Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens 10/25/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 10/24/2022 at 10:57 PM ET

Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens 10/25/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Wild look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on Tuesday when visiting the Montreal Canadiens. Minnesota is 1-3-1 with three points and the Wild are seventh in the Central Division. Minnesota was defeated by the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Saturday in overtime. Brandon Duhaime, Matt Boldy and Jared Spurgeon each scored one goal for Minnesota in the loss.

Mats Zuccarello is leading Minnesota in goals scored with four, in assists with six and in points with 10. In goal, Marc-Andre Fleury is 1-1-1 with a goals-against average of 5.20 and save percentage of .847. Minnesota scores an average of 3.80 goals per game and allows an average of 5.40 goals per game Minnesota's power play scores 36.4% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 75.0% of the time.

Montreal looks to bounce back from a loss with a victory on Tuesday when hosting in Minnesota. Montreal is 3-3-0 with six points and tied for sixth in the Atlantic division. The Canadiens were defeated by the Dallas Stars 5-2 Saturday. Mike Hoffman and Arber Xhekaj each scored one goal for Montreal in the loss. Prior to Saturday's loss, Montreal had won two straight.

Cole Caufield is the leading goal scorer for Montreal with four, while Nick Suzuki is the leader in assists with four and in points with seven. In goal, Jake Allen is 2-2-0 with a goals-against average of 2.77 and save percentage of .913. Montreal scores an average of 2.67 goals per game and allows an average of 3.00 goals per game. Montreal's power-play scores 5.6% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 83.3% of the time.

While the OVER is a solid choice, the play here is Montreal. Minnesota has struggled to start the season with just one win in five games and dating back to last season the Wild have lost seven of the last eight. Montreal has started its season with three wins and three losses but the Canadians are playing much better than last season. Jake Allen is performing well in goal for Montreal with a 2.77 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. Final Score Prediction, Montreal Canadiens win 4-3. 

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