Canadiens vs Islanders Picks and Prediction – 4/11/2024

The Montreal Canadiens go on the road Thursday night with a game in Elmont, New York against the New York Islanders. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks.

Montreal has been not good this season with 30 wins through 66 games. The Islanders are playing on a one game winning streak following their win against the Philadelphia Flyers. Offensively, Montreal has been mediocre scoring 2.71 goals on 27.9 shots per game. Defensively, the Canadiens have been very bad allowing 3.40 goals on 33.1 shots per game.

Nick Suzuki leads the way for the Canadiens offense with 74 points and 41 assists this season. Nick Suzuki also leads the team with 32 goals on 177 shots. Sam Montembeault has been the top goalie for Montreal this season with 15 wins and 30 outings carrying a .904 save percentage.

The New York Islanders stay at home Thursday night with 36 wins on the year after winning their last five games. New York has been below average offensively averaging just 2.95 goals on 30.2 shots. Defensively the Islanders have been average allowing 3.21 goals on 32.8 shots and gave up two goals in their recent win against the New York Rangers.

Semyon Varlamov was in the net for the Islanders against the Rangers posting the .941 save percentage after giving up two goals on 34 shots in 60 minutes of play. New York scored three goals in the first period and was a main reason why they won the game.