Montreal Canadiens vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 27 (3/27): NHL

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Odds:

Time	7:00 p.m. EST
Canadiens money line	+155
Canadiens spread	+1.5 (-165)
Devils money line	-180
Devils spread	-1.5 (+140)
Over / under	6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Montreal Canadiens	New jersey Devils
Record	18-37-10	23-37-5
Road / home record	8-18-6	15-14-3
Streak	W1	L2
Goals per game	2.54	3.05
Goals allowed per game	3.74	3.59
Shots per game	29.9	32.0
Shots allowed per game	34.2	31.1
PP %	14.2%	17.9%
PK %	25.34%	19.39%
Over / under record	37-26-2	37-25-3

Preview

The New Jersey Devils return home and will host the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. This is the second time these teams face off this season, the Devils outscored the Habs 7-1 at Montreal.

MONTREAL CANADIENS

TheCnadiens have lost 3 of their last 5 games and are 8-24 on the road with a 18-37-10 record overall ranking 8th in the Atlantic Division. Montreal scores 2.5 goals per game, the fewest in the Eastern Conference.

Suzuki has 49 total points while scoring 18 goals and totaling 31 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has seven goals and five assists over the last 10 games for Montreal.

In their last 10 games the Candiens are 4-6, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.8 assists, four penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with a .911 save percentage.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

The Devils have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are 15-17 at home so far this season. They have a 23-37-5 record overall ranking 8th in the Metropolitan division. The Devils are 14-21-3 in conference matchups. New Jersey leads the Eastern Conference with 5.2 assists per game, led by Jesper Bratt averaging 0.7.

Jack Hughes leads the Devils with 22 goals and has 52 points. Bratt has three goals over the last 10 games for New Jersey.

In their last 10 games Devils are 4-6, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 2.2 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game with an .886 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

Montreal are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.

The total has gone OVER in 9 of Montreal's last 12 games.

New Jersey are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.

The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games.

Prediction

These are two of the worst teams in the NHL and both play bad defense. Last time they met the Devils outscored the Habs 7-1. The over has cashed in the last 4 head to head games between these two and both teams are scoring more than 3 goals per game in their last 10 games. Take the over.

PICK: Over 6.5 (-110)

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