Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction NHL Picks 11/2/24

The Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins meet on Saturday in NHL action at the PPG Paints Arena. Here’s a Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction. This article will include a Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins Pick.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Preview

The Montreal Canadiens lost to the Kraken and Capitals, and they play the Flames and Devils next. The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.91 goals per game and are scoring 22 percent of their power play opportunities. Cole Caufield leads Montreal with 10 goals, Nick Suzuki has 9 assists and Brendan Gallagher has 25 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 4.18 goals per game and are killing 83.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Cayden Primeau has given up 24 goals on 173 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 20 goals on 184 shots.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Wild, beat the Ducks, and they play the Islanders and Hurricanes next. The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 2.92 goals per game and are scoring on 20.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Rickard Rakell leads Pittsburgh with 6 goals, Evgeni Malkin has 11 assists, and Sidney Crosby has 33 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 4 goals per game and are killing 85.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alex Nedeljkovic has allowed 13 goals on 118 shots faced, and Joel Blomqvist has given up 20 goals on 219 shots.

Why the Montreal Canadiens will win

• The Penguins have lost eight of their last nine games following a home win.
• The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in 12 of their last 13 games as favorites following a home win.
• The Canadiens have covered the puck line in 14 of their last 16 games as underdogs following a road loss.

Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction

The Montreal Canadiens aren’t world-beaters and the Penguins are the better team and should be favored. However, the Penguins have been a mess over the last two weeks, and a recent overtime win over the Ducks doesn’t move the needle. The Penguins have still lost 6 of their last 7 games, and their defense has been getting crushed more times than not. Again, the Penguins should be favored on their home ice and they are the better team. Still, I’m not laying these sorts of prices with the Penguins and their struggles. Give me the Habs and the 1.5 times my money.