Utah Hockey Club vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 11/26/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Hockey Club vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

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

Bell Centre is where the Montreal Canadiens (7-11-2) will attempt to defeat the Utah Hockey Club (8-10-3) on Tuesday. The line on this contest has the Hockey Club at -210 and the Canadiens are priced at +172. The total comes in at 6.

The Utah Hockey Club will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs their last time out. The Hockey Club had a below average offensive performance in this defeat. For the matchup, they scored on 2 of the 25 shots they put on goal. They also had 2 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. Utah accounted for 12 penalty minutes in this game.

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At even strength, the Hockey Club have allowed the opponent to score 48 goals while having 46 on offense. Utah Hockey Club opponents have tallied 81 power play opportunities (2nd in the league) and have notched 19 goals in those attempts. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Utah Hockey Club have earned 57 goals (22nd in the league) over the course of the season and have allowed 67. Utah has taken 549 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.4%. For the season, they have earned 19 points and their points percentage is sitting at .452. The Hockey Club have had 619 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .892. Utah has accumulated 61 power play opportunities and they have added 11 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 18.03%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jaxson Stauber. In his professional hockey career, Stauber is sitting with 4 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .667. His save percentage currently is .911 in his 363 minutes guarding the cage. Stauber has had 191 shots taken against him and has gathered 174 saves. The opposition has racked up 17 goals against Stauber in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.81. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 5-1-0 and was named the starter in 6 games. Stauber has taken the ice for 6 matchups throughout his NHL career.

In their last contest, Montreal went up against the Golden Knights in a matchup where the Canadiens went home in defeat by a score of 6-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing and converted 1 out of those attempts. The Canadiens netted 2 goals of the 17 shots on goal they took.

Montreal has put up 483 shots (32nd in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.59%, while allowing the other team 602 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 82.35% on their oppositions 68 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 87.4%. They have recorded 67 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 22.39%. The Canadiens have earned 41 goals at even strength and 15 goals (10th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 76 goals to be scored by of a combination of 64 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the Montreal Canadiens have earned a total of 56 goals, 16 points, in addition to a points percentage of .400.

Across the ice you are likely to see Sam Montembeault between the pipes. He has gathered 4,329 saves out of the 4,821 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .898. Montembeault has amassed a career mark of 55-69-22 and has participated in 160 games. He was named a starter in 143 games and his ice time sits at 8,030 mins. Montembeault's quality start percentage is 53.8% and he has 77 quality starting assignments in his career. His opponents are averaging 3.68 goals per contest and he has yielded 492 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Montreal (+172)

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