Montreal Canadiens vs Seattle Kraken 1/9/23 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Seattle Kraken and Montreal Canadiens meet Monday in NHL action at the Bell Centre. The Seattle Kraken have won 4 straight games. The Montreal Canadiens have lost 7 of their last 8 games.

The Seattle Kraken are averaging 3.7 goals per game and are scoring on 21.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Jared McCann leads Seattle with 19 goals, Jordan Eberle has 22 assists, and Oliver Bjorkstrand has 98 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 68.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 38 goals on 320 shots faced, and Martin Jones has allowed 76 goals on 698 shots.

The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 15 percent of their power play opportunities. Cole Caufield leads Montreal with 23 goals, Nick Suzuki has 19 assists and Josh Anderson has 86 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 73.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Allen has given up 95 goals on 882 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 45 goals on 439 shots.

The Kraken are 10-4 in their last 14 road games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The Canadiens are 17-37 in their last 54 home games and 39-88 in their last 127 overall. The over is 5-2 in Kraken last 7 road games. The over is 8-1-2 in Kraken last 11 Monday games. The under is 24-9-4 in Canadiens last 37 Monday games. The over is 4-1 in Canadiens last 5 overall.

The Seattle Kraken are the better team, and they’re playing the better hockey, but excuse me if I still don’t feel comfortable laying juice with them on the road. Also, the Kraken have had issues recently beating teams they’re supposed to beat. The Montreal Canadiens are at home, and they’ve shown an offensive spark at times despite the losses. I don’t love it, but I’ll take the plus money with the home team.