Montreal Canadiens vs New York Rangers Betting Picks

Montreal is riding a six-game win streak following its 4-1 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday when Juraj Slavkovsky, Mike Matheson, and Cole Caufield each had a goal and an assist to back Jakub Dobes, who had 36 saves. The Canadiens have allowed only nine goals during the streak, and the last four have gone UNDER. Jacob Fowler is likely in net tonight and he is 7-5-2 with a 2.59 goals-against average. He has won his past two starts while stopping 42 of 46 shots against the New York Islanders and Nashville. Montreal has won five straight against the Metropolitan Division, and it has gone UNDER in five straight road games. The Rangers have lost six of nine, and they are 4-2 UNDER in their past six games. New York is 25-11-1 UNDER at home this season. The Rangers have won three straight, but all were against teams that are out of the playoff picture. Take the Canadiens to win, and bet this game UNDER. 

Montreal looks to make it two wins in a row after defeating Pittsburgh 4-2 on Thursday. Jacob Fowler stopped 33 shots in his NHL debut for the Canadiens, who have won four straight road games against teams with less than .400 home winning percentages. The Rangers are mysteriously struggling at home this season, winning just three of 14. They are 1-7 at home versus opponents with a .600 road winning percentage, and New York has lost four of five Saturday games. The Rangers are currently on a three-game slide while scoring only four goals in that span. Igor Shesterkin is likely to start for New York with a 12-10-3 mark while not getting much support on the offensive side. Fowler could go again for Montreal after his impressive performance two nights ago. Take the Canadiens on the puckline.

Montreal is 4-3 over the last seven games. They're working on two days of rest and started this road trip with a 4-3 victory at Columbus as a +163 underdog. The power play is sixth in the NHL while the penalty killing is ranked 11th. They also won at Buffalo, 7-5, as a +185 dog, and against Edmonton, 3-0, as a +230 dog. New York has lost five in a row and is in a difficult situational spot. The Rangers had to play last night and come home from playing six of their last seven on the road. The power play is 14th as they come off a 3-1 loss at Philadelphia last night as -155 chalk. The Rangers have been outscored 21-9 in the last five games losing three of those as a favorite. Play Montreal.