Montreal Canadiens vsChicago Blackhawks Prediction
The Chicago Blackhawks are solid 57.8 percent favorites over the Montreal Canadiens. The Blackhawks are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +1 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 30 shots on goal vs 29 shots for the Canadiens. The Blackhawks goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 91.2% compared to the Canadiens goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 90.2%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Sam Montembeault 27, Petr Mrazek 26 SHOTS: Cole Caufield 3.7, Patrick Kane 3.3 GOALS: Cole Caufield 0.66, Andreas Athanasiou 0.54 PTS: Nick Suzuki has a 55% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Patrick Kane has a 52% chance of 1+PTs