Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens 4/19/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 04/18/2022 at 10:01 PM ET

Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens 4/19/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Montreal Canadiens will welcome the Minnesota Wild to the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC Tuesday night. Minnesota comes into Tuesday running hot as of late winners in four of the last five games played following a 5-4 win over San Jose at home. Kevin Fiala was the motor within the Minnesota offense with one goal and three assists in the game. Matt Boldy added one goal and one assist, while Jared Spurgeon chipped in two goals on three shots.

Offensively this season Minnesota has been one of the better teams in NHL every 3.68 goals per game on 32.5 shots. Kirill Kaprizov leads the Minnesota offense with 93 points this season to go along with a team high 43 goals. Mats Zucarello Is the top set up man with 52 assists this year.

The Montreal Canadiens will play their third consecutive home game Tuesday night riding a five game losing streak following and 8-4 lost to the Washington Capitals. Sam Motembault was obliterated in the net by Washington posting a .805 save percentage after allowing eight goals on 41 shots in the full 60 minutes on the ice.

Ryan Poehling led the way for the Montreal offense with two goals on four shots in just over 13 minutes on the ice. Nick Suzuki chipped in one goal as well, while Jake Evans scored the other Montreal goal to round out the scoring.

This is a very uneven matchup, and it will show from the opening faceoff Tuesday night. Look for Minnesota to control this game as they are far superior on defense and average a full goal more per game in Montreal. Take Minnesota to roll Tuesday night to their 48th win of the year. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota wins and covers 4-1.