Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings odds, picks and predictions

The Montreal Canadiens (30-36-14) and Detroit Red Wings (39-32-9) meet on Monday night in Game 1 of a home-and-home series to close out the regular season. Puck drop at Little Caesars Arena is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below we break down the lines around the FanDuel Sportsbook line Canadiens vs. Red Wings coefficientsand make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

This is the 3rd matchup between these teams this season — the first 2 games required OT to decide the winner. Montreal became a +165 road offset team in a 3-2 OT win during RW. Cole Caulfield On March 9, he found the back of the net for the game winner. Detroit demanded revenge, D Jake Wallman's goal, 5-4 overtime win Dec. 2, -145 cash as road favorite.

The Red Wings enter Monday with a 33.8% chance to make the postseason, according to Moneypuck. They are one of the 4 teams still alive for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. Detroit is tied with Washington and Philadelphia with 87 points, while Pittsburgh has 86 points.

Detroit's easiest scenario? Hopefully with two wins over Montreal and Washington getting an L in Boston on Monday or Philadelphia on Tuesday – the Flyers only have 1 game left. The Red Wings have not made the postseason since 2016.

Captain Detroit Dylan Larkin, who scored the game-winner in Saturday's 5-4 OT win at Toronto, called Montreal a “dangerous team.” C Nick Suzuki The Montreal captain, and the 24-year-old, leads the team in points (76) and goals (33), and is second in assists (43). Mike Matheson (51).

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Canadiens at Red Wings game

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• Moneyline (ML): Canadiens +176 ($100 bet to win $176) | Red Wings -215 ($215 bet to win $100)
• Puck Line (PL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Canadiens +1.5 (-142) | Red Wings -1.5 (+118)
• Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -106 | U: -114)

Canadiens on Red Wings predict goalies

Sam Montembo (16-15-8, 3.10 GAA, .904 SV%, 0 SO) vs. Alex Lyon (20-18-5, 3.03 GAA, .906 SV%, 2 SO)

Montembo later received most of the starts for Montreal Jake Allen Sent to New Jersey. The 27-year-old didn't get much support from Montreal's offense in his last start. Thursday's 3-2 OT loss to the New York Islanders. The Canadiens managed just 14 shots against the Islanders, who finished with 31.

Lyon has lost 3 of his last 4 starts after snapping a 10-game winless streak with a win over Tampa Bay on April 1. G. James Reimer It started in Detroit's OT win at Toronto on Saturday, as coach Derek LaLonde said after the game that Lyons “looked a little tired” after his sixth start last Thursday.

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Canadian Red Wings picks and predictions

Forecast

Canadiens 4, Red Wings 3

Money line

MONTREAL (+176).

Detroit enters Monday with the fewest offensive rebounds in the Eastern Conference (137), and Montreal also blocks the 5th most shots in the league (1,250), so Montembo may feel more pressure from Detroit's lineup than their actual offense. Plus, this Canadiens team is the 4th youngest team in the NHL, so don't expect them to be playing on heavy legs when they finish the season.

Puck Line/Spread vs

PASSING.

Too much juice for me, though, and both of these teams are in the top five in average time per game tied, so I don't think taking the puck and a half with Habs +1.5 (-142) is a bad bet.

Over/under

WIN OVER 6.5 (-106).

Lyon has given up 6 goals in his last start, while Montembo has given up at least 3 goals in each of his last 4 starts. Like the previous 2 games, this game could be decided in OT merge the MAIN with YES according toThere will be overtime” pays around +680 on FanDuel.

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