The Montreal Canadiens and the Colorado Avalanche meet Friday in NHL action from the Ball Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Montreal Canadiens vs. Colorado Avalanche prediction.
Montreal Canadiens Recap
The Montreal Canadiens come into this game looking to add on to their 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights last time out to sit at 13-7-3 this season. After this game, Montreal will head home for a game against the Ottawa Senators.
Canadiens Win 3 In A Row
Going into Friday’s game against Vegas, Nick Suzuki leads Montreal with 26 points including 7 goals and a team-high 19 assists while Cole Caufield has 23 points with a team-high 13 goals. Lane Hutson has 19 points with 16 assists while Ivan Demidov has 18 points with 5 goals and 13 assists. Noah Dobson has 16 points with 13 assists and Mike Matheson has 14 points with 4 goals and 10 assists. Oliver Kapanen has 12 points with 7 goals and 5 assists while Alex Newhook has 12 points with 6 goals and 6 assists. Sam Montembault has gone 4-5-1 with a 3.72 GAA and an .852 save percentage in goal for the Canadiens while Jakub Dobes is 8-2-2 with a 2.89 GAA and an .897 save percentage.
Why the Montreal Canadiens will win
- The Canadiens have won three of their last four games as underdogs against the Avalanche.
- The Avalanche have lost each of their last two games as home favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Canadiens have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games as road underdogs.
- The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five day games at Ball Arena against opponents on a winning streak.
Montreal Canadiens Player Prop Facts
- Nick Suzuki has scored at least one goal in each of the Canadiens’ last three games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- Lane Hutson has recorded at least one assist in each of the Canadiens’ last seven road games against Central Division opponents.
- Cole Caufield has recorded at least one point in each of the Canadiens’ last nine road games against Central Division opponents.
- Cole Caufield ranks 2nd in the league for multi-goal games (5) this season.
Colorado Avalanche Recap
The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to bounce back from their 3-2 shootout loss to Minnesota last time out to sit at 17-1-6 this season. After this game, Colorado will take on Vancouver at home.
Avalanche Have Win Streak Snapped
Entering the matchup with Minnesota, Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche with 39 points including a team-high 18 goals and 21 assists while Cale Makar has 30 points with 9 goals and 21 assists. Martin Necas has 30 points with 13 goals and 17 assists while Artturi Lehkonen has 21 points with 9 goals and 12 assists. Victor Olofsson has 16 points with 6 goals and 10 assists. Scott Wedgewood has posted a 13-1-2 record with a 2.09 GAA and a .918 save percentage and Trent Miner is 0-0-2 with a 2.12 GAA and a .909 save percentage while Mackenzie Blackwood is 4-0-1 with a 1.98 GAA and a .928 save percentage this season in goal for Colorado.
Why the Colorado Avalanche will win
- The Avalanche have won each of their last seven home games.
- The Canadiens have lost nine of their last 10 day games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The home team has covered the puck line in eight of the Avalanche’s last nine games.
- The Canadiens have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine day games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts
- Gabriel Landeskog has scored the last goal in three of his last four appearances with the Avalanche as favorites against the Canadiens.
- Gabriel Landeskog has scored a goal in each of his last four appearances with the Avalanche as favorites against the Canadiens.
- Cale Makar has recorded an assist in each of the Avalanche’s last six day games.
- Martin Necas has recorded at least one point in each of the Avalanche’s last 12 home games.
- Nathan MacKinnon ranks 1st in the league for Points (41) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the last eight games between the Canadiens and Avalanche at Ball Arena have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Seven of the Canadiens’ last eight games as underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone OVER the total goals line.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Colorado Avalanche Prediction
I’m on the Avalanche here. Montreal’s a solid team and they’ve been solid on the road, but Colorado’s a dominant team at home and they’ve been outstanding at home this season. I just think that the Avalanche have the better goaltending by a fair margin as well, and I think Colorado picks up the win in this one. Give me Colorado here.