Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 1/23/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens
Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC
TV: TSN
Odds/Point Spread: Senators (-121) Canadiens (+100)
The Montreal Canadiens (19-20-7) will try to defeat the Ottawa Senators (17-24-1) at Bell Centre on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Senators at -121 while the Canadiens are coming in at +100. The over/under is 7.
The Ottawa Senators were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-3 win against the Flyers in their last outing. Ottawa earned 8 penalty minutes for this matchup. Moreover, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice but didn't get a goal. The Senators had a solid offensive performance in the victory. In the game, they earned a goal on 5 of the 34 shots they looked to score on.
While at even strength, the Senators have allowed the opponent to score 116 goals while notching 118 themselves. Ottawa Senators opponents have amassed 139 power play opportunities (21st in hockey) and have a total of 38 goals in those chances. Regarding their scoring, the Ottawa Senators have notched 142 goals (16th in the league) this season and have conceded 154. Ottawa has taken 1,380 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.3%. For the season, the have a total of 35 points and their points percentage sits at .417. The Senators have had 1,298 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .881. Ottawa has 154 power play chances and they have added 24 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 15.58%.
Patrolling the crease for the game will be Joonas Korpisalo. The opposition has scored 704 goals versus Korpisalo in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 3.07. Korpisalo has been in goal for 249 matchups during his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .902 in his 13,745 minutes played. He has earned a record of 103-96-26 and he has started in 226 games. For his career, Korpisalo is sitting with 109 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .482. Korpisalo has seen 7,180 shot attempts against him and has recorded 6,476 total saves.
In their last game, Montreal went up against the Bruins in a matchup where the Canadiens ended up taking the loss by a mark of 9-4. They had 3 power play chances in this game and converted 2 out of those chances. The Canadiens converted 4 goals of the 21 shots on goal they pursued.
Montreal has tried 1,296 shots (27th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 9.65%, while allowing the other team 1,558 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 72.90% on their opponents 155 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.7%. They have earned 150 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 19.33%. The Canadiens have accumulated 96 goals at even strength and 29 goals (18th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 161 goals to be scored by way of 119 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the Montreal Canadiens have notched a total of 125 goals, 45 points, and a points percentage of .489.
On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Sam Montembeault patrolling the crease. Montembeault has a lifetime record of 43-52-16 and has played in 125 games. Montembeault's rate of quality starts sits at 50.5% and he has 55 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has racked up 3,415 saves out of 3,807 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .897. The opposition is averaging 3.42 goals per contest and he has yielded 392 goals in total. He has been a starter 109 games and has played 6,882 minutes.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy's Pick: Take Montreal (+100)
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