Tuesday’s NHL lineup includes a contest between the favored Montreal Canadiens (33-17-9, -135 on the moneyline to win on the road) and the San Jose Sharks (29-25-4, +114 moneyline odds) at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Canadiens to win vs Sharks -135
Canadiens vs. Sharks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Canadiens (-135)
- Underdog: Sharks (+114)
- Over/under: 6.5
Canadiens vs. Sharks Quick Facts
- Montreal has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 35 of 59 games this season.
- San Jose’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 29 of 58 chances this season.
- These two teams combine to score 6.5 goals per game, 0.0 more than the total set for this match.
- This game’s over/under is 0.2 less than the 6.7 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.
Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Canadiens Season Stat Insights
- The Canadiens score the third-most goals in the league, averaging 3.5 per game for a total of 206 this season.
- Montreal is ranked 23rd in league action in goals against this season, having allowed 189 (3.2 per game).
- The team has the league’s ninth-best goal differential at +17 this season.
- Montreal’s 41 power-play goals this season (on 169 chances) are the 10th-most in the NHL.
- The Canadiens’ 24.26% power-play conversion rate ranks seventh-best in the league this season.
- Montreal’s seven shorthanded goals this season rank second in the league.
- The Canadiens have the league’s 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 77.08%.
- The Canadiens’ players win 50.7% of their faceoffs to rank 11th in the NHL.
- Montreal converts 13.4% of its shots as a team, the No. 1 percentage in the league.
- The Canadiens have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 21.7 hits and 16.5 blocked shots per game.
Canadiens Moneyline
- In 26 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Montreal has won 14 of those games.
- In 17 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -135, the Canadiens have 11 wins.
- The moneyline odds imply that Montreal has a 57.4% chance of winning this contest.
Canadiens Leaders
- Nicholas Suzuki: 19 goals and 49 assists
- Cole Caufield: 35 goals and 25 assists
- Lane Hutson: 10 goals and 49 assists
- Jakub Dobes: 19-5-4 record, .893 save percentage, 79 goals conceded
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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Sharks Season Stats Insights
- The Sharks have scored 177 goals this season (3.0 per game) to rank 21st in the NHL.
- San Jose has conceded 3.5 goals per game, and 201 total, which ranks 26th among all NHL teams.
- Their 25th-ranked goal differential is -24.
- San Jose has recorded 39 power-play goals this season (on 199 chances). That ranks 13th in the NHL.
- The Sharks have a 19.6% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 18 percentage.
- San Jose has scored two shorthanded goals this season (27th among all NHL squads).
- The Sharks’ 19th-ranked penalty kill rate is 78.89%.
- The Sharks have the 27th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (47.5%).
- San Jose’s collective 11.8% shooting percentage ranks sixth in the league.
- The Sharks have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Sharks Moneyline Insights
- The Sharks have secured an upset victory in 27, or 51.9%, of the 52 games they have played while the underdog this season.
- San Jose is 24-24 when sportsbooks have made them underdogs of +114 or longer on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 46.7% chance to win.
Sharks Leaders
- Macklin Celebrini: 29 goals and 54 assists
- Will Smith: 18 goals and 23 assists
- Tyler Toffoli: 16 goals and 22 assists
- Yaroslav Askarov: 18-16-2 record, .888 save percentage, 118 goals given up
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