducks had 1 goal out of the 31 shots on goal they took.

Anaheim has put up 1,434 shots (21st in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 8.93%, while allowing their opponents 1,645 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 74.13% on their oppositions 143 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.3%. They have recorded 140 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 12.86%. The Ducks have tallied 110 goals at even strength and 18 goals (31st in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 159 goals to be scored by way of 122 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Anaheim Ducks have accounted for 128 goals, 48 points, as well as a points percentage of .471.

For the opposition you are likely to see John Gibson defending the goal. His opponents are averaging 3.01 goals per contest and he has conceded 1,371 goals in total. Gibson's percentage of quality starts sits at 53.8% and he has earned 262 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has been a starter 487 games and has accumulated 27,291 mins. Gibson holds a lifetime mark of 201-215-63 and has participated in 499 games. He has recorded 13,872 saves out of the 15,243 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .910.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal (-210)

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