In the next NHL regular season contest, Bell Center (Montreal) will be the venue for the Canadian confrontation where Montreal will play Calgary. Let’s take a closer look at those teams. Matches between them are usually not very effective considering the number of goals, but what happens this time?
Montreal Canadiens
Claude Julien’s team this season is even further from the playoffs than in the last championship draw. The team is on the 13th line of their conference. Many failures are connected to a large number of injuries, because of which many leaders cannot help their squad. The club even had to take emergency measures and sign Kovalchuk, who had no gaming experience for almost two months. However, the legendary hockey player immediately began to bring benefits to the club, gaining four points in four meetings. But the results were obtained only in a recent game against one of the outsiders of Ottawa East. Montreal won away with a score of 2: 1. The decisive puck in overtime was scored by the Russian forward. This win was interrupted by a lengthy series of club defeats.
Winning this match will allow the Canadian team to improve things in the Eastern Conference standings, as well as extend the winning streak with Calgary to five games.
Calgary Flames
Jeff Ward’s team does not differ in the course of the current regular tournament consistency. The team gives a series of defeats, then wins absolutely everyone. Now Calgary has got wins in five consecutive matches. This allowed the team not only to return to the playoff zone in the West but also gain a foothold in fourth place. Although more recently, in the second half of December, the club was losing to everyone they could. Recently, the Flames in a bitter struggle beat Edmonton with a score of 4: 3. Note that all five wins of the last series turned out to be difficult, with a difference of one goal. The Flames defence, which regularly makes mistakes, does not cope well with their duties.
On the road, the team plays less efficiently than at home, and on average scores two or three goals per game.
Montreal Canadiens vs Calgary Flames prediction
Both clubs are experiencing problems with defensive structures, while the guests are always acting well in the attack. Probably the game will turn out to be very productive. It’s worth considering the match total over 5.5.
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