Free NHL Picks Today: Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers 11/19/22

The Philadelphia Flyers (7-7-3) will be out to snap their losing streak when they travel to take on the Montreal Canadiens (8-8-1) at Bell Centre on Saturday. Philadelphia is coming off a 4-1 loss against the Bruins on Thursday, their fifth defeat in a row.

The Flyers committed four penalties in the game, conceding two power play goals. Owen Tippett scored the only goal for the Flyers. Carter Hart saved only 28 of 32 shots against (.875%) in the loss.

Montreal fell 6-4 to the Blue Jackets on Thursday. Four players found the net for the Canadiens. Sam Montembeault only had 23 saves on 28 shots against (.821%) in the loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

The Canadiens won two of the three games between the teams last season, although the Flyers were 6-3 victors in their final meeting in April. James van Riemsdyk led Philadelphia with three points (2G 1A). Jake Evans, Mike Hoffman, and Cole Caufield were on the scoresheet for Montreal. Martin Jones got the win, saving 31 of 34 shots (.911%).

FACING OFF

Philadelphia is averaging 2.47 goals per game for the season, worst in the NHL, and they are taking on a Canadiens team that is allowing 3.47 goals a game (24th). Meanwhile, Montreal has found the net 3.00 times a game on average, 18th in the league, and the Flyers are allowing opponents to score 3.06 goals per game (12th).

Philadelphia averages fewer shots/game (29.2) than most teams in the league, ranking 28th, while the team’s 8.5% shooting percentage is 29th. Montreal’s average of 30.8 attempts ranks 18th.

The Flyers’ 17.86% power play percentage ranks 26th in the league, while the Canadiens are 27th with a conversion rate of 16.67%. When it comes to penalty killing, Montreal has the league’s 15th-ranked PK% at 79.63%, while Philadelphia is 26th at 74.07%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 19 points this season, Travis Konecny is the top skater for the Flyers. He has seven goals and 12 assists in 17 games. In the net, Hart (6-2-3) is Philadelphia’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.42 GAA and a .929% save percentage.

Nick Suzuki leads the Canadiens in scoring with 21 points. He has 11 goals (7th) and 10 assists in 17 games. Montembeault (3-1-1) has the best goals against average for Montreal at 2.38. He has a save percentage of .930%, fifth-best in the league.

Jake Allen (5-6-0) has played the most games in net for the Canadiens this season. He has a 3.29 GAA and a .901% save percentage.