Shea Weber, Tomas Tatar, and the Montreal Canadiens will face off against Artemi Panarin, Ryan Strome, and the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in an Original Six showdown. The Sports Network will air the matchup, which gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, December 6.
Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers Odds
The Canadiens (-115) are tabbed as the favorites over the Rangers (-105), and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 7 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Netting 4.1 units for moneyline bettors, New York is 14-13 straight up (SU) overall in the 2019-20 season. That early-season winning percentage is a surprising turnaround from what the team managed during the 2018-19 season (32-50). Of the team’s 27 regular season contests, 16 have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and none have pushed. Thus far, the team’s 8-7 SU at home.
The Rangers have converted on 19.4 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 23rd overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 76.6 percent of all penalties.
Boasting a .910 save percentage and 31.1 saves per game, Henrik Lundqvist (7-10-2) has been the primary option in goal for the Broadway Blueshirts this year. If head coach David Quinn chooses to give him the night off, however, the team could turn to Alexandar Georgiev (7-5-5 record, .918 save percentage, 2.98 goals against average).
Montreal has lost 7.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline thus far and is currently 12-17 straight up (SU). 16 of its matches have gone over the total, while 10 have gone under the total and just two have pushed. The Canadiens are 5-7 SU as the visiting team this season.
The Canadiens have converted on 19.3 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 28th overall and it’s successfully killed off 75.0 percent of all opponent power plays.
Carey Price (3.13 goals against average and .899 save percentage) has been the main option in goal for Montreal. Price is averaging 27.0 saves per game and owns an 11-12-3 record.
Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Canadiens, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The total has gone under in each of New York’s last five outings.
- Montreal’s attempted 35.4 shots per game overall this season (the most in the NHL), and 32.2 in its last five road outings.
- Over Montreal’s last ten games, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-4 in those games).
- Montreal skaters have accounted for the fourth-most hits in the league (27.3 per game).
