At 4:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, the Los Angeles Kings and the Montreal Canadiens will square off in the second game of their back-to-back at Crypto.com Arena. With 20 points from 20 games, Montreal is ranked seventh in the Atlantic Division, while the Kings, with 27 points from 18 games, are ranked third in the Pacific. With a line of -110 at -1.5 goals spread and a total of 6.5 goals, Los Angeles is a clear favorite.
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The San Jose Sharks were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens in a shootout, 3-2. The Canadiens’ goals came from Cole Caufield and Jonathan Kovacevic, with Caufield having the most shots on goal (6).In the attempt, Cayden Primeau stopped 31 of 33 shots.
Montreal’s offensive output has begun the season stronger than it did the previous one. This season appears to be a little more promising for the Montreal supporters than the previous one, when they finished 30th in shots per game (27.3), 29th in the power play (16.1% success rate), and 26th in goals scored per game (2.77). The Canadiens have played 20 games. They rank 25th in the league in goals scored per game (28.5), 26th in shots per game (29.5), and just under 20 percent of their power play attempts are successful.Cole Caufield leads the club in goals and assists with six and eleven, respectively, and has a team-high 17 points in 20 games. With a +5, Jake Evans leads all forwards in plus/minus, while Nick Suzuki is the only offensive player who plays more than 20 minutes a game on average. With three power play goals, Monahan and Caufield are tied for the most. Caufield has six power play assists. In addition, he leads the squad with 80 shots.
Cole Caufield has a team-high 17 points in 20 games and leads the squad in goals and assists with six and eleven, respectively. In terms of plus/minus, Jake Evans leads all forwards with a +5, while the only offensive player who averages more than 20 minutes per game is Nick Suzuki. Monahan and Caufield are tied for the most power play goals (3). Caufield has six assists during power play. Furthermore, he leads the team in shots taken (80).and Cayden Primeau have all received at least one start to take Carey Price’s net legacy over. With nine games started and a 2.81 GAA and 90.8% save percentage, Montembeault has fared the best thus far. Montreal ranks 30th in terms of shots against and penalty killing, with a kill percentage of 72.8% and an average of 34.7 shots per game, while they rank 24th overall with an average of 3.45 goals against. Seven players from Montreal are listed as injured, including Carey Price, who decided to retire from the game after an incredible career. Only David Savard and Rafael Harvey-Pinard have a projected return date; the other players are all out for the long run.Harvey-Pinard won’t be back until late January, and Savard won’t be back until late December.
