Montreal Canadiens (28-24-11) vs. Winnipeg Jets (34-23-3)
June 2, 2021 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Winnipeg Jets -112 / Montreal Canadiens +102; Over/Under: -6.5
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The Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets meet Wednesday in game one of the NHL North Second Round Playoffs at the Bell MTS Place.
The Montreal Canadiens look for another win and are coming off a seven game series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Montreal Canadiens are averaging two goals per game and are scoring on 15.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Jesperi Kotkaniemi leads Montreal with three goals, Eric Staal has four assists and Josh Anderson has 19 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 2.57 goals per game and are killing 87 percent of their opponents power plays. Carey Price has given up 16 goals on 234 shots faced.
The Winnipeg Jets will play for the first time in over a week and are coming off a sweep of the Edmonton Oilers. The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 3.50 goals per game and are scoring on 30 percent of their power play opportunities. Blake Wheeler leads Winnipeg with two goals, Mark Scheifele has three assists and Kyle Connor has 16 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing two goals per game and are killing 81 percent of their opponents power plays. Connor Hellebuyck has given up eight goals on 159 shots faced.
The Canadiens are 10-26 in their last 36 Wednesday games and 6-15 in their last 21 games following a win. The Jets are 4-0 in their last 4 home games and 6-0 in their last 6 overall. The under is 4-1 in Canadiens last 5 overall. The under is 5-2-1 in Jets last 8 games as a favorite. The Canadiens are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings. The underdog is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
The Winnipeg Jets are the better team here, have home ice and they’ve won six of the nine meetings this season against the Habs. However, the Jets haven’t played in over a week and all that rest could produce some rust. The Montreal Canadiens are fresh off a seven game series, the offense has picked up and Price looks to be in great form. Jumping right back into another series creates a great rhythm for the Canadiens and could keep the momentum going. Give me the road team.
