The Winnipeg Jets, led by Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele, are set to take the ice against Max Domi, Jonathan Drouin, and the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre for an East-West showdown. The Sports Network will showcase the game, which gets underway at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 7.
Winnipeg Jets vs. Montreal Canadiens Odds
Montreal (+105) is playing the role of underdog to Winnipeg (-125) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals (-120 money on the over, +100 on the under).
Winnipeg is 34-19 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 8.4 units this year. Through 53 regular season outings, 24 of its games have gone over the total, while 22 have gone under and just seven have pushed. As a road team this season, the Jets are 14-10 SU.
Winnipeg has converted on 26.8 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s good enough for fourth-best in the league. Its penalty kill is ranked 15th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 80.7 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 28.5 saves per game with a .910 save percentage, Connor Hellebuyck (24-17-2) has been the best option in goal for Winnipeg this year. If Winnipeg chooses to rest him, however, the team could roll with Laurent Brossoit (10-3-1), who has a .940 save percentage and 2.09 goals against average this year.
Over on the other bench, Montreal is 30-24 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 8.1 units this season. 29 of its outings have gone under the total, while 23 have gone over and just two have pushed. It’s 16-13 SU as the home team this year.
The Canadiens have converted on just 12.9 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the bottom overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 22nd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 78.7 percent of all opponent power plays.
Carey Price (26.9 saves per game) has been the top netminder in goal for the Canadiens. Price has 22 wins, 18 losses, and four OT losses to his name and has maintained a .916 save percentage and 2.53 goals against average this year.
Winnipeg Jets at Montreal Canadiens Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Jets, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- Over Montreal’s last ten outings, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 4-2 in those games).
- The Jets are 16-9 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 22-13 when they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 total minutes.
- Winnipeg is 2-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Montreal is 2-0 in shootouts.
- The under has hit in three of Montreal’s last five games.
- Winnipeg is ranked 14th this season with 9.7 giveaways per game. That figure has trended higher lately, as it’s averaged 12.1 giveaways over its last 10 games and 12.8 giveaways over its last five.
- Montreal is ranked 26th this season with 12.0 giveaways per game. That figure has trended higher lately, as it’s averaged 14.3 giveaways over its last 10 games and 17.6 giveaways over its last five.
- The Habs this season have recorded the fifth-most hits in the league (27.0 per game).
