Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens Preview
Don’t miss out on the NHL showdown between the Canadiens and Avalanche. The game is starting at 9:00 ET on ESPN+, and it’s hosted by the Avalanche at Ball Arena in Denver, CO. Get ready to place your bets!
The over/under for this non-conference contest is set at 6.5 goals, with the Avalanche being the favored by -1.5 goals against the Canadiens. Check out BetCoco for Colorado Avalanche – Montreal Canadiens odds
Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens Head-to-Head and Key Stats
In the last three head-to-head matchups, the Avalanche are averaging 4 goals per game, compared to the Canadiens at 3. These figures have led to Colorado posting a record of 2-1.
- When looking at their past five road matchups, Montreal has an puck line record of 2-3 while averaging 2 per game. The team went 1-4 overall in these games.
- Across their last five home contests, Colorado has been good against the puck line posting a mark of 3-2. Their overall mark in these games was 5-0, while averaging 5 goals per game.
- The last ten games that Colorado was the underdog, they have an puck line mark of 4-6 while going 4-6 straight up.
- The Canadiens have played well in their last three games as the betting favorite, going 2-1 straight up and 2-1 against the spread.
Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction
As the season winds down, the Montreal Canadiens find themselves in 15th place in the Eastern Conference with an overall record of 26-32-12. In their last ten games, the Canadiens have gone just 3-7 and have dropped four of their last five games. On the road this season, Montreal has gone 13-15-8 and have been underdogs in 64 of their 70 games.
Against the Eastern Conference, the Canadiens have gone just 13-26 and are currently on a two-game winning streak when favored. Overall this season, Montreal has been favored in just six games and have gone 5-1-0 in those games.
The Canadiens come into the game scoring an average of 2.7 goals per game, putting them 27th in the NHL. Regarding shots targeted at the goal per game, they are 27th in the league. Looking at how the Canadiens’ offense is performing during power plays, they are 22nd in power play goals and 18th in shorthanded goals.
Goalie Sam Montembeault comes into the game having made 33 starts this season. So far, his record is 13-13 and he has a save percentage of 0.773%.
At home this season, the Avalanche are 28-6-0 and have won six straight games. In the Western Conference, Colorado is in second place with a record of 46-20-5. Against other teams in the West, the Avalanche have gone 30-12 this season.
Overall, the Avalanche have won nine straight games and have gone 9-1 in their last 10 games. As the favorite, Colorado has gone 41-14-5 this season.
For their offensive performance, the Avalanche come in averaging 3.8 goals per game this season, which is 1st in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 4th in the league. So far this year, the Avalanche are 31-10 in games they have had more shots on goal than their opponent. They are 12-9 in games with fewer shots on goal.
Heading into this matchup vs. Montreal, goalie Justus Annunen has started eight games in this season. His current record is 5-2, and his save percentage stands at 0.364%.
Coming in as 1.5 goal favorites, our projections have the Avalanche picking up a 4-3 win.
Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens Betting Tips
- Take the Avalanche on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Canadiens (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Colorado Avalanche Injury Report
- Gabriel Landeskog – Knee – Out
- Pavel Francouz – Groin – Out
- Logan O’Connor – Lower Body – Out
Montreal Canadiens Injury Report
- Carey Price – Knee – Out
- Christian Dvorak – Pectoral – Out
- Chris Wideman – Back – Out
- Kirby Dach – Knee – Out
- Joshua Roy – Lower Body – Out
