Canadiens vs Red Wings Prediction

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09 November 2023

The Montreal Canadiens will play the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Montreal has lost four games in a row, while Detroit has alternated losses and wins over their last five games.

Canadiens Preview

The Montreal Canadiens are 5-5-2 this year after they lost to Tampa Bay by a score of 5-3 in their last game. Montreal trailed 4-0 in the first period, but they were able to score three goals in the third period to make it look more respectable. The Canadiens were out shot by a total of 32-26 and went 1-6 on the power play in the loss. Montreal has also lost to St. Louis, Arizona, and Vegas during this losing streak. The Montreal Canadiens are scoring 2.92 goals per game, 3.50 goals against per game, 20% on the power play and 73.6% on the penalty kill. Cole Caufield has led the Canadiens this year with four goals, eight assists, and 49 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Montreal is Jake Allen, who is 3-2-1 this season with a 3.35 goals against average and a .910 save percentage.

Red Wings Preview

The Detroit Red Wings are 7-5-1 this season after they lost to the New York Rangers by a score of 5-3 in their last game. Detroit trailed 5-0 in the third period, but they scored three goals in the third to make it look a little better. The Red Wings were out shot by a total of 32-28 and went 0-6 on the power play in the loss. Detroit has only won two of their last seven games, which came against Boston and the Islanders. The Detroit Red Wings are scoring 3.69 goals per game and they are allowing 3.23 goals against per game, while going 25% on the power play and 79.6% on the penalty kill. Dylan Larkin has led the Red Wings this season with five goals, 12 assists, and 46 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Detroit is James Reimer, who is 2-2-0 this year with a 1.52 goals against average and a .944 save percentage.

Detroit Red Wings Team Facts

The Red Wings have lost each of their last five games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
The Red Wings have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 2' market has hit in each of the Red Wings' last eight games as favorites.
The Red Wings have won the third period in five of their last six games as favorites.

Montreal Canadiens Team Facts

The Canadiens have won five of their last nine games as underdogs against the Red Wings.
The underdogs have covered the puck line in four of the Canadiens' last five games at Little Caesars Arena.
The Canadiens have won the first period in each of their last four night games at Little Caesars Arena following a loss.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in 11 of the Canadiens' last 12 games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.

Detroit Red Wings Player Prop Facts

Alex DeBrincat has recorded at least one point in each of his last eight appearances with his team as a home favorite.
Dylan Larkin has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Red Wings' last eight home games.
Lucas Raymond has scored a goal in three of the Red Wings' last four games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
Alex DeBrincat has the most multi-goal games for the Red Wings this season (3).

Montreal Canadiens Player Prop Facts

Sean Monahan has recorded at least one point in eight of the Canadiens' last nine games.
Cole Caufield has recorded at least one assist in each of his last three appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
Nick Suzuki has scored a goal in three of the Canadiens' last four games as underdogs.
Sean Monahan has the most Shorthanded Goals for the Canadiens this season (2).

Matchup/League Facts

The Detroit Red Wings ranks 1st in the league for Period 3 goals scored per game this season (1.77).
The Detroit Red Wings ranks T4th in the league for power play goals this season (14).
The Montreal Canadiens ranks T30th in the league for power play goals against this season (14).
The Montreal Canadiens ranks 29th in the league for shots against per game this season (34.9).

Pick

Montreal comes into this matchup looking to avoid a five game losing streak, but they are only 1-2-2 on the road this season. Detroit has played pretty inconsistently so far this season, but they are 4-2-1 at home, which includes a win over Boston last weekend. The Red Wings have been playing two goalies this season, but Reimer has been the better one and he will be in goal here. The Detroit offense has been very good at times this year, but they need to find a way to avoid a bad period or two in each game. Montreal has allowed 11 goals in their last two games and they are allowing a lot of shots on goal this season. Take Detroit here.