Los Angeles Kings vs Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/30/2021
Montreal Canadiens (2-6) vs. Los Angeles Kings (1-5-1)
October 30, 2021 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Kings -135 / Montreal Canadiens +110; Over/Under: +6
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The Montreal Canadiens and the Los Angeles Kings meet in NHL action from the Staples Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Montreal Canadiens come into this game looking to build off of a 4-0 win over the San Jose Sharks in their last matchup. Jonathan Drouin leads the Habs with 6 points including a team-high 4 assists while Mathieu Perreault and Nick Suzuki each have 4 points with Perreault logging a team-high 3 goals and a team best +3 plus/minus rating while Suzuki has 4 assists. Mike Hoffman also has 3 goals and Sami Niku has a +3 plus/minus as well this year. Jake Allen has seen the bulk of the action in goal for Montreal, going 2-5 with a 2.60 GAA and a .913 save percentage this season.
The Los Angeles Kings will try to bounce back after a 6th straight loss in the form of a 3-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets last time out. Anze Kopitar leads the Kings with 9 points including a team-high 6 goals while Drew Doughty has 7 points with a team-high 6 assists. Dustin Brown has 5 points with 2 goals and 3 assists and Alex Iafallo and Viktor Arvidsson each have 4 points this season. Jonathan Quick has made 4 starts for the Kings, going 0-3-1 with a 2.75 GAA and a .907 save percentage while Cal Petersen has a 1-2 mark with a 3.71 GAA and an .885 save percentage this year.
Montreal is 2-7 in their last 9 games overall and 1-6 in their last 7 road games while the under is 5-1-1 in their last 7 games as an underdog. Los Angeles is 1-6 in their last 7 home games and 9-24 in their last 33 games overall while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games against the Eastern Conference.
I get the case that could be made either way here as both of these teams have had their struggles to start the year. However, maybe the win over the Sharks woke Montreal up, and the Canadiens are ready to finally look like a professional hockey team. Los Angeles is struggling like many expected they would in this part of the rebuild and I think that even on the road, Montreal is the play here and that hurts as a Leaf fan.
