The Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Prudential Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Devils listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game’s total is sitting at 5.
Andrei Kostitsyn put up two goals and an assist for Montreal in its 4-3 loss to Buffalo on Monday night.
Buffalo won as -120 road favorites, while the game played OVER the 5-goal total listed by oddsmakers.
The Devils floored the Flyers with a 4-1 victory at the Prudential Center Saturday night.
New Jersey won as a -133 home favorite while the final score played UNDER the 5.5-goal total.
Current streak:
Montreal has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Montreal: 15-16-3
New Jersey: 22-8-1
Montreal most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Minnesota are 5-5
After playing Buffalo are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
New Jersey most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Buffalo are 8-2
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal’s last 6 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal’s last 6 games on the road
Montreal is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Montreal is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
New Jersey is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Montreal
New Jersey is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
New Jersey is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Montreal
Next up:
Montreal home to Minnesota, Thursday, December 17
New Jersey home to Ottawa, Friday, December 18
