Red Wings vs. Canadiens Prediction: Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – April 16, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on April 16, 2024

The Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens — the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat — will meet on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET, at Bell Centre in Montréal. The Canadiens are heavy underdogs despite being at home, at +160, and the Red Wings are -197.

The betting insights in this article are based off odds valid as of April 16, 2024 at 3:15 PM ET. See below the latest odds for this game and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Red Wings vs. Canadiens Betting Odds

  • Moneyline: DET: (-197) | MON: (+160)
  • Puck line: DET: -1.5 (128) | MON: +1.5 (-156)
  • Total: 6.5 — Over: (-108) | Under: (-114)

Injury Report as of April 16

Red Wings: Zachary Aston-Reese: Undisclosed (Questionable), Michael Rasmussen: Upper Body (Questionable)

Canadiens: Chris Wideman: Back (Out), Carey Price: Knee (Out), Kaiden Guhle: Upper Body (Questionable), Kirby Dach: Knee (Out), Arber Xhekaj: Upper Body (Out), Joshua Roy: Lower Body (Out)

Red Wings vs. Canadiens Predictions & Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Canadiens
Total Pick Over (6.5)
Spread Pick Canadiens (+1.5)

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Red Wings vs. Canadiens Team Stats

Red Wings Avg. (Rank) Canadiens Avg. (Rank)
3.35 (9th) Goals Scored 2.81 (26th)
3.32 (24th) Goals Allowed 3.43 (26th)
28.8 (24th) Shots 27.6 (28th)
32.4 (26th) Shots Allowed 33.2 (30th)

Red Wings Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Lucas Raymond 81 31 40 71 161 6 -13
Dylan Larkin 67 33 35 68 217 14 +4
Alex DeBrincat 81 27 40 67 230 11 0
Shayne Gostisbehere 80 10 44 54 133 2 -17
J.T. Compher 76 19 29 48 107 5 -4

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Canadiens Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Nicholas Suzuki 81 33 43 76 184 12 -13
Cole Caulfield 81 27 37 64 309 9 -4
Michael Matheson 81 11 51 62 182 5 -23
Juraj Slafkovsky 81 19 29 48 149 6 -19
Alex Newhook 54 14 19 33 81 2 -13

Betting Trends

  • The Red Wings have a 17-10 record when favored on the moneyline this season.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Red Wings’ implied win probability is 66.3%.
  • This season the Canadiens have been an underdog 75 times, and won 25, or 33.3%, of those games.
  • The Canadiens have a 38.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Detroit and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 45 of 81 games this season.
  • Montreal has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 40 of 81 games this season.

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