Montreal vs Dallas: prediction for the NHL fixture
The Canadiens and the Stars square off in the NHL on Saturday night. What to expect from the teams? Our experts made a prediction for this game, which you can find below.

Command Analysis

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal were off to a slow start and suffered two away defeats in the first games. But once they were back to Bell Centre, the Canadiens overcame Pittsburgh (3:2 OT). Montreal delivered an excellent defensive performance and didn't allow the Pens to create scoring chances. After that victory, Montreal crushed Arizona (6:2).

Dallas Stars

Dallas approached the new season in great team form and won the first three games. The Stars defeated Nashville twice (4:1 and 5:1) and easily beat Winnipeg (4:1). The team has a solid defensive line, which alows them to overcome their opponents. However, the Stars lost their winning streak when they faced Toronto. Dallas managed to level the score in the third period, but conceded in overtime (2:3 OT).
Trends
Ставка1st goal: Dallas
In 4 head-to-head games out of 6, Dallas scored first.

Ставка1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In 5 head-to-head games out of 6, the teams failed to score more than one goal in the first period.

Tip and bets
Dallas suffered an away defeat in the previous game. The didn't look as confident on defense as in previous games, and we are not convinced they will be able to recover so quickly. Montreal are in good form and have home advantage today, and they will hope to mount a winning streak. We will hedge our bet with a (0) handicap.
Our prediction - handicap (0) to Montreal
The two sides didn't concede a lot in previous games, so we don't expect a high-scoring game here.
Second bet - total under 6 goals