Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 1/23/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (-122) Red Wings (+102)

The Detroit Red Wings (21-21-5) host the Montreal Canadiens (24-19-4) at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Canadiens at -122 while the Red Wings are at +102. The over/under is set at 6.

The Montreal Canadiens were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win against the Lightning in their previous contest . Montreal accumulated 8 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Canadiens had an average offensive output in the win. Moreover, they had 2 power play chances and were able to notch 1 goal. For the game, they netted 3 out of the 22 shots they looked to score on.

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Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Montreal Canadiens have racked up 143 goals (15th in hockey) for the season and have surrendered 155. For the current campaign, they have 52 points and their points percentage sits at .553. Montreal comes into tonight with 144 power play chances and they have notched 30 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 20.83%. When at even strength, the Canadiens have surrendered 125 goals while scoring 113 on offense. Montreal has taken 1,220 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.7%. The Canadiens have seen 1,362 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .886. Montreal Canadiens opponents have totaled 164 power play tries (1st in hockey) and have a total of 30 goals in those chances.

The player between the pipes for this game is Sam Montembeault. Over the course of his career, Montembeault has 86 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .528. His save percentage currently is at .898 in his 8,080 minutes played. Montembeault has seen 5,383 shots taken against him and has garnered 4,834 saves. The opposition has racked up 549 goals against Montembeault in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 4.08. He has an overall record of 66-76-24 and he was named the starter in 163 games. Montembeault has played in 180 contests throughout his hockey career.

In their last game, Detroit played the Flyers in an outing where the Red Wings ended up losing by a final of 2-1. The Red Wings recorded 1 goal out of the 28 shots on goal they attempted. They had 1 power play opportunity in this game but weren't able to notch a goal.

For the season, the Detroit Red Wings have 131 goals, 47 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 152 goals to be scored by of a combination of 114 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Red Wings have 91 goals at even strength and 40 goals (2nd in hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 141 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 28.37%. Detroit has taken 1,219 shots (29th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.75%, while allowing their opponents 1,367 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 68.07% on their oppositions 119 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.9%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Cam Talbot in net. Talbot is sitting with a career mark of 256-186-44 and has participated in 511 contests. Talbot's quality start rate comes in at 55.1% and he has qualified for 269 quality starting assignments in his career. He has gathered 13,504 stops out of 14,793 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .913. The opposition is averaging 2.78 goals per game and he has surrendered 1,289 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 488 games and has been on the ice for 27,837 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal (-122)

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