The Edmonton Oilers visit the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Saturday, January 13 at 7:00 PM ET. The game airs on ESPN+.
Edmonton secured a 3-2 road victory over the Detroit Red Wings in its last game on January 11.
Montreal played at home in its last game on January 11, and lost 3-2 against the San Jose Sharks.
Ahead of this matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s hockey action.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Oilers (-244)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+199)
- Over/under: 6.5
Oilers Stats and Trends
- Edmonton has been victorious in 20 of the 32 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- Through five games with moneyline odds shorter than -244 this season, the Oilers have won four times.
- There is a 70.9% chance that Edmonton wins this game, per the moneyline.
- Edmonton and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 21 of 38 matches (55.3%) so far this season.
- In the past 10 contests, the Oilers have gone 9-1-0 (95.0% of possible points).
- They are scoring at a 3.8 goals-per-game average (38 total) during that time.
- Defensively, the Oilers have given up 19 goals (1.9 per game) in those 10 outings.
Canadiens Stats and Trends
- This season the Canadiens have 14 wins in the 37 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Montreal has nine games this season playing as an underdog by +199 or longer, and is 2-7 in those contests.
- The win probability for the Canadiens, implied from the moneyline, is 33.4%.
- Montreal’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 21 of 41 chances this season.
- Over the last 10 games, the Canadiens have claimed 55.0% of the possible points with a 3-5-2 record.
- They are scoring at a 2.7 goals-per-game average (27 total) over that span.
- Defensively, the Canadiens have allowed 33 goals (3.3 per game) in those 10 outings.
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