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Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/23/21

Detroit Red Wings (2-1-1) vs. Montreal Canadiens (0-5)
October 23, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Montreal Canadiens -164 / Detroit Red Wings +133; Over/Under: -5.5
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The Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens meet Saturday in NHL action at the Bell Centre. The Detroit Red Wings look for a win after splitting their first four games. The Montreal Canadiens need a win after a brutal 0-5-0 start to the season.

The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 3.25 goals per game and are scoring on 14.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Bertuzzi leads Detroit with five goals, Nick Leddy has three assists and Pius Suter has 12 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing three goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alex Nedeljkovic has given up nine goals on 76 shots faced, and Thomas Greiss has allowed two goals on 64 shots.

The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 0.80 goals per game and are scoring on 5.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Jonathan Drouin leads Montreal with two goals, Brett Kulak has two assists and Tyler Toffoli has 16 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 55.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Allen has given up 12 goals on 110 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed five goals on 36 shots.

The Red Wings are 10-50 in their last 60 road games and 35-92 in their last 127 overall. The Canadiens are 1-4 in their last 5 home games and 0-4 in their last 4 vs. Atlantic. The under is 8-3 in Red Wings last 11 overall. The under is 15-6-6 in Canadiens last 27 overall. The Red Wings are 3-10 in the last 13 meetings in Montreal and 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

The Detroit Red Wings have been automatic fade material on the road the last couple of seasons. It’s also only a matter of time before the Habs snap out of this funk. With that said, I don’t see how anybody can back the Montreal Canadiens with confidence, as they’ve lost their first five games and have shown nothing offensively. We’re getting plus money to fade the coldest team in the league. I’ll take it.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Detroit Red Wings +133

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