The Montreal Canadiens (+180) head to face the Seattle Kraken (-220) at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday. The total is 6.5 (O: +100, U: -120)Montreal (12-11-2) is wrapping up a four-game road trip with the second of a back-to-back after suffering a high-scoring 7-6 overtime loss against the Canucks yesterday.
The Canadiens conceded a power play goal while failing to take advantage of their own power play opportunities. Six players found the net for the Canadiens. Nick Suzuki scored and provided an assist to share the scoring lead with Jordan Harris, who had two assists.
Sam Montembeault only had 25 saves on 32 shots against (.781%) in the loss.Seattle (15-6-3) fell 5-1 to the Panthers on Saturday. Jared McCann netted the only goal for the Kraken. Philipp Grubauer saved only 23 of 28 shots against (.821%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Kraken won both games between the teams last season, including a 4-3 (SO) victory in their final meeting in March. Marcus Johansson led Seattle with two points (0G 2A). Alexander Romanov led Montreal with two points (1G 1A). Grubauer got the win, saving 30 of 33 shots (.909%).
FACING OFF
Montreal is averaging 2.92 goals per game for the season, 22nd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Kraken team that is allowing 3.12 goals a game (19th). Meanwhile, Seattle has found the net 3.67 times a game on average, fifth in the league, and the Canadiens are allowing opponents to score 3.60 goals per game (27th).
Both teams average fewer shots/game than most teams in the league. Montreal ranks No. 28 with 29.7 shots, while Seattle’s 29.3 average ranks 29th. The Kraken have struggled to stop shots with a team save percentage of only .887% (30th), while the Canadiens have stopped .898% of attempts (22nd).
The Canadiens will be seeking to build on their 29th-ranked power play percentage of 16.88% against the Kraken, who are the league’s third-weakest penalty killing team (66.67%).
Seattle, meanwhile, has scored on 25.97% of their power play opportunities (8th), which the hosts will be aiming to improve on against Montreal’s 14th-ranked 78.82% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 28 points this season, Suzuki is the top skater for the Canadiens. He has 14 goals and 14 assists in 25 games. In the net, Montembeault (5-2-1) is Montreal’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.47 GAA and a .924% save percentage, fifth-best in the league.
Jake Allen (7-9-0) leads the Canadiens in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.51 and a save percentage of .893%.Andre Burakovsky leads the Kraken in scoring with 25 points. He has nine goals and 16 assists. Martin Jones (12-4-2) is the top goalie for Seattle with a goals against average of 2.90. He has a save percentage of .893%.
HOME AND AWAY
Montreal is 6-5-2 away from Bell Centre this season. Seattle is 7-5-2 at Climate Pledge Arena this season. Meanwhile, the Canadiens are 2-1 without a day off and 1-1 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Kraken are 2-1 with a rest advantage.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Seattle Kraken -1.5 (+100)
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