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Montreal vs. Columbus: NHL Match Prediction
Montreal will return to their home arena on November 17 after a far from successful away series and will clearly try to rehabilitate themselves before the fans for the lost points. The Canadiens will host Columbus, which has also had a hard time earning points throughout the season. Who will win this confrontation? You can find the forecast and bets below
Command Analysis
Montreal Canadiens
CanadaCurrent form
Montreal ended a four-game road trip that began with a 3-5 loss to New Jersey, where they were unable to cope with the onslaught of their opponents. Once again, the defense was unable to show its best side, and goalie Montembeault was also far from being the most reliable. The Canadiens then faced an even more powerful competitor in Toronto and again, as expected, lost (1-4). Remarkably, the visitors did not seem to be trying to compensate for their defensive lapses, as they only took 21 shots on goal.
Montreal managed to win its only away victory in a match with Buffalo, in which it finally showed its attacking potential to the fullest extent and scored as many as seven goals. The most productive forwards were Suzuki and Slafkowski, who scored seven goals in total. This result surprised many, since the club has not scored nearly as many this season. However, the Canadians were unable to consolidate such a successful result. In the match with Minnesota, the effectiveness disappeared somewhere again, which led to another dry defeat with a score of 0:3. Due to the lost points, the club has already dropped to the last line in the Eastern Conference table.
Disqualifications and injuries
Montreal still has serious problems in the infirmary. Harvey-Pinard, Laine, Price and Weedman will definitely not be able to participate in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Montreal averages 2.7 goals per game
This season the team has huge problems with scoring, which leads to a loss of points.
- On average, Canadians receive 10 penalty minutes per game.
The team also does not have a disciplined attacking game and very often breaks the rules, which gives an advantage to competitors.
Columbus Blue Jackets
USACurrent form
Columbus played away for a long time, where it failed to win a single game, and the losing streak reached five games. The team was able to fight back only against one of the main outsiders of the league, San Jose, losing to the Shakers in overtime (1:2). The main reason for such terrible performances of the Blue Jackets was their disastrous play in defense, which led to defeats time after time. The team was unable to impose a fight on Washington (2:7), Los Angeles (2:5) and Seattle (2:5). As you can see, the attacking line did not particularly compensate for the lapses in defense, and on average the club managed to score no more than two goals per game. However, this problem was not observed before by the Jackets, and at the start of the season they consistently pleased fans with high productivity.
Returning to their home arena after a series of failures, Evanson charges met with Pittsburgh and unexpectedly won a confident 6:2 victory. Finally, the team was able to fully demonstrate its attacking potential and throughout the match created pressure on the Penguins. Still, home walls helped Columbus to partially rehabilitate itself in front of the fans. It is difficult to even single out any of the players, since almost all of them distinguished themselves with effective actions. It is worth noting that at the moment the club is on the penultimate line in the Eastern Conference table due to a huge number of lost points.
Disqualifications and injuries
The Columbus infirmary remains unchanged. Jenner, Gudbranson and Johnson will be out for the upcoming game.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Blue Jackets are allowing an average of 3.6 goals per game.
This season, as in the past, the "jackets" are not distinguished by their reliable play in defense, which is the main reason for the club defeats.
- Columbus averages 6.7 penalty minutes per game
However, the team can boast of a very disciplined game, which allows it to remain at full strength.
Trends
Bet First Goal: Columbus
In four of the six head-to-head games, Columbus opened the scoring
2.02Goal in each period bet - no
In three out of five head-to-head matches, the teams failed to score a goal in each period.
2.65Tip and bets
Montreal is the clear favorite in the upcoming match, which is quite strange. Both teams are at about the same level and cannot consistently earn points. Their form is also not the best at the moment, but despite this, bookmakers are giving a huge coefficient for the victory of the Blue Jackets. Indeed, the "jackets" will have to play on the road again, where they have recently shown themselves from the worst side, but it is worth considering the fact that home walls practically do not help the Canadiens achieve success. So we suggest taking advantage of the unreasonably high coefficient and bet in favor of the guests.
Our prediction is Columbus will not lose at 1.73
Bet on total
Both teams have recently had serious problems with attacking efficiency, and in face-to-face meetings the teams very rarely score more than six goals. So there is an excellent opportunity to bet on the total under.
Forecast - total under 6.5 goals for 1.69
Bet on the outcome of the first period
It is worth noting that Columbus shows excellent play at the start of the match, which often allows the team to earn an advantage at the end of the first period. We believe that the "jackets" are again capable of causing serious problems for Montreal already in the initial segment.
Prediction - Columbus wins in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 2.00
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