Montréal Canadiens (26-30-4) vs. Los Angeles Kings (34-20-8)
The 2022-23 NHL season goes on with a 10-game Thursday card and brings this interconference clash between the Montréal Canadiens in the Los Angeles Kings at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Los Angeles defeated Montréal in the first meeting between these clubs, winning 4-2 in Montréal. The Kings were the prohibitive favorites in that contest (-168) with the total set at 6.5. Los Angeles enters as the favorite at -250, with the Kings at +115 when giving up 1.5 goals. The total is set at 6.5.
The Montréal Canadiens defeated the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, 3-1. It was the third straight victory for Montréal on the road as the Canadiens are now 12-15-3 away from Montréal. Montréal had a solid February, going 6-3-0, but are all but eliminated from playoff contention, 13 points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the final wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference.
Montréal found themselves trailing by a goal 1:43 into the contest and had no answers for San Jose netminder Kaapo Kahkonen through the first 40 minutes. However, the team scored three goals in the final 12 minutes of the game to earn a 3-1 victory. Jake Allen stopped 30 of 39 shots, moving to 14-18-2 with a 3.35 goals-against average. Montréal is 26th in goals allowed per game (3.58) and 28th in penalty killing (74.0%).
ICYMI: Kaiden Guhle celebrated his return by helping the Canadiens to a comeback win in San Jose on Tuesday. #GoHabsGo https://t.co/ZfkLZdKoNg
— Canadiens Montreal (@CanadiensMTL) March 1, 2023
Three different players scored for the Canadiens in the victory, including one by Christian Dvorak, who added an assist. Nick Suzuki leads the team with 47 points. Montréal is 27th in goals per game (2.70). And 30th on the power-play (16.5%).
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