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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/24/2021

Vegas Golden Knights (50-19-5) vs. Montreal Canadiens (35-25-12)
June 24, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Montreal Canadiens +125 / Vegas Golden Knights -135; Over/Under: +5
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The Vegas Golden Knights and Montreal Canadiens meet Thursday in game 6 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals at the Centre Bell. The Golden Knights need a win to save their season and force a game seven on Saturday. The Canadiens look to advance to their first Stanley Cup Final since the 1992-93 season.

The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 2.83 goals per game and are scoring on 9.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Jonathan Marchessault leads Vegas with six goals, William Karlsson has 10 assists and Alex Pietrangelo has 70 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.39 goals per game and are killing 72.2 percent of their opponents power plays. Robin Lehner has given up eight goals on 65 shots faced and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 33 goals on 403 shots.

The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.50 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads Montreal with five goals, Nick Suzuki has eight assists and Brendan Gallagher has 38 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 2.19 goals per game and are killing 93.2 percent of their opponents power plays. Carey Price has given up 33 goals on 491 shots faced.

The Golden Knights are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 73-34 in their last 107 overall. The Canadiens are 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 10-2 in their last 12 overall. The under is 2-0-3 in Golden Knights last 5 overall. The under is 3-0-3 in Canadiens last 6 overall. The Golden Knights are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Montreal and 2-7 in the last 9 meetings.

It would surprise nobody if the Golden Knights dug deep and found a way to force a game seven. They’re the better team on paper. However, the Canadiens have been underdogs these entire playoffs and all they’ve done was win. We’ve also cashed some nice tickets on the Habs, as we’ve been on them majority of this run. Oddsmakers have lowered the price for this one, but we’re still getting plus money. I’ll take it.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Montreal Canadiens +125

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Randy Chambers

Randy has covered sports betting since 2014 and writes about everything from NFL to WNBA. Follow Randy Chambers on Twitter.

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