Montreal vs. Detroit: NHL Match Prediction

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Montreal Canadiens

Canada

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21 December 16:00 UTC

Detroit Red Wings

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Montreal will play at home on December 22, where they will play a return match against Detroit. In the first match, the Canadians showed excellent attacking play and will now try to consolidate the successful result. Our experts, in turn, will tell you about the current form of the clubs, and will also help you decide on bets

Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction and Betting Tips (22.12.2024)

Command Analysis

Montreal Canadiens

Canada

Current form

After two disastrous performances, Montreal came to its senses again and began to earn points consistently. Initially, the team played at home, where it was unable to give a worthy rebuff to Pittsburgh and suffered a crushing defeat with a score of 2:9. Both goalies Montembeault and Primeau showed a terrible game, reflecting only 72% of the shots between them. Then the Canadians went to visit an even more powerful opponent in the person of Winnipeg and this time they were also unable to stop the onslaught of the clear favorite, losing with a difference of two goals (2:4).

It seemed that the Canadiens were on the decline again and would continue to play in the same spirit, but this did not happen. Returning to the home arena, the team met with Buffalo and left no chance for their competitor, defeating them with a score of 6:1. Forward Laine showed a great game, scoring a hat trick. Goalkeeper Montembeault was also able to rehabilitate himself, reflecting almost all the shots. The St. Louis team was able to consolidate their success on the road, where they snatched a victory from Detroit with great difficulty in regular time (4:3). The team showed an excellent game in unequal compositions, scoring a goal in the minority, and also taking advantage of their numerical superiority. Thanks to the points scored, the club was still able to leave the last line in the Eastern Conference table.

Disqualifications and injuries

Montreal has no problems with its roster. Only Price remains in the infirmary.

Interesting trends for betting

Montreal is allowing an average of 3.65 goals per game.

The Canadians continue to experience serious problems in defense.

The Canadiens average 10.6 penalty minutes per game.

It is also worth noting the club terrible discipline, which leads to constant removals.

Detroit Red Wings

USA

Current form

Detroit had been in decline for a long time, but they finally started to recover and earn points. The team broke its five-game losing streak, snatching a hard-fought victory from Buffalo in a shootout (6:5). However, the Red Wings were again unable to consolidate their success – they suffered another defeat away from Philadelphia (1:4). The defensive line showed its worst side, allowing the opponent to make a huge number of shots at their goal.

At home, the club affairs began to improve, and in the first match it was able to win against the clear favorite, Toronto (4:2). The most productive was defenseman Petrie, who scored a goal and also gave an assist. Then the team met Philadelphia again and took revenge, and snatched victory with a difference of more than one goal (6:4). This time, the entire attacking line showed itself, it is difficult to even single out any one of the players, since many distinguished themselves with effective actions. It seemed that the Red Wings would finally begin to return the lost points and would be able to easily win against Montreal, but due to constant failures in defense, they had to lose again (3:4). Indeed, this season is going very hard for the club, and at the moment Detroit is only in 14th place in the Eastern Conference table.

Disqualifications and injuries

Detroit only has Edvinsson in the infirmary. All other players remain in action.

Interesting trends for betting

Detroit averages 2.7 goals per game

The Red Wings' main problem remains their very weak offensive play.

Krylia Sovetov receives an average of 6.8 penalty minutes per game

But the team can boast of excellent discipline.

Trends

Bet First Goal: Montreal

Montreal has opened the scoring in four of the five head-to-head games

1.94

Goal in each period bet - yes

In four out of five head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period

1.50

Tip and bets

2.01Handicap (0) on Montreal

In the upcoming match, bookmakers cannot single out a clear favorite and give approximately equal odds for the teams to win. Indeed, both clubs are in approximately the same form, which makes it difficult to decide on bets. For this reason, we suggest paying attention to the last face-to-face match, in which Montreal, thanks to active actions in the attack, was still able to defeat Detroit. Indeed, the Red Wings looked very modest even at home and are unlikely to be able to play better on the road, so we suggest betting in favor of the home team.

Our prediction is Montreal to win with a handicap of (0) at 2.01

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1.73total over 5.5 goals

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The upcoming match is bound to be productive, as both teams have had serious problems in defense throughout the regular championship and constantly allow their opponents to demonstrate their attacking potential to the fullest. It is also worth paying attention to the face-to-face meetings, in which the clubs consistently score more than seven goals per match.

Forecast - total over 5.5 goals for 1.73