Arizona Coyotes at Montreal Canadiens - 3/15/22 NHL Picks and Prediction

Through 58 games, the Arizona Coyotes goal and overall scoring leader is Clayton Keller with 56 points. He has reached his mark of 25 goals, on a shooting percentage of 15.4%. So far, 12.0% of his goals have come during power play time. Behind him is Nick Schmaltz, who has 23 assists to go along with his 16 goals. While on the ice, his offensive production has led to a plus-minus rating of +11. Arizona's top goalie is Scott Wedgewood, who is giving up an average of 3.17 goals per game.

Through 59 games, the Montreal Canadiens' goal and overall scoring leader is Nick Suzuki, with 43 points. He has reached his mark of 16 goals, on a shooting percentage of 11.8%. So far, 44.0% of his goals have come during power play time. Behind him is Artturi Lehkonen, who has 15 assists to go along with his 13 goals. While on the ice, his offensive production has led to a plus-minus rating of +2. Montreal's top goalie is Sam Montembeault, who is giving up an average of 3.6 goals per game.In his 30 games played, he has come up with a quality start just 40% percent of the time.

On the season, the Arizona Coyotes have a per-game scoring differential of -1.07. Things haven't gone any better on the road as they losing road games by an average of -1.07 goals. However, deading into their game with the Montreal Canadiens, the Coyotes have a 4-1 record over their past five contests. In these games, they have scored 26 goals, accounting for 63.0% of the overall scoring. A key to this recent success is the fact that they have outscored their usual output of 2.53 goals per game 3 times. Even though the Coyotes have been hot of late, look for the Canadiens to pick up the home win over Arizona.