Saturday will feature an NHL outing between the home favorite Montreal Canadiens (36-18-10, -155 on the moneyline to win) and the San Jose Sharks (31-26-6, +130 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Canadiens to win vs Sharks -155
Canadiens vs. Sharks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Canadiens (-155)
- Underdog: Sharks (+130)
- Over/under: 6.5
Canadiens vs. Sharks Quick Facts
- Montreal and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 38 of 64 games this season.
- San Jose has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 31 of 63 games this season.
- These two clubs combine to average 6.6 goals per game, 0.1 more than the over/under set for this match.
- This game’s over/under is 0.2 less than the 6.7 goals these two teams concede per game combined.
Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Canadiens Season Stat Insights
- The Canadiens’ 226 goals this season make them the fourth-best scoring team in the league.
- Montreal is ranked 24th in NHL play in goals against this season, having allowed 207 (3.2 per game).
- With a +19 goal differential, they’re ranked ninth-best in the league.
- Montreal’s 46 power-play goals this season (on 183 chances) are the seventh-most in the NHL.
- The Canadiens have the NHL’s fourth-best power-play conversion rate at 25.14%.
- Montreal’s seven shorthanded goals this season rank fourth in the NHL.
- The Canadiens have the league’s 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 76.59%.
- With a 50.8% faceoff win percentage, the Canadiens have the 12th-ranked rate in the NHL.
- Montreal converts 13.4% of its shots as a team, the No. 1 percentage in the league.
- The Canadiens average 21.7 hits and 16.6 blocked shots per game.
Canadiens Moneyline
- Through 28 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Montreal has won 15 of those matchups.
- In 10 games with moneyline odds lower than -155 this season, the Canadiens have won seven times.
- Looking at the moneyline odds, Montreal has a 60.8% chance of winning this contest.
Canadiens Leaders
- Nicholas Suzuki: 21 goals and 54 assists
- Lane Hutson: 11 goals and 55 assists
- Cole Caufield: 37 goals and 27 assists
- Jakub Dobes: 21-6-4 record, .892 save percentage, 89 goals conceded
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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Sharks Season Stats Insights
- The Sharks have scored 194 goals this season (3.1 per game) to rank 18th in the NHL.
- San Jose has allowed 219 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 27th.
- Their -25 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.
- San Jose has recorded 43 power-play goals this season (on 211 chances). That ranks 12th in the NHL.
- The Sharks have a 20.38% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 17 percentage.
- San Jose has scored three shorthanded goals.
- The Sharks’ 15th-ranked penalty kill rate is 79.27%.
- The Sharks have the 26th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.5%).
- San Jose is shooting 11.9% (sixth in the league).
- The Sharks have not had a shutout victory yet this season.
Sharks Moneyline Insights
- The Sharks have been the underdog 56 times this season, and upset their opponent in 29, or 51.8%, of those games.
- San Jose is 21-23 when it is underdogs of +130 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline implies a 43.5% chance of victory for the Sharks.
Sharks Leaders
- Macklin Celebrini: 33 goals and 58 assists
- Will Smith: 19 goals and 26 assists
- Tyler Toffoli: 17 goals and 25 assists
- Yaroslav Askarov: 19-17-3 record, .886 save percentage, 130 goals given up
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