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Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens 1/22/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

Montreal Canadiens (8-25-6) vs. Colorado Avalanche (27-8-3)
January 22, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Colorado Avalanche -390 / Montreal Canadiens +310; Over/Under: +6
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The Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche meet Saturday in NHL action at the Ball Arena. The Montreal Canadiens need a win after losing 10 of their last 12 games. The Colorado Avalanche look for a win after winning 10 of their last 11 games.

The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.2 goals per game and are scoring on 12.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Josh Anderson leads Montreal with 8 goals, Nick Suzuki has 15 assists and Ben Chiarot has 72 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3.7 goals per game and are killing 74.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Allen has given up 70 goals on 707 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 50 goals on 521 shots.

The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 4.2 goals per game and are scoring on 3.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 21 goals, Nazem Kadri has 36 assists and Nathan MacKinnon has 126 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has allowed 66 goals on 750 shots faced, and Jonas Johansson has allowed 24 goals on 200 shots.

The Canadiens are 15-40 in their last 55 road games and 14-37 in their last 51 overall. The Avalanche are 42-9 in their last 51 home games and 59-22 in their last 81 overall. The over is 4-1-1 in Canadiens last 6 overall. The over is 32-15-4 in Avalanche last 51 overall. The Canadiens are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Colorado and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

The Montreal Canadiens continue to be a team that you should not be looking to back under any circumstance, as this team is downright awful at both ends of the ice. The Colorado Avalanche have been the complete opposite, and they’ve been cash cows this season in the favorite role. Just two teams heading in completely different directions. Give me the Avs and the PL for max betting value.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Colorado Avalanche -1.5

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