Canadiens vs. Red Wings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 10

A pair of the Eastern Conference's best teams face one another on Saturday, Jan. 10 when the second-place Montreal Canadiens (25-13-6) host the third-place Detroit Red Wings (26-15-4). The sportsbooks have made the Canadiens solid favorites at -142 on the moneyline, and the Red Wings are at +120.

Montreal won 6-2 at home its last time out on Jan. 8 against the Florida Panthers. The Canadiens got three points each out of Alexandre Texier (three goals) and Oliver Kapanen (one goal and two assists).

Detroit won its most recent game 5-1 at home against the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 8. The Red Wings got two points apiece out of five skaters in that matchup, including James van Riemsdyk (two assists) and J.T. Compher (one goal and one assist).

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will win the game in Saturday's hockey action.

Canadiens vs. Red Wings Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Canadiens 4 - Red Wings 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.92 goals)
  

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Canadiens vs. Red Wings Moneylines

Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Canadiens-Red Wings matchup.

• Favorite: Canadiens (-142)
• Underdog: Red Wings (+120)

Canadiens Betting Insights

• The Canadiens are 11-8 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• Montreal is 6-3 (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Canadiens have an implied probability of 58.7% to win.
• Montreal and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 26 of 44 games this season.

Red Wings Betting Insights

• This season the Red Wings have been an underdog 22 times, and won 12, or 54.5%, of those games.
• Detroit has entered 12 games this season as an underdog by +120 or more and is 8-4 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this outing implies a 45.5% chance of victory for the Red Wings.
• Detroit has played 21 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal has scored the third-most goals in the league (149 total, 3.4 per game).
• Defensively, the Canadiens are allowing 140 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 22nd in NHL play.
• It has the league's ninth-best goal differential at +9.
• The 29 power-play goals the Canadiens have put up this season (10th-most in the NHL) have come on 128 power-play chances.
• Montreal is ninth in the league with a 22.66% power-play conversion rate.
• The Canadiens have scored three shorthanded goals this season (13th among NHL squads).
• Montreal has the league's 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.72%).
• Montreal wins 49.5% of its faceoffs to rank 20th in the NHL.
• The Canadiens make 13.1% of their shots (second in the league).

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit's 139 goals on the season (3.1 per game) rank 12th in the NHL.
• The Red Wings have conceded 140 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 22nd in the league.
• With a goal differential of -1, the team is 17th in the league.
• The Red Wings have 35 power-play goals (third-most in NHL) on 141 chances.
• Detroit has the league's sixth-best power-play percentage (24.82%).
• In terms of shorthanded goal, the Red Wings have one.
• The 80.17% penalty-kill percentage of Detroit is 16th in the NHL.
• At 51.1%, Detroit has the NHL's 12th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The Red Wings' 10.9% shooting percentage is 16th in the league.