Los Angeles (7-1-1) at Montreal (2-6-1)
When: Thursday, October 26th 2017
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Time: 7:35 ET | TV: FSN West, TSN2
Opening Odds: Montreal -110/5.5
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The Montreal Canadiens will seek their first two-game winning streak when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night at Bell Centre. Montreal fell behind 1-0 on Tuesday against Florida before rallying for a 5-1 victory after suffering through its longest losing streak (seven) since dropping nine in a row in 1939-40. Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber scored twice as Montreal’s five goals were a season high. They managed just 12 in the first eight games and will be tested against Los Angeles, which leads the league at 2.11 goals against per game. The Kings rebounded from their first regulation loss Monday in Toronto by edging Ottawa 3-2 in a shootout as Adrian Kempe scored for the second straight game and also converted in the shootout. The Kings have earned at least a point in seven of the last nine meetings with the Canadiens (6-2-1).
Jonathan Quick (5-1-1, .934 SV%, 2.15 GAA), who stopped 36 of 37 shots on October 18th in a home victory over Montreal, sat out Tuesday’s win in favor of backup Darcy Kuemper and is expected back in net for his 500th career game. Kempe’s goals the last two games tied him for second on the team with Dustin Brown at five while captain Anze Kopitar leads the way with six. Alec Martinez scored his first on Tuesday to give Los Angeles six from its defensemen this season – Drew Doughty (3) and Jake Muzzin (2).
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Montreal’s power play has scored three times in the last two games including 2-for-4 against Florida, after a 2-for-26 stretch in its first seven games. Former Tampa Bay Lightning Jonathan Drouin recorded a pair of assists Tuesday to push his team-leading total to seven points and captain Max Pacioretty, who leads the team with 35 shots, scored his second of the season. Goalie Carey Price will get the start on Thursday and is coming off a 26 save effort against Florida and is 6-1-0 in seven career games against the Kings.
Los Angeles is playing their fourth road game in six nights and they haven’t done well recently in that situation. See trends below. Montreal is a much better team that their record indicates and I think the win on Tuesday will give them some momentum for this one. I’ll take the home team.
Pick: Canadiens -120
- Kings are 4-0 in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
- Kings are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Kings are 5-1 in their last 6 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Kings are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. Atlantic.
- Kings are 5-1 in their last 6 overall.
- Kings are 5-1 in their last 6 Thursday games.
- Kings are 6-2 in their last 8 vs. a team with a losing record.
- Kings are 5-2 in their last 7 road games.
- Kings are 5-2 in their last 7 games following a win.
- Kings are 5-2 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Kings are 1-5 in their last 6 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.
- Canadiens are 2-5 in their last 7 home games.
- Canadiens are 1-4 in their last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Canadiens are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Pacific.
- Canadiens are 2-8 in their last 10 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Canadiens are 1-7 in their last 8 overall.
- Canadiens are 0-6 in their last 6 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Canadiens are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Canadiens are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. Western Conference.
- Under is 1-0-3 in Kings last 4 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Under is 3-0-2 in Kings last 5 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Under is 19-3-4 in Kings last 26 in the third game of a 3-in-4 days situation.
- Over is 4-1-1 in Kings last 6 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Over is 3-1-1 in Kings last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Under is 22-8-10 in Kings last 40 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 days situation.
- Under is 16-6-5 in Kings last 27 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Under is 7-3-4 in Kings last 14 vs. Atlantic.
- Under is 26-12-14 in Kings last 52 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
- Under is 27-13-12 in Kings last 52 road games.
- Under is 58-28-22 in Kings last 108 Thursday games.
- Over is 5-0 in Canadiens last 5 overall.
- Over is 1-0-4 in Canadiens last 5 Thursday games.
- Over is 3-0-2 in Canadiens last 5 vs. Pacific.
- Under is 4-1-1 in Canadiens last 6 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Over is 3-1-1 in Canadiens last 5 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Over is 3-1-1 in Canadiens last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Over is 3-1-1 in Canadiens last 5 home games.
- Under is 15-6-6 in Canadiens last 27 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Under is 15-6-6 in Canadiens last 27 games following a win.
- Under is 13-6-6 in Canadiens last 25 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Over is 2-0-2 in the last 4 meetings.
- Home team is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
- Kings are 2-7 in the last 9 meetings in Montreal.
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