Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Preview, and Odds
The Pittsburgh Penguins are traveling to the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec to face the Montreal Canadiens. Pittsburgh is 14th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 12-12-3. Montreal is 12-13-3 this season and sits 12th in the Eastern Conference. Montreal won all three of their games last season against the Penguins. The puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST.
Pittsburgh's Top Defense
The Pittsburgh Penguins are traveling to Montreal after their win yesterday to the Arizona Coyotes that finished with a score of 4-2. This would be the first win for the Penguins in five games. Pittsburgh has been playing amazing on defense this season as they are ranked fifth overall in goals allowed per game at 2.59. Pittsburgh is also ranked tenth overall on the penalty kill with a penalty kill percentage of 82.1%. The issue with Pittsburgh is they are not scoring to capitalize on their defending. The Penguins rank 23rd in the NHL in goals per game at 2.93.
Due to us seeing Tristan Jarry in net against Arizona we are likely to see Alex Nedeljkovic in net against the Canadiens. Nedeljkovic this season has a record of 2-2-1 with a goals against average of 2.18 and a save percentage of .937. Both Tristan Jarry and Alex Nedeljkovic have been playing amazing in net for the Penguins but are requiring their offense to contribute more if they want to win games.
Montreal Struggling for Goals
The Montreal Canadiens are coming off a loss on Sunday to the Nashville Predators with a final score of 1-2. Montreal would lose their first game of their three-game home stand. The Canadiens have been having issues on offense this season as they are averaging 2.61 goals per game. They are not getting much help on the powerplay either with a powerplay percentage of 16.7%. Montreal has not been defending well either with a goals against average of 3.39, ranking them 25th overall.
I want to say Sam Montembeault will get the start in net for the Canadiens but it is hard to say. Montembeault this season is 6-4-1 with a save percentage of .912 and a goals against average of 2.78. The Canadiens other goaltender Jake Allen, has been playing okay this season. Allen is 3-6-2 with a goals against average of 3.58 and a save percentage of .901.
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The Montreal Canadiens have won seven of their last ten games against the Penguins. Pittsburgh is traveling to Montreal after a home game the night prior. I am expecting the Penguins to be tired in this game playing the second night of a back-to-back and for them to continue to lack in offense against potentially a great goaltender in Sam Montembeault. We are getting a great price on a team that has a 70% win percentage in their last ten against Pittsburgh.
I am siding with the Canadiens on the money line.
Prediction: Montreal Canadiens ML ( +140 )
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Pittsburgh has been playing some strong defense that has resulted in them keeping their games low scoring. They are up against a Montreal team who also struggles in scoring. With these two teams struggling on offense and have some decent goaltenders, I am going to pick the under in this one.
Take the under at 6.5.
Prediction: Under 6.5 (-112)
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