Max Domi, Jonathan Drouin, and the Montreal Canadiens will do battle against Gustav Nyquist, Dylan Larkin, and the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in an Original Six matchup. Fox Sports Detroit will broadcast the game, which gets underway at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 26.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings Odds
Moneyline odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
Montreal is 33-30 straight up (SU) and has earned 6.0 units for moneyline bettors this season. 32 of its outings have gone under the total, while 27 have gone over and just three have pushed. The Habs are 14-16 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Montreal has converted on just 12.8 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that places them in the bottom- overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 21st out of 31 teams, and it has successfully killed off 79.6 percent of all penalties..
Sporting a .916 save percentage and 27.3 saves per game, Carey Price (25-24-5) has been the best option in goal for Montreal this year. Price played last night, however, so the team may decide to rest him and go with Antti Niemi instead (8-8-2 record, .889 save percentage, 3.75 goals against average).
On the other bench, Detroit is 23-40 straight up (SU) and has lost 6.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. 31 of its contests have gone under the total, while 30 have gone over and just two have pushed. The team’s 12-21 SU at home this year.
The Red Wings have converted on just 16.6 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s ranked 26th in the NHL. Its penalty kill is also ranked 26th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 77.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jimmy Howard has stopped 27.4 shots per game as the top netminder in goal for the Red Wings. Howard has 17 wins, 25 losses, and seven OT losses to his name and has registered a pedestrian 2.88 goals against average and a .910 save percentage this season.
Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings Betting Picks
NHL Pick: SU Winner – Red Wings, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- Over Detroit’s last ten outings, four of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 0-4 in those games).
- The Red Wings are 5-18 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 13-27 when they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 minutes, total.
- Detroit (2-5 in shootouts) has more experience this season in games decided by shootout. Montreal, however, has yet to lose a shootout this year (2-0).
- Montreal may hold the upper hand if this one comes down to the wire. The team’s 16-14 in games decided by one goal, while Detroit is only 14-20 in such games.
- For both of these clubs, the total has gone over in three of their last five outings.
- Montreal is ranked 26th this season with 12.5 giveaways per game. That figure’s trended upward, as it’s averaged 15.5 giveaways over its last 10 games and 15.8 giveaways over its last five.
- Detroit skaters have averaged 13.6 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 13.0 giveaways per game (ranked 29th).
- Montreal skaters have dished out the fifth-most hits in the league (26.7 per game), but the team’s recorded just 21.0 hits over their last five away games.
