The Utah Hockey Club and the Montreal Canadiens meet Saturday in NHL action from the Bell Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Montreal Canadiens vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction.
Utah Hockey Club Recap
The Utah Hockey Club come into this game looking to rebound after a 3-2 loss at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs last time out. After this game, Utah will head home to take on the Edmonton Oilers.
Utah Continues To Have Issues
Clayton Keller has a team-high 19 points with 6 goals and 13 assists while Nick Schmaltz has a team-high 15 assists. Dylan Guenther has 18 points with 9 goals and 9 assists and Logan Cooley has 16 points with 4 goals and 12 assists. Mikhail Sergachev has 14 points with 9 assists while Michael Kesselring has 11 points with 3 goals and 8 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 6-4-3 with a 3.61 GAA and an .871 save percentage while Karel Vejmelka has gone 2-6 with a 2.30 GAA and a .926 save percentage in goal for Utah this season.
Why the Utah Hockey Club will win
- The Canadiens have lost eight of their last 10 night games.
- Utah has won each of its last three games following a road loss.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of Utah’s last five games.
Montreal Canadiens Recap
The Montreal Canadiens come into this game looking to rebound from a 6-2 loss at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights last time out. After this game, Montreal will meet the Blue Jackets, Rangers, and Bruins.
Canadiens Looking To Get On Track Heading On The Road
Nick Suzuki has a team-high 19 points with 7 goals and a team-high 12 assists while Cole Caufield has 16 points with a team-high 12 goals. Mike Matheson has 12 assists while Juraj Slafkovsky has 11 points with 10 assists and Lane Hutson has 11 assists as well on the year. Brendan Gallagher has 12 points with 8 goals while Josh Anderson has 10 points with 4 goals and 6 assists. In goal for Montreal, Sam Montembeault has gone 6-9-1 with a 3.08 GAA and a .899 save percentage while Cayden Primeau is 1-2-1 with a 4.59 GAA and an .842 save percentage this season.
Why the Montreal Canadiens will win
- The Canadiens have won four of their last five games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- Utah has lost eight of its last 10 road games.
- The Canadiens have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 11 night games against Central Division opponents.
Montreal Canadiens vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction
I’m with Montreal here. I just can’t get behind Utah in their current form on the road, as Utah’s just had major issues with putting it all together and defensive issues as well more often than not. The Canadiens are still far from perfect, but I think at home they get one more positive result before heading on this road trip. Give me the Habs at home.