Vancouver Canucks vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 1/6/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Monday, January 6, 2025

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (-160) Canadiens (+132)

The Montreal Canadiens (17-17-3) welcome the Vancouver Canucks (18-11-8) at Bell Centre on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Vancouver at -160 while Montreal is coming in at +132. The total is 6.5.

The Vancouver Canucks had a decent effort after finishing in a 3-3 tie against the Kraken in the last game they played. Vancouver recorded 6 penalty mins in this game. The Canucks had an average offensive output in this game. Moreover, they had 2 power play tries but weren't able to score. In the matchup, they scored on 3 out of the 22 shots they looked to score on.

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In the matter of scoring goals, the Vancouver Canucks have racked up 115 goals (18th in the NHL) this season and have surrendered 117. For the current season, they have scored 44 points and their points percentage sits at .595. Vancouver skates onto the rink with 104 power play opportunities and they have tallied 24 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 23.08%. While at even strength, the Canucks have allowed 96 goals while scoring 91 on offense. Vancouver has tried 948 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.1%. The Canucks thus far have had 1,042 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .888. Vancouver Canucks opponents have earned 111 power play opportunities (17th in the league) and have come away with 21 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Thatcher Demko. During his career on the ice, Demko has accounted for 125 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .568. His save percentage currently is .911 during his 12,822 minutes on the ice. Demko has seen 6,953 shots taken against him and has recorded 6,335 saves. The opposition has notched 618 goals against Demko in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.89. He has earned a record of 118-82-20 and he has started in 220 games. Demko has been in goal for 226 matchups over the course of his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, Montreal faced off against the Golden Knights in a matchup where the Canadiens notched a win by a mark of 3-2. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this game but weren't able to score a goal. The Canadiens tallied 3 goals of the 22 shots on goal they pursued.

Montreal has put up 927 shots (32nd in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 12.08%, while allowing the other team 1,085 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 82.68% on the other teams 127 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 88.4%. They have earned 112 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 21.43%. The Canadiens have accumulated 88 goals at even strength and 24 goals (14th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 126 goals to be scored by way of 104 goals at even strength and 22 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Montreal Canadiens have earned a total of 112 goals, 37 points, as well as a points percentage of .500.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Sam Montembeault defending the net. His opponents are averaging 3.94 goals per contest and he has allowed 529 goals in total. Montembeault's quality start rate comes out to 53.5% and he has 84 quality starts in his hockey career. He has started in 157 games and has played 8,065 minutes. Montembeault has amassed a career mark of 63-74-23 and has been in goal for 174 games. He has accrued 4,679 stops out of the 5,208 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .898.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver (-160)

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