The Montreal Canadiens, led by Tomas Tatar and Shea Weber, are prepared to take the ice against Pierre-Luc Dubois, Gustav Nyquist, and the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena in an Eastern Conference showdown. The puck drops at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 19, and you can view the game live on The Sports Network.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Odds
Montreal comes into the matchup as the favorite with a -120 moneyline. The line for the Blue Jackets now stands at +100, and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-115 over, -105 under).
Montreal is 11-9 straight up (SU) and has earned 2.0 units for moneyline bettors this season. 11 of its matches have gone over the total, while eight have gone under and just one has pushed. As a road team in 2019-20, the Habs are 5-5 SU.
Montreal has converted on 20.3 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked 30th out of 31 teams, and the team’s successfully killed off only 71.9 percent of all penalties..
With a .917 save percentage and 28.9 saves per game, Carey Price (10-6-2) has been the best option in goal for Montreal this year. If it decides to rest him, however, head coach Claude Julien could roll with Keith Kinkaid (1-3-2), who has a .887 save percentage and 4.24 goals against average this year.
On the other side of the ice, Columbus is 7-12 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.2 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 19 regular season contests, 12 of its games have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 4-6 SU at home this year.
The Blue Jackets have converted on just 14.5 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that places them in the bottom 10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 21st overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.8 percent of all opponent power plays.
Joonas Korpisalo (25.6 saves per game) has been the top option in the crease for the Blue Jackets. Korpisalo has seven wins, eight losses, and one OT loss to his name and has maintained a poor .897 save percentage and 3.04 goals against average this season.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Free Picks
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Canadiens, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The total has gone under in four of Columbus’ last five outings.
- Two clubs that put the puck on goal a lot, Montreal has registered the league’s fifth-most shots on goal (33.9) and Columbus’s attempted the fourth-most (33.9).
- Four of Montreal’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 3-1 in those games.
- Montreal skaters have dished out the league’s sixth-most hits per game (26.1).
