Ducks vs. Canadiens NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 6

The Anaheim Ducks and Montreal Canadiens are coming off a victory and a defeat, respectively, heading into their matchup at Honda Center on Friday at 9 p.m. ET. The Canadiens are slight underdogs, at -110, and the Ducks are -110.

Anaheim won 5-1 at home its last time out on March 4 against the New York Islanders. The Ducks got two points apiece out of three skaters, including Beckett Sennecke (one goal and one assist) and Chris Kreider (two assists).

Montreal lost 7-5 on the road against the San Jose Sharks in its most recent game on March 3. Michael Matheson led the Canadiens with three points (three assists) in that outing.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's a look at which team we pick to emerge with the victory in Friday's action on the ice.

Ducks vs. Canadiens Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Canadiens 4 - Ducks 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.05 goals)
  

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Ducks vs. Canadiens Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Ducks-Canadiens matchup.

• Favorite: Ducks (-110)
• Underdog: Canadiens (-110)

Ducks Betting Insights

• The Ducks have gone 12-7 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -110 or shorter, Anaheim has put together a 13-7 record (winning 65.0% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Ducks have a 52.4% chance to win.
• In 37 games this season, Anaheim and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Canadiens Betting Insights

• The Canadiens have been made an underdog 33 times this season, and won 19, or 57.6%, of those games.
• Montreal is 19-14 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -110 or more on the moneyline.
• The Canadiens have a 52.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Montreal has played 36 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Ducks Key Stats

• Anaheim's 198 total goals (3.2 per game) make it the 14th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Ducks rank 29th in goals against, giving up 212 total goals (3.5 per game) in league action.
• It has the league's 20th-ranked goal differential at -14.
• The 34 power-play goals the Ducks have recorded this season (on 187 power-play chances) rank 18th in the NHL.
• Anaheim's 18.18% power-play conversion rate ranks 23rd in the league.
• The Ducks have scored seven shorthanded goals this season (fourth among NHL teams).
• Anaheim kills 77.32% of opponent power plays, the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Anaheim wins 47.1% of its faceoffs to rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Ducks shoot 10.7% as a team (20th in the league).

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal's 211 goals on the season (3.5 per game) rank third in the league.
• The Canadiens have given up 196 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 24th in the league.
• With a goal differential of +15, the team is ninth-best in the league in that category.
• The Canadiens have 43 power-play goals (on 174 chances), eighth in the NHL.
• Montreal has the NHL's seventh-best power-play percentage (24.71%).
• The Canadiens have seven shorthanded goals (fourth in NHL).
• The 76.41% penalty-kill percentage of Montreal is 27th in the NHL.
• Montreal wins 50.8% of faceoffs, 10th-best in the NHL.
• The Canadiens' 13.4% shooting percentage is the best in the league.