Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction: Expect Offense Tonight in Montreal
Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction: Expect Offense Tonight in Montreal
Winnipeg is coming off a 4-3 win, in Ottawa, last night against the Senators. Nikolaj Ehlers led the way with a goal and 2 Assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves to secure the victory. Despite the win, the Jets' playoff hopes are dwindling as they remain 7 points out of the last Wild Card spot with 9 games remaining. Montreal is coming off a 3-2 loss to Toronto on Saturday night. Netminder Jake Allen went down with an injury and had to leave the game. The Habs have been an exciting team under Martin St. Louis and they will look to play spoiler tonight.
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Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction
The Habs offense is averaging 3.25 goals per game in the 27 games under St.Louis and they are allowing 3.48 goals per game. Their Power play has struggled in those 27 games as they have converted 13% of their opportunities. The Habs have scored 1 Power Play goal over their last 7 games. The Penalty Kill is 22.5% during that time and they have allowed 5 Power Play goals over their last 5 games. Overs are 18-15 in Montreal Home games this season. and 8-5-1 under their new coach.
On the road, this season, where their overs are 19-17, the Jets average 2.75 goals per game, and their Power Play is 19.6%, which is 16th in the league. The Jets are allowing 3.22 goals per game on the road and their Penalty Kill is 76.7%, which is the 12th worst in the league. The Jets are on a back-to-back, overs are 7-3 in such games for them this season.
The likely goaltending matchup pits Sam Monetmbault against Eric Comrie. Montembault has a 3.61 goals against average and a .896 Save Percentage this season. He has given up 16 goals over his last 5 starts in net. Being that Winnipeg is on a back-to-back, look for Eric Comrie to get the start for the Jets. Comrie has a 2.68 goals against average and a .912 save percentage this season. Comrie has also given up 16 goals over his last 5 starts in net. This is the 2nd meeting of the season between these two teams the Jets picked up an 8-4 home win on March 1st. I expect the same kind of up and down game tonight.
Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction
Winnipeg Jets at Montreal Canadiens Over 6.5 (-115) (Bet $115 to Win $100)
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