Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/4/21
2021-03-04 19:00:00 EDT
The Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens meet Thursday in NHL action at the Bell Centre.
The Winnipeg Jets look for a win after winning five of their last six games. The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 23.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Nikolaj Ehlers leads Winnipeg with 11 goals, Mark Scheifele has 20 assists and Kyle Connor has 70 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 78.9 percent of their opponents power plays. Connor Hellebuyck has given up 44 goals on 518 shots faced and Laurent Brossoit has given up 11 goals on 172 shots.
The Montreal Canadiens need a win after losing seven of their last nine games. The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 21 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads Montreal with 13 goals, Jeff Petry has 13 assists and Brendan Gallagher has 70 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 76.8 percent of their opponents power plays. Carey Price has given up 39 goals on 365 shots faced and Jake Allen has given up 17 goals on 240 shots.
The Jets are 5-2 in their last 7 road games and 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The Canadiens are 1-4 in their last 5 home games and 1-5 in their last 6 overall. The under is 7-3 in Jets last 10 road games. The under is 8-3 in Canadiens last 11 overall. The Jets are 5-12-1 in the last 18 meetings in Montreal. The road team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. The underdog is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
The Winnipeg Jets are not only playing the better hockey right now and are more trustworthy defensively, but they’ve won both meetings against the Canadiens this season, which includes an overtime win last week. The Montreal Canadiens are in no position to lay decent sized juice, as they’ve had some brutal losses these last couple of weeks and they’ve won just five games since January 30. I’ll grab the plus money with the Jets on the road.
