Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens - NHL - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The Detroit Red Wings (0-0-0) are the favorites at home against the Montreal Canadiens (1-0-0) on Friday, October 14. The Red Wings are -168 on the moneyline to win against the Canadiens (+141) in the game, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSDET, TSN2, and RDS.

Red Wings vs. Canadiens Predictions

Red Wings vs. Canadiens Betting Odds

Red Wings vs Canadiens Betting Information
Favorite	Moneyline	Total
Red Wings	-168	6.5

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Red Wings vs. Canadiens Betting Trends

Last season, the Red Wings compiled a record of 11-6 in games they served as favorites on the moneyline.
Detroit was 2-1 (66.7%) a season ago when playing with moneyline odds of -168 or better.
Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Red Wings’ implied win probability is 62.7%.
The Red Wings ranked 25th in the league last season with 227 goals scored (2.8 per game).
The Red Wings gave up 310 total goals (3.8 per game), ranking 31st in league action in goals against.
The Canadiens claimed an upset victory in 18, or 26.5%, of the 68 games they played as an underdog last season.
Montreal won 12 of its 43 games last season when an underdog by +141 or longer on the moneyline.
The win probability for the Canadiens, implied from the moneyline, is 41.5%.
The Canadiens had 222 goals last season (2.7 per game), 27th in the NHL.
The Canadiens gave up 3.8 goals per game (313 in total), 32nd in the league.

Red Wings vs. Canadiens Over/Under Trends

Detroit and its opponent combined to outscore Friday’s over/under (6.5 goals) 44 times last season.
Last season, 42 of Montreal’s games featured more than 6.5 goals.
The total for this game (6.5) is 1.0 more than the combined scoring averages for the Red Wings (2.77) and Canadiens (2.71) last season.
These two teams conceded a combined 7.6 goals per game, 1.1 more than this contest’s over/under.

Red Wings Team Leaders 2021-22

Dylan Larkin was a big player for Detroit last season, with 69 points in 71 games.
Tyler Bertuzzi was another top contributor for Detroit with 62 points (0.9 per game), scoring 30 goals and adding 32 assists.
Lucas Raymond had 57 total points for Detroit, with 23 goals and 34 assists.
Alex Nedeljkovic (20-24-9) had a goals against average of 3.3 last season, and made 1618 saves. His .901 save percentage ranked 33rd in the league.

Canadiens Team Leaders 2021-22

Nicholas Suzuki’s 21 goals and 40 assists in 82 games for Montreal last season added up to 61 total points.
Cole Caufield helped lead the offense for Montreal last season with 23 goals and 20 assists.
Evgenii Dadonov was a crucial contributor on offense for Montreal with 20 goals and 23 assists.
Jake Allen had a .905 save percentage (30th in the league) last season, giving up 107 goals (3.3 goals against average). He put together a 9-20-4 record.