The Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers meet in NHL action from the Wells Fargo Center on Friday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Philadelphia is a -145 home favorite while Montreal is a +125 as a road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Montreal, Emil Heineman, Sean Monahan and Brendan Gallagher are all out until next Month, while Chris Wideman is out indefinitely and Kirby Dach is out for this game with an illness. For Philadelphia, Travis Konecny is questionable for this game and Zack MacEwen remains out with a jaw injury.
Matchup History
Montreal’s 5-4 shootout win over Philadelphia back on November 19th, 2022 made it three wins in the last four meetings between these two teams.
Trends
Montreal Is 18-45 in their last 63 games against a team with a losing record and 21-51 in their last 72 road games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia is 1-6 in their last 7 home games and 7-30 in their last 37 games against the Atlantic division while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.
Pick
I’m going to back Montreal here. You simply have the haves vs. the have nots here, as Montreal’s been playing fairly well since the all-star break, while Philadelphia’s struggling to keep their heads above water right now and have started to slide defensively. I think we’re getting decent value here with the Habs so give me Montreal and the plus money here.