Both the Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens are coming off a victory, heading into their matchup at Ball Arena on Tuesday at 9:00 PM ET. The Canadiens are big underdogs away from home, at +328, and the Avalanche are -429.
The insights in the article below are based off odds valid as of March 26, 2024 at 3:21 PM ET. Check out the article below for the most up-to-date lines for this matchup and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!
Avalanche vs. Canadiens Betting Odds
- Moneyline: COL: (-429) | MON: (+328)
- Puck line: COL: -1.5 (-166) | MON: +1.5 (135)
- Total: 6.5 — Over: (-119) | Under: (-104)
Injury Report as of March 26
Avalanche: Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out), Logan O’Connor: Lower Body (Out), Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out)
Canadiens: Chris Wideman: Back (Out), Kirby Dach: Knee (Out), Christian Dvorak: Pectoral (Out), Carey Price: Knee (Out), Joshua Roy: Lower Body (Out)
Avalanche vs. Canadiens Predictions & Computer Picks
| Moneyline Pick | Avalanche |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (6.5) |
| Spread Pick | Avalanche (-1.5) |
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Avalanche vs. Canadiens Team Stats
| Avalanche Avg. (Rank) | Canadiens Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.76 (1st) | Goals Scored | 2.71 (27th) |
| 2.97 (12th) | Goals Allowed | 3.40 (27th) |
| 32.9 (6th) | Shots | 27.9 (27th) |
| 29.5 (10th) | Shots Allowed | 33.0 (30th) |
Avalanche Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon | 71 | 44 | 78 | 122 | 347 | 10 | +31 |
| Mikko Rantanen | 71 | 39 | 57 | 96 | 240 | 14 | +15 |
| Cale Makar | 66 | 18 | 60 | 78 | 200 | 6 | +16 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 69 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 111 | 2 | +17 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 47 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 145 | 15 | +10 |
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Canadiens Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Suzuki | 70 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 160 | 9 | -15 |
| Cole Caulfield | 70 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 265 | 8 | -6 |
| Michael Matheson | 70 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 163 | 5 | -27 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 70 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 116 | 6 | -18 |
| Alex Newhook | 43 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 63 | 2 | -9 |
Betting Trends
- The Avalanche have been a moneyline favorite 60 times this season, and have finished 41-19 in those games.
- The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Avalanche an 81.1% chance to win.
- The Canadiens have been made an underdog 64 times this season, and won 21, or 32.8%, of those games.
- The implied probability of a win by the Canadiens, based on the moneyline, is 23.4%.
- Colorado and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 41 of 71 games this season.
- Montreal’s games this season have had over 6.5 goals 34 of 70 times.
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