Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers: Pick Montreal +110

Feb 13, 2008 | By John Doe | Picks Articles Archive

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers badly last meeting, 5-1 as 122-moneyline road dogs with the over/under listed at 5.5. The Canadiens cashed in on the win and the over/under was a push.

Montreal Canadiens(29-19-4-5) at Florida Panthers(26-27-2-3)
Faceoff: Wed, Feb 13, 2008 7:30 PM ET
Line: Sportsbook.com
Pick: Montreal +110

The Florida Panthers(-130) play host to the Montreal Canadiens(+110) tonight, at the Bank Atlantic Center, for some hard hitting NHL action. Sportsbook.com has the Panthers as 130-moneyline favs with the over/under posted at 5 ½. Get your Free NHL Pick in now!

The Montreal Canadiens have suffered three loses in a row and they now have five wins in their last ten games. They recently lost 2-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning as road dogs. The Canadiens started out with two quick goals from Christopher Higgins and Tomas Plekanec but failed to score after that. A late goal by the Lightning sealed their fate. Goalie Cristabol Huet stopped 33 of 36 shots for a 20-11-6 record with a 2.49 GAA and a .905 SVPCT. The Habs offense is averaging 3.1 GAG, which is the 4th best in the league, and they have the best power play out of any team. The top producer for the Habs is Alexi Kovalev with 54pts and 25 goals while Tomas Plekanec is close behind with 53pts and 21 goals. The Habs have only averaged 2 goals in their last five games.

On defense the Habs allow 2.8 GAG while starting goalie Cristobal Huet has suffered back to back loses and has one win in his last four on the road. They are struggling on their penalty kill which is ranked 25th but they’ve allowed two goals on their last thirteen penalty kills. Andrei Markov leads the Habs defenseman with 41pts but a +1 rating. The Habs currently sit in 2nd place in the Northeast Standings and are 17-9-4-5 on the road. They are 32-25 ATS, 28-27-2 over/under and 16-14-0 over/under on the road. Get your Free NHL Picks in now!

The Florida Panthers have not played a game since the devastating injury to Richard Zednick, which happened during their game against the Buffalo Sabres. They lost the game 3-5 as road dogs. They managed goals from Branislav Mezei, Olli Jokinen and Nathan Horton, but after Zednicks injury the Panthers didn’t care about the outcome of the game. The Panthers offense is averaging a 20th ranked 2.6 GAG and their power play currently sits ranked 5th. They have averaged roughly five goals per game in their last five. The go to guy for the Panthers is Olli Jokinen with 57pts and 29 goals while Nathan Horton is close behind with 46pts and 17 goals.

On defense the Habs allow an average 2.8 GAG and their penalty kill struggles being ranked 24th in the league. Goalie Tomas Vokoun is the hotter goalie with a 24-22-1-3 record with a 2.72 GAA and a .918 SVPCT. The hot defenseman for the Panthers is Jay Bouwmeester with 25pts, 10 goals and a +2 rating. The Panthers currently sit in 4th place in the Southeast Standings and are 11-12-1-3 at home. They are 31-27 ATS, 26-26-6 over/under and 13-11-3 over/under at home. Get your Free NHL Picks in now!

Bottom Line: The Canadiens have three, three game losses and have NOT lost four in a row all season. The Habs do better on the road than the Panthers do at home. Get your Free NHL Picks in now!

Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers: Pick Montreal +110

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