Montreal Canadiens vs. Nashville Predators Prediction, Preview, and Odds
It’s an interconference battle on the ice between a team that is outside the playoff picture and one looking to solidify their position when they collide in the Music City. The Montreal Canadiens are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Nashville Predators Tuesday night. Montreal comes in off a 4-3 shootout loss to Tampa Bay on the road in their previous contest Saturday night. Nashville earned a 5-1 home win over Colorado in their previous contest Saturday afternoon in their previous game. In the last 10 meetings between the teams, the Predators own an 8-2 advantage, including a 2-1 road win in the first meeting this season on December 10, 2023.
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Montreal Canadiens Seeking to Earn Road Victory
Montreal dropped to 2-7-2 in their last 11 games as they were downed in a shootout by Tampa Bay in their previous contest on the road Saturday. The Canadiens entered Monday night 23-28-10 on the season as they look to gain ground in the Atlantic Division. They stand seventh in the standings, 30 points behind Florida for the top spot and 22 points behind the Maple Leafs for the final guaranteed playoff spot. They were 16 points back of the Lightning for the second wild card spot. Montreal stands 27 in the league in offensive production with 2.77 goals per game on the season. The Canadiens are 26 in goals against as they allow an average of 3.49 goals per contest. Montreal is 21 in the league in power play success by cashing in 19.3% of their chances with the man advantage on the year. The Canadiens are 30 in penalty killing by successfully getting through 74.2% of their shorthanded situations this season.
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Against Tampa Bay, Montreal managed to earn one point though they couldn’t get the second one as they were beaten on the road. The Canadiens held an 11-4 edge in shots on goal in the opening period and skated away with a 2-0 lead at the first intermission. Joel Armia opened the scoring with his 11 goal of the season at 1:27 off assists from Kaiden Guhle and Alex Newhook. Jake Evans made it a 2-0 game with his fifth goal of the year off an assist from Brendan Gallagher at the 14:34 mark of the stanza. In the second period, Montreal was outshot 13-6 and outscored 2-0 to see the game even at the second intermission. The third period saw the Canadiens with a 13-11 shot edge with both teams scoring once, sending the game to overtime tied at three. Josh Anderson gave Montreal a 3-2 lead with his eighth goal of the season at 6:23 off assists from Cole Caufield and Arber Xhekaj. They gave up a shorthanded goal less than two minutes later to tie the score. In overtime, the shots were even at one with neither side lighting the lamp, sending the game to a shootout. Caufield scored for Montreal in the shootout but the Canadiens fell in six rounds, sending them to the loss. Cayden Primeau made 27 saves for the Canadiens, who held a 31-30 edge in shots on goal, in the loss. Jake Allen is slated to be between the pipes for this contest.
Nashville Predators Looking for Ninth Straight Win
Nashville ran their win streak to eight games as they took care of business against Colorado on the road Saturday afternoon. The Predators entered Monday 35-25-2 on the season and stood fourth in the Central Division, 11 points behind the Stars and Jets for the top spot. They were seven back of the Avalanche for the final guaranteed playoff spot and held the second wild card spot in the Western Conference by seven points. Nashville is tied for 14 in the league in goals per game as they put up an average of 3.18 goals per contest this season. The Predators are 16 in goals against by allowing an average of 3.07 goals per game on the year. Nashville is 18 in the league in power play success as they cash in on 19.7% of their chances with the man advantage. The Predators are 26 in penalty killing as they successfully navigate through 76.2% of their shorthanded situations this season.
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Against Colorado, Nashville kept rolling along as they pushed their win streak to eight games in the process. The Predators saw the shots even at 10 in the opening period and went to the dressing room tied at one at the first intermission. Cody Glass opened the scoring with his third goal of the season at 15:18 off assists from Colton Sissons and Ryan McDonagh. They gave up the equalizer less than two minutes later. In the second period, Nashville saw the shots even at nine but scored the lone goal of the period to lead 2-1 after 40 minutes of action. Glass got his second of the night and fourth of the year at 14:26 off assists from Tommy Novak and Alexandre Carrier to give Nashville the upper hand. In the third period, Nashville held a 16-7 advantage in shots on goal and outscored Colorado 3-0 to salt away the victory. Ryan O’Reilly made it 3-1 with a power play goal, his 22 of the season, at 9:46 off assists from Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg. Novak extended to a 4-1 margin with a power play goal, his 13 of the year, off an assist from Juuse Saros, at 17:32 of the stanza. Glass closed the scoring with his third of the night and fifth of the season at 19:07, into an empty net, with assists going to McDonagh and McCarron. Saros made 25 saves for the Predators, who owned a 35-26 advantage in shots on goal, in the win. He’s expected to be in net for this contest as well.
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Nashville has found themselves during this win streak, outscoring the opposition 37-13 and tallying at least four goals in each of the eight games. The Predators now face a Montreal squad that is in the bottom quarter of the league when it comes to giving up goals per game this season. Nashville is clicking on all cylinders right now and facing a struggling team in the Canadiens definitely works in their favor. The Canadiens may be moving some pieces ahead of the trade deadline but the fact remains that the team simply isn’t that good right now. Nashville rides their momentum here and that carries them to a ninth straight victory.
Prediction: Nashville Predators -1.5 (+120)
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Montreal has seen the over post a 32-27-1 mark this season in their 60 games entering this one. The Canadiens have seen an average total of 6.26 goals per game on the season. That number edges up to 6.40 goals per game on the road this season as Montreal has surrendered 3.53 goals per game away from the Bell Centre. Nashville comes into this game having seen the under post a 30-25-7 mark in their 62 games this season. The Predators have seen an average total of 6.24 goals per game this season though that number slips slightly to 6.22 goals per game on home ice. Nashville puts up their goals but Montreal can’t do enough to push this to the number. Lean toward the under in this contest.
Prediction: Under 6.5
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