The Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Little Caesars Arena. The Montreal Canadiens look to snap a 3-game losing streak. The Detroit Red Wings look to build on their 3-game winning streak.
The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.83 goals per game and are scoring on 15.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Nick Suzuki leads Montreal with 8 goals, Kirby Dach has 8 assists and Cole Caufield has 48 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3.33 goals per game and are killing 77.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Allen has given up 26 goals on 259 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 10 goals on 138 shots.
The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 3.08 goals per game and are scoring on 20.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Dominik Kubalik leads Detroit with 6 goals, Dylan Larkin has 9 assists and David Perron has 32 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 2.92 goals per game and are killing 82.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ville Husso has given up 13 goals on 220 shots faced, and Alex Nedeljkovic has allowed 22 goals on 184 shots.
The Canadiens are 14-37 in their last 51 road games and 28-71 in their last 99 overall. The Red Wings are 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The under is 5-1 in Canadiens last 6 road games. The under is 4-1-1 in Red Wings last 6 overall. The Canadiens are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Detroit and 2-6 in the last 8 meetings. The home team is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings. The favorite is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
The Montreal Canadiens are coming off a rough week, their defensive effort comes and goes, and they’ve been fade material on the road the last few years. Don’t look now, but the Detroit Red Wings look like a decent hockey team, and they’re at home here, where they’ve done their most damage. This feels like two teams heading in different directions. Give me the Red Wings and the PL for max betting value.