Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens odds, picks and predictions

The Detroit Red Wings (40-32-9) accepts Montreal Canadiens (30-36-15) on Tuesday at the Bell Center. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM ET (ESPN+). Below we break down the lines around the BetMGM Sportsbook line Red wings Canadiens vs coefficientsand make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

The Red Wings have won 2 straight in overtime after defeating these Canadiens 5-4 on Monday. LW Lucas Raymond He finished with 25 seconds left in OT with his 31st goal of the season. The Wings enter their final game of the season with the Washington Capitals tied for the final Wild Card with 89 points. The Wings need a win and so do the Philadelphia Flyers to somehow beat the Capitals. With fewer regulation wins, the Red Wings lose all tiebreakers to 4 teams.

The Habs enter their last game with a 4-game hitting streak, but have lost their last 3 games in overtime or a shootout. RW Cole Caulfield finishing the season with 7 goals and 2 assists in the last 10 games.

These teams have played 3 times this season and all of them went to extra time. In December, Detroit won in this building, Wings 2 and Habs 1.

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Red Wings at Canadiens odds

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• Moneyline (ML): Red Wings -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Canadiens +155 ($100 bet to win $155)
• Puck Line (PL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Red Wings -1.5 (+125) | Canadians +1.5 (-150)
• Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

Red Wings at Canadiens Goalie Predictions

James Reimer (10-8-2, 3.07 GAA, .905 SV%, 2 SO) vs. Kayden Prayo (8-9-3, 2.95 GAA, .910 SV%, 2 SO)

Reimer is 3-1-0 in his last 4 games, but he has allowed 3+ goals in each. He allowed 4 goals in a 5-4 OT win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. He was between the pipes in a 3-2 OT loss to Montreal on Nov. 9, stopping 24 of 27 shots.

Primeo lost 3 starts, allowing 14 goals in the process. He had a perfect 18 save relief effort against the Maple Leafs in the middle. He scored in the OT win on Nov. 9 when he stopped 27 of 29 against Detroit.

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Red Wings at Canadiens picks and predictions

Forecast

Red Wings 3, Canadiens 2

Money line

The Wings have won 4 of their last 5 matches and we have had 5+ goals in 6 matches. I'm with Detroit here, but not -190.

Go to parlays section and accept WIN AND OVER 4.5 GOALS RED WINGS (-120).

Puck Line/Spread vs

These teams played 6 of 8 games against each other before overtime. Both teams' last 3 games overall have gone to OT.

Get a flyer on it 3-WAY RESULT: STABLE TIMELY COMMUNICATION (+375) for a good return.

Over/under

I'm straying from the set here. Over is 6-4 O/U in Montreal last 10 and 5-5 in Detroit. The over goes 4-6 in the last 10 overs and most of the time it could go either way.

We've already scored above 4.5 in the ML section, so: PASSING.

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