The Los Angeles Kings and Montreal Canadiens face off on Saturday in an NHL showdown at the Centre Bell. The Kings have won the last two games over the Canadiens. This is the first meeting played between the two teams this season.
The Kings come into this game with a 14-11-4 record overall and they have gone 7-6-2 away from home. In the last game against the Toronto Maple Leafs the offense couldn’t get anything offense going, and that led to the 5-0 defeat. They had 29 shots on goal, but they couldn’t find the back of the net. The Kings are averaging 3.31 goals per game while their defense is giving up 3.59 goals per game. The defense is ranked 25th in the league. Kevin Fiala has scored nine goals and added 21 assists so far this season. There are three different players that have had at least 21 points.
On the other side of this matchup is Montreal who sits with a 13-11-2 record overall and they have gone 6-6-0 at home so far this season. On Tuesday against Montreal the Canadiens scored four goals, and that was enough to secure the two goal victory. Montreal is averaging 2.96 goals while their defense is giving up 3.54 goals per game. The offense is ranked 24th in thel league while the defense is ranked 23rd. Nick Suzuki has scored 14 goals and added 15 assists so far. Cole Caufield has scored 15 goals and added nine assists.
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