Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens Betting Picks & Predictions
Detroit is on the road playing Montreal at the Bell Centre stadium on Thursday, 1/26/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Detroit -153 was the opening favorite and current line is Detroit
Game outlook
Detroit is on the road playing Montreal at the Bell Centre stadium on Thursday, 1/26/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Detroit -153 was the opening favorite and current line is Detroit -150.
Montreal Canadiens (8th in Atlantic Division) are coming off two losses in their last three home games, while the Detroit Red Wings (6th in Atlantic Division) have won two of the last three overall.
A win for the Wings over the Sharks
After edging out the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in overtime at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday, the Detroit Red Wings (20-18-8) picked up their second win in three outings (2-1-0). Adam Erne (6 goals, 14 points this year) and Michael Rasmussen (8 goals, 22 points) gave the Wings 1-0 and 2-1 leads respectively in the second period before the visitors equalized both times in the same frame, only for Andrew Copp (5 goals, 26 points) to win 25 seconds into the overtime period. The win improved Detroit's previous six-game record to 2-3-1. As a result of his 28 saves on Tuesday, Ville Husso has recorded 16-11-5 for the season with a 3.00 GAA and a .902 save percentage. Against Montreal, he has a 6-3 record with a 1.61 GAA and a .946 save percentage, while Magnus Hellberg (3-3-1 on the year with a 2.70 GAA and a .897 save percentage) has never played the Canadiens.
The Habs lost to the Boston Bruins
Following a 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins at Bell Centre on Tuesday, the Montreal Canadiens (20-25-3) suffered their second loss in three games (1-2-0). In his 200th NHL appearance, Kirby Dach (10 goals, 31 points) scored twice as the Habs scored midway through the second period on a power play. The Habs tied the game at 2-2 in the third period, but in the last three minutes, the B's scored two unanswered goals, including an empty-netter. However, Montreal is still 5-4-0 in its last nine games after losing seven consecutive games (0-6-1). In his eighth straight start, goaltender Sam Montembeault turned aside 25 shots, bringing his season record to 10-9-2 with a 3.14 GAA and a .910 save percentage. A career record of 1-0-1 versus Detroit has been achieved with a 2.35 GAA and a .911 save percentage, while Jake Allen (10-16-1 on the year with a 3.52 GAA and a .892 save percentage), who could return from an upper-body injury, has a 1.81 GAA and a .937 save percentage against the Red Wings historically.