Rangers vs. Canadiens betting odds and trends

Data Skrive:

The New York Rangers play at the Montreal Canadiens on October 22 at 7:15 PM ET, and are -218 favorites, with the home team a big underdog at +180.

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Moneyline

Rangers to win vs Canadiens -218

Bet $20, Payout $29.17

Rangers vs. Canadiens Game Info & Betting Lines

New York and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6 goals in three of five games this season.
Montreal has combined with its opponent to score more than 6 goals in three of six games this season.
Tuesday’s total is 1.5 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 7.5 goals per game.
These two clubs concede 5.3 goals per game combined, 0.7 fewer than this game’s over/under.

The Rangers offense’s 24 total goals (4.8 per game) are ranked second in the NHL this year.
On defense, the Rangers have been one of the best squads in NHL action, allowing just 10 goals to rank third.
The squad has the league’s second-best goal differential at +14 this season.
The Canadiens have scored 16 goals this season (2.7 per game) to rank 18th in the NHL.
The Canadiens have conceded 20 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 20th.
Their -4 goal differential ranks 25th in the league.

Through four games as the moneyline favorite this season, New York has won three of those matchups.
In two games with moneyline odds below -218, the Rangers have one win.
There is a 68.6% chance that New York wins this contest, per the moneyline.
Montreal has played as the moneyline underdog six times this season, and won two times.
Montreal has played with moneyline odds of +180 or longer twice this season, and lost both.
The Canadiens have a 35.7% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

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With six goals and six assists this season, Artemi Panarin is one of New York’s top contributors (12 points).
Having scored two goals and adding five assists, Vincent Trocheck is a top contributor for New York through five games.
New York’s scoring effort is aided by Alexis Lafreniere’s seven points. He’s contributed three assists.
In the four games Igor Shesterkin has played this season, his save percentage is .934, 13th in the league.

Cole Caufield has totaled seven points (1.2 per game) for Montreal, with six goals and one assist in six games (playing 18:40 per game).
Juraj Slafkovsky has scored six total points (1.0 per game) this campaign. He has one goal and five assists.
Nicholas Suzuki is a top contributor on offense for Montreal with zero goals and five assists.
Samuel Montembeault has a .933 save percentage (14th in the league), with 125 total saves, conceding nine goals (2.3 goals against average). He has put together a 2-2-0 record this season.

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