Montreal Canadiens vs. Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/16/2021
The Montreal Canadiens and Vegas Golden Knights meet Wednesday in game two of the Stanley Cup Semifinals at the T-Mobile Arena. The Canadiens need a win here to even up the series at 1-1. The Golden Knights look for another win to take a quick 2-0 series lead.
The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.42 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Jesperi Kotkaniemi leads Montreal with four goals, Tyler Toffoli has seven assists and Shea Weber has 28 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 2.33 goals per game and are killing 91.4 percent of their opponents power plays. Carey Price has given up 26 goals on 367 shots faced.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.14 goals per game and are scoring on 12.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Jonathan Marchessault leads Vegas with six goals, William Karlsson has eight assists and Alex Pietrangelo has 53 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.29 goals per game and are killing 71 percent of their opponents power plays. Robin Lehner has given up seven goals on 37 shots faced and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 24 goals on 328 shots.
The Canadiens are 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 7-1 in their last 8 overall. The Golden Knights are 42-14 in their last 56 home games and 39-16 in their last 55 overall. The over is 4-1 in Canadiens last 5 Wednesday games. The over is 3-0-1 in Golden Knights last 4 games as a favorite. The Canadiens are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. The home team is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
There’s value with the Canadiens and the big plus money, as continue to win in the underdog role. However, the Golden Knights are a handful when playing at home, and we saw that in game one. If there’s one direction I’m leaning, I’m looking at the over in game two. In the seven meetings between the Habs and Golden Knights, they’ve produced no less than five goals. The over is 4-1-1 in the Vegas’ last six home games and is 5-0-1 in the last six meetings between these teams. Expect to see some fireworks here.
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