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Teams heading in different directions square off on Sunday. The Rangers are 5-0-1 in January and have points in their last seven games. The Canadiens have dropped four of their last six games and are in last place in the Atlantic Division. Montreal has lost the last three games on the back end of back-to-backs and has been outscored 16-6 in those…

The New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens are coming off a loss and a victory, respectively, heading into their matchup at UBS Arena on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET. Islanders (-225) versus Canadiens (+188) looks like a mismatch, according to the moneyline odds. The insights in the following article are based off odds valid as of January 13, 2023 at…

The St. Louis Blues will travel to face the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, January 7, with the Canadiens having dropped seven straight games. The most recent betting lines show that the Canadiens are on the moneyline and the Blues are to win this matchup. The total is for this contest. This article makes reference to odds current as of January 6,…

The struggling Montreal Canadiens (15-20-3) finally return home from a long road trip to face the surging New York Rangers (21-12-6) on Thursday night. The puck drop is scheduled for 7 PM ET. The Canadiens are coming off a six-game losing streak where they've outshot and outscored by a wide margin. Cole Caufield, on of the only bright spots in the…

Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes has let it be known that he's looking to deal prior to the start of the season, and it seems he's there's been an uptick of activity over the last few days. According to a well-placed NHL executive, Hughes has left no stone unturned in his quest to make a deal. The Canadiens' general manager is focused…

Without injured first-line forwards Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog along with some other key contributors, this is not the same Colorado Avalanche team that lifted Lord Stanley's Cup over their heads at the end of the 2021-22 season. However, Colorado is still managing to pick up points with four wins in the last five games. The Montreal…

There are 224 picks in an NHL draft, and every single pick knows that it is exceedingly difficult to progress from their draft day and make it to playing on the biggest stage in hockey. Some prospects dazzle on the ice and earn themselves a contract, while others simply fizzle out. It's rare to see a player put up big numbers in a major league and…

The San Jose Sharks (7-13-4, seventh Pacific) kick off a road trip with a visit to the Montreal Canadiens (11-9-1, sixth Atlantic). The Canadiens will be well rested after coming off a 3-2 shoot out victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, where Kirby Dach made an impression on his old team. The Sharks are coming off another loss - despite the team…

Ice Hockey. NHL Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens Little Caesars Arena (Detroit) 15.10.2022 02:00 (UTC+3) Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,79 Bet Type1X+TO (4.5) Bookmaker Bet Now! Montreal won the first game of the new season, beating Toronto 4-3 at home. Will the Canadiens be able to beat Detroit on the road now? Let's pick a few…

The Washington Capitals (33-11-5) visit the Montreal Canadiens (22-21-7) Monday at the Bell Centre for a 7 p.m. ET puck drop. We analyze the Capitals-Canadiens odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup. The Capitals, who lead the Metropolitan Division by 4 points, open the second half of the season on a…

The Winnipeg Jets need to slap some wins together or they can kiss their chances at a postseason run goodbye. Fortunately, they get the Montreal Canadiens and third-string goaltender Samuel Montembeault tonight. We like the Jets in our betting picks. This might be considered a must-win game for the Winnipeg Jets as they are trying to get the second…

Carey Price turned away 35 of 36 shots in Game 1 and allowed zero second-chance opportunities as Montreal capitalized on a shaken-up Leafs lineup and stole the series opener. The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to even their Round 1 series with the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night after losing Thursday's opener and their captain in the…

Welcome back for the second installment in this year's Ottawa Senators Sterling Predictions feature. In yesterday's kick-off piece, the staff did their best to guess at who will lead the team in scoring. Today, we look forward to one of the pivotal moments of any NHL campaign: the trade deadline. Spencer: Whether they should be or not, Dorion isn't…

The Montreal Canadiens are in an enviable position, with priority selecting players off waivers until Nov. 1. However, to benefit, they have to use it just right, targeting players at specific positions, players with specific profiles to boot. To do otherwise would be to arguably squander the advantage altogether. As teams finalize their rosters to…

MONTREAL - It's Day 1 of a new Montreal Canadiens season with nowhere for the team to go but up. They finished in 32 place last year - in the unenviable position of having to stare up at every other team in the NHL - and though the brass wouldn't mind if they repeated the feat for the best odds at landing generational talent Connor Bedard to add to…

With training camp just weeks away, the Montreal Canadiens have many unanswered questions regarding players and their lineup. These questions range from who will make the team out of camp, and who will be on the team by Christmas to who will have success, and who will flounder. Here is a look at the five most pressing questions going into the start…

Managing trade assets efficiently is important in any rebuild, so getting the best return from Montreal's forward group requires some careful planning. The idea is to maximize the return for each traded asset, while at the same time keeping the rebuild rolling in the right direction in a 2022-23 NHL season where the Habs are more likely to compete…