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

The Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings -- both coming off defeats -- will face each other on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, at Bell Centre in Montréal. The Red Wings are underdogs away from home, at +164, and the Canadiens are -198.

Get ready for this showdown with a glimpse at who we project to come out on top in Saturday's contest.

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, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Red Wings 4 - Canadiens 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Canadiens vs. Red Wings Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Canadiens-Red Wings matchup.

• Favorite: Canadiens (-198)
• Underdog: Red Wings (+164)

Canadiens Betting Insights

• The Canadiens were 1-4 when favored on the moneyline last season.
• Montreal played as a moneyline favorite of -198 or shorter once last season, and lost.
• The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Canadiens a 66.4% chance to win.
• Montreal and its opponent combined to score more than 6.5 goals in seven of 22 games last season.

Red Wings Betting Insights

• The Red Wings lost the only game they played as an underdog last season.
• Detroit was an underdog of +164 or more one time last season and lost.
• The Red Wings have a 37.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Each game Detroit played last season went over 6.5 goals.

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal scored the seventh-most goals in the league last season (279 total, 3.4 per game).
• The Canadiens were 16th in goals against, allowing 251 total goals (3.1 per game) in league play.
• Its goal differential (+28) made it ninth-best in the league.
• The 56 power-play goals the Canadiens scored last season (on 242 power-play chances) were the seventh-most in the NHL.
• Montreal ranked 10th in the league with a 23.14% power-play conversion rate.
• The Canadiens recorded seven shorthanded goals last season (10th among NHL squads).
• Montreal's 78.14% penalty-kill success rate ranked 19th in the league.
• Montreal had the 10th-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 51%.
• The Canadiens scored on 13% of their shots (second in the league).

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit's 239 goals last season (2.9 per game) ranked 22nd in the league.
• The Red Wings' total of 254 goals allowed (3.1 per game) was 19th in the NHL.
• It had the 19th-ranked goal differential in the league at -15.
• With 56 power-play goals (on 248 chances), the Red Wings were seventh-best in the NHL.
• Detroit had the NHL's 12th-ranked power-play percentage (22.58%).
• The Red Wings had three shorthanded goals (28th in league).
• At 77.14%, Detroit had the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Detroit was 10th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51%).
• The Red Wings' 10.4% shooting percentage was 25th in the league.