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(10-9-1) Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Blackhawks (6-10-3)
Date: Friday November 25th
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Venue: United Center, Chicago
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Canadiens -105 Blackhawks -125 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Canadiens +1.5 -270 Blackhawks -1.5 +180
NHL Betting Total: O/U 6.0
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The Canadiens fly to Chicago, desperate to put a string of wins together, after splitting their last four games. With that being said, they’re facing an even more struggling team, that’s actually had Montreal’s number in recent history.
Montreal Canadiens
After a back-to-back, where The Canadiens cashed as a dog in one game and lost the other. They now have had only one day of rest, before taking on Chicago in the United Center, a stadium they haven’t won in since 2015.
Offensively speaking, Montreal’s unmotivating output is embarrassing, as they’re getting off just 30.8 shots(17th), and 3.0 goals(20th) per matchup.
To add to this, The Canadiens are lamentably scoring on just 15% of their powerplays. Unfortunately ranking near the bottom of the league, at 28th.
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In the defensive zone, Montreal’s ranked terribly at 21st for shots against (33.4), and even worse at 27th for goals against (3.6).
As far as penalty killing goes, Montreal’s ranked a paltry 14th, as they’re posting an 80.3 PK%.
Goaltending wise, Jake Allen will begin the game for Montreal. He’s currently carrying a 6-7-0 record, combined with a 3.61 GAA, and a 0.891 SV%.
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago eagerly await The Canadiens, unfortunately on a five-game losing streak, eager for the reason that they’ve beaten The Canadiens in their last four matchups.
In the offensive zone, The Blackhawks are averaging a miniscule 26.1 shots, resulting in just 2.5 goals per game. To no one’s surprise, both of these stats are ranked second to last(31st).
Furthermore, their powerplay efficacy is just 20.7%, and a ranking of 19th.
Defensively speaking, Chicago’s permitting 3.5 goals, on 34.8 shots per matchup. Both defensive stats falling towards the bottom of the NHL, at 26th for the former, and 29th for the latter.
Moreover, they’re ranked 24th while on the penalty kill, as they’re allowing opposing teams to score on 25.4% of their chances.
While speaking of the expected goaltender, Petr Mrazek is on tap, dragging a 1-4-1 record, and a 3.86 GAA to boot.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Montreal is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games in the third game of a 3/4 situation.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal’s last 5 road games.
- Chicago is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games against Eastern Conference.
- The total has gone OVER in Chicago’s last 4 games.
- Road team is 7-1 SU in these teams last 8 meetings.
- The total has gone UNDER in the last 7 games these teams have played.
Free Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Blackhawks NHL Prediction
After closely analyzing this matchup, many trends point towards Chicago ending their losing streak against Montreal. Due to their dominance against them at home, as well as the road dominance on either side in this matchup as well.
Counter acting those points, is the fact that Chicago hasn’t beaten an Eastern Conference squad in five games.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Canadiens Moneyline (-105)
In conclusion, trends don’t always paint the full picture in this sport, and in our opinion The Canadiens are the more reliable pick here. They’re playing much better hockey, and carry more value as they’re also the underdog, even with Chicago’s big losing streak.
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