Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Canadiens vs Ducks NHL Odds
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(36-24-7) Montreal Canadiens vs. Anaheim Ducks (26-33-7)
Date: Friday, March 8th
Time: 10:00 PM
Venue: Honda Center in Anaheim, California
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Montreal -110 | Anaheim -110
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: OFF
NHL Betting Total: 5.5
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The Anaheim Ducks are just a few slots from the bottom of the Pacific Standings. Also, they were able to half a two game winning streak in their last outing in falling to the St. Louis Blues by a 5-4 score.
The Montreal Canadiens are fourth place within the Atlantic Standings as they have won three of their last four games, overall. They were able to atone for a loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins by picking up a victory over the Los Angeles Kings in their last outing as they allowed just one goal in the final period to the Kings en route to the win.
Montreal Canadiens
Brendan Gallagher along with Jordan Weal got the scoring started for the Canadiens in the first and second period for the Canadiens as they entered the third period up 2-0. However, Shea Webber also tacked on an insurance goal in the third period while the Kings’ Matt Luff was the only goal scorer on the night in yet another loss for Los Angeles.
Gallagher scored his 30th goal on the season for Montreal as the Canadiens have 24 shots on the night compared to 27 for the Kings. Carey Price (28-19-5) had another winning night in net as he had 26 saves on the night for a save percentage of .963 for the night.
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Gallagher has 243 shots on goal for the season to lead the team. On the other hand, leading point scorer in Max Domi has reacked up 2 goals, 3 assists, along with 5 points in the last five outings for the Canadiens entering the contest.
Montreal picked up a 4-1 win over the Ducks in their last meeting as Gallagher scored two goals in the first period. In all, the Canadiens had 32 shots on goal for the night in a much-needed win.
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim allowed two late goals to the Blues in the third period as they were not able to recover, despite getting a late goal by Adam Henrique to tighten the lead to a one-goal advantage. Nonetheless, Robert Thomas led the Blues with two goals, including a power play goal in the second period, in which to allow the Blues to pull away late.
Nick Ritchie (9) along with Rickard Rakell (10) scored two goals for the Ducks in the outing while Jaycob Menga scored a goal in the third to make the game interesting. However, the Ducks fell due to due to allowing too many shots on goal for the Blues (33).
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Rakell leads the team with 150 shots on goal on the season while Ryan Getzlaf is the leading point getter (39) for the Ducks. Unfortunately, Getzlaf has gone three straight games with a single points to his credit.
Getzlaf scored the one and only goal for the Ducks versus Montreal in their last outing as the team ended with 25 shots on goal on the night compared to 33 for the Canadiens.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Home team is 8-0 in the last 8 meetings.
- Canadiens are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Anaheim.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Under
With that way that the Canadiens have kept teams off the scoreboard lately as well as throughout the season, look for the Ducks to struggle in scoring goals once again in this matchup The Ducks are one of the more dismal offenses in the league in averaging way under 3 goals per game, for a 31st rank in the NHL.
The under has been the result in seven of the last nine games while also being the play in three of the last five games for the Canadiens. In all, look for Montreal to pick up the low-scoring 2-0 win over the Ducks in this contest to pick up the all-important win in the end.
NHL Free Score Prediction: Canadiens 2 – Ducks 0
After a disastrous stretch on the road, the Canadiens have rebounded recently to win three straight games away from home. On the other hand, the Ducks, as stated, continue to struggle as they have dropped three of their last four home games entering this contest.
Look for the Canadiens to control the pace while relying on its defense to make it difficult for Anaheim to score throughout this Friday night showdown.
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