Chicago Blackhawks (16-30-5) vs. Montreal Canadiens (22-27-4)
February 14, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Montreal Canadiens -154 / Chicago Blackhawks +130; Over/Under: +6
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The Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Canadiens meet in NHL action from the Bell Centre on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Montreal’s listed as a -154 home favorite while Chicago is a +130 road underdog with the total for this game set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Chicago, Jonathan Toews is doubtful for this game with an illness, while Montreal has Arber Xhekaj and Joel Edmundson listed as questionable for this game. Cole Caufield is still out for the season while Sean Monahan and Emil Heineman are both out until late February.
Matchup History
Montreal’s 3-2 shootout win back on November 25th, 2022, snapped Chicago’s four-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.
Trends
Chicago is 1-4 in their last 5 games against the Atlantic division and 4-17 in their last 21 games when their opponent allows two goals or less in their previous game while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games against the Eastern Conference. Montreal is 5-21 in their last 26 Tuesday games and 8-20 in their last 28 games following a win while the over is 4-0-1 in their last 5 home games.
Pick
I’m sticking with the over here. I don’t trust either side’s goaltending as far as I can throw it but Montreal’s been able to find their goalscoring mitts as of late and Chicago’s capable of potting a few themselves. All in all I think we have a bit of a higher-scoring game here so give me the over.
