Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Preview, and Odds

The Montreal Canadiens will go on the road and take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena. Montreal has a record of 20-21-7 on the season. Pittsburgh has a record of 21-17-6. These two teams faced each other once this season with Pittsburgh winning the matchup. The puck drops at 7 PM EST.

Canadiens Snap Three-Game Losing Streak

Montreal was a +125 underdog in their last game but they defeated the New York Islanders 4-3. Sean Monahan scored twice and had an assist. Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield each scored a goal and had an assist. Sam Montembeault stopped a whopping 43 of 46 shots faced.

The offense has been playing poorly for Montreal this season. They scored two or fewer goals in five of their last nine games. The Habs rank 28 in goals per game and 28 in shots per game. Nick Suzuki leads the team with 41 points. Cole Caufield has 38 points.

Defense and goaltending have both been poor for the Habs. Montreal ranks 28 in goals against per game and 30 in shots against per game. Jake Allen has a record of 5-9-2 with a 3.46 GAA and .900 SV%. Sam Montembeault has a record of 11-7-4 with a 3.10 GAA and .905 SV%. Cayden Primeau has a record of 4-5-1 with a 3.36 GAA and .899 SV%. Mike Matheson has 33 points on the season.

Penguins On Back To Back

Pittsburgh is on the back end of a back-to-back.

The Penguins have been good on offense recently. Pittsburgh scored three or more goals in six of their last 10 games. They rank 21 in goals per game and fifth in shots per game. Sidney Crosby leads the team with 48 points and 27 goals. Jake Guentzel has 47 points.

The defense has been below average but goaltending has been good for the Penguins. They rank seventh in goals against per game and 17 in shots against per game. Tristan Jarry has a record of 12-14-4 with a 2.56 GAA and .913 SV%. Alex Nedeljkovic has a record of 8-3-2 with a 2.66 GAA and .916 SV%. Erik Karlsson has 33 points.

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Rating:

Montreal has been ice-cold, losing six of their last nine games. The offense has been playing poorly for Montreal this season. They scored two or fewer goals in five of their last nine games. The Habs rank 28th in goals per game and 28th in shots per game. Defense and goaltending have both been poor for the Habs. Montreal ranks 28th in goals against per game and 30th in shots against per game. Goaltending has been good for the Penguins. They rank seventh in goals against per game. Playing at home, the Penguins will win this contest by two or more goals.

Bet the puck line (-1.5) and take Pittsburgh.

Prediction: Pittsburgh Penguins (-1.5)

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Rating:

The Penguins have been good on offense recently. Pittsburgh scored three or more goals in six of their last 10 games. Defense and goaltending have both been poor for the Habs. Montreal ranks 28th in goals against per game and 30th in shots against per game. The over is 7-3-0 in the last 10 games between these two teams. This will be a higher-scoring game and the over will hit.

Take the over, 6.5 goals.

Prediction: Over 6.5

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