Canadians at Penguins 2/14/20 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Montreal Canadians vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Feb. 14, 2020
TV: ESPN+
Latest Odds : PIT -200 O/U 5.5
The Montreal Canadiens look to snap a two-game losing streak when visiting the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. Montreal fell to 27-25-7 and 61 points following its 4-1 loss on Wednesday to the Boston Bruins. Marco Scandella scored Montreal's only goal and Carey Price made 34 saves in net for the Canadians. Prior to its two straight losses, Montreal had won three straight.
Thomas Carter is the leading goal scorer for Montreal with 20 and the Canadians’ left wing is the team leader in assists with 32 and points with 50. Montreal is scoring an average of 2.98 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.03 goals per game. In net, Carey Price is 24-20-4 with a goals-against average of 2.71 and save percentage of .913.
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Pittsburgh looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting the Canadians on Friday. The Penguins dropped to 34-15-6 and 74 points following a 2-1 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. Evgeni Malkin scored Pittsburgh's only goal of the game while Matt Murray made 36 saves in net. Jason Zucker made his Pittsburgh debut and played 15:26 after his acquisition in a trade with the Minnesota Wild on Monday
Bryan Rust is the leading goal scorer for Pittsburgh with 22, while Evgeni Malkin is the assists leader with 40 and points leader with 58. Pittsburgh is scoring an average of 3.25 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.73 goals per game. In net, Matt Murray is 16-7-5 with a goals-against average of 2.82 and save percentage of .902.
Recent Betting Trends:
Montreal is 4-1 in its last 5 on the road
The UNDER has cashed in 15 of the Canadians last 21
Pittsburgh is 20-8 in its last 28
The UNDER has cashed in 18 of the Penguins last 26 versus an opponent from the Atlantic division
Free Betting Pick: Pittsburgh Penguins -200
Pittsburgh is playing much better hockey at this point of the season than Montreal and the Penguins have won seven of the last 10 meetings head-to-head against the Canadians. Pittsburgh has won 20 of its last 28 overall while Montreal is coming off two straight losses. The Penguins are 11-0 in the last 11 after scoring 2 of fewer goals in the previous game. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Penguins win 4-1