Montreal Canadiens vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction NHL Picks

Utah Hockey Club (18-17-7) vs Montreal Canadiens (20-18-4)

January 14, 2025 at 09:00 PM EST

The Line: Betting Odds: Utah Hockey Club -165 / Montreal Canadiens +140 — Over/Under:

The Montreal Canadiens and Utah Hockey Club meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Delta Center. Here’s a Montreal Canadiens vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction. This article will include a Montreal Canadiens vs Utah Hockey Club Pick.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Preview

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Capitals, lost to the Stars, and they play the Stars, Maple Leafs, and Rangers next. The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.95 goals per game and are scoring 21.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Cole Caufield leads Montreal with 23 goals, Nick Suzuki has 30 assists and Mike Matheson has 79 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3.29 goals per game and are killing 81.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Cayden Primeau has given up 41 goals on 250 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 87 goals on 875 shots.

Utah Hockey Club Betting Preview

The Utah Hockey Club beat the Sharks, lost to the Islanders, and they play the Rangers, Blues, and Jets next. The Utah Hockey Club are averaging 2.79 goals per game and is scoring 21.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Guenther leads Utah with 16 goals, Clayton Keller has 27 assists and Nick Schmaltz has 92 shots on goal. Defensively, the Utah Hockey Club is allowing 2.93 goals per game and is killing 80.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Ingram has given up 45 goals on 366 shots faced, while Karel Vejmelka has allowed 60 goals on 713 shots.

Why the Utah Hockey Club will win

The Canadiens have lost each of their last six road games following a shootout win.
The Canadiens have lost the second period in four of their last five games as underdogs following a shootout win.

Why the Montreal Canadiens will win

The Canadiens have won each of their last five games as road underdogs.
Utah has lost 10 of its last 12 games at Delta Center.
The Canadiens have covered the puck line in each of their last 11 games as underdogs.
Utah has failed to cover the puck line in eight of its last nine games as a favorite.
The underdogs have won the third period in six of the Canadiens’ last eight games.

Utah Hockey Club Player Prop Facts

Nick Schmaltz has scored at least one goal in each of his last three home appearances against the Canadiens.
Clayton Keller has recorded an assist in eight of his last nine appearances against the Canadiens.
Clayton Keller has recorded at least one point in 13 of Utah’s last 14 games as a favorite.
Mikhail Sergachev ranks 1st in the Central Division for average time on ice (25:52) this season.

Montreal Canadiens Player Prop Facts

Cole Caufield has scored a goal in five of the Canadiens’ last six games.
Lane Hutson has recorded at least one assist in each of the Canadiens’ last four games as underdogs.
Cole Caufield has recorded at least one point in 11 of the Canadiens’ last 12 road games.
Cole Caufield ranks T1st in the Atlantic Division for shootout goals (2) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

Utah Hockey Club rank 2nd in the league for Period 1 goals allowed per game this season (0.60).
Utah Hockey Club are one of only three teams to lose a game when leading by 3 or more goals after Period 2 this season.
The Montreal Canadiens rank 29th in the league for shots per game this season (25.6).
The Montreal Canadiens rank T28th in the league for Period 1 goals allowed per game this season (1.02).

Montreal Canadiens vs Utah Hockey Club Injury Report

The Utah Hockey Club will continue to be without Robert Bortuzzo.

Alex Newhook is questionable for the Montreal Canadiens due to an illness.