Montreal Canadiens (5-0-2) vs Calgary Flames (2-3-1)
Game Info: Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 7:00 pm (Bell Centre)
Betting Odds: Montreal Canadiens -111 / Calgary Flames -105 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens meet Saturday in NHL action at the Bell Centre.
The Calgary Flames look to snap a three-game losing streak. The Calgary Flames are averaging three goals per game and are scoring on 32.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Johnny Gaudreau leads Calgary with four goals, Sean Monahan has five assists and Matthew Tkachuk has 27 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 76.2 percent of their opponents power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 13 goals on 146 shots faced and David Rittich has allowed four goals on 21 shots.
The Montreal Canadiens look to build on their three-game winning streak. The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 4.7 goals per game and are scoring on 30.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads Montreal with six goals, Jonathan Drouin has seven assists and Brendan Gallagher has 28 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 78.1 percent of their opponents power plays. Carey Price has given up 15 goals on 147 shots faced and Jake Allen has given up four goals on 43 shots.
The Flames are 0-4 in their last 4 road games and 2-7 in their last 9 overall. The Canadiens are 11-23 in their last 34 home games and 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The over is 12-3-3 in Flames last 18 road games. The over is 3-0-1 in Canadiens last 4 overall. The Flames are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Montreal and 0-6 in the last 6 meetings.
The season is still young, but this feels like two teams heading in different directions and the Canadiens have looked sharper at both ends of the ice. It also doesn't hurt that the Canadiens have won each of the last six meetings against the Flames, which includes a 4-2 win on Thursday. The Habs have scored no less than four goals in each of their last four games. With the cheap price, this feels almost a little too easy. Give me the Montreal Canadiens for a fourth straight victory.
Randy’s Pick Montreal Canadiens -111
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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