Two defensively-sound squads square off when the Canadiens visit the Devils, and our NHL betting picks are snapping up the Under 6.5 before it moves.
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The top two seeds in the Eastern Conference will square off Thursday night when New Jersey plays host to Montreal.
My Canadiens vs. Devils predictions expect a competitive but relatively low-scoring affair in this measuring-stick game. Let’s break it all down with my November 6 NHL picks.
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Canadiens vs Devils Best bet: Under 6.5 (-125)
The New Jersey Devils play extremely sound hockey on home soil. They have given up a league-low 1.80 goals per game and check a lot of boxes defensively.
Opposing teams have generated just 24.8 shots per game and converted on less than 6% of their power plays. The Devils have limited offenses across the board.
The Montreal Canadiens are plenty capable of doing the same. The Canadiens rank 10th in 5-on-5 shot suppression and 26th in pace over the past 10 games, suppressing shots well while playing a very controlled game.
They’ll have Jakub Dobes between the pipes to clean up any mistakes made in front of him. He owns a 6-0 record and .930 save percentage on the year, and sits fifth in Goals Saved Above Expected, sandwiched between Connor Hellebuyck and Thatcher Demko. Pretty good company!
This is a big measuring-stick game between the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference. With both teams rested and their best goaltending options available, there shouldn’t be a ton of offense.
Nick Suzuki has shot the puck a lot more on the road. He is averaging 2.6 shots on 5.3 attempts and has cleared this line in six of seven away games.
The Canadiens have given up the ninth-most shots to defensemen this season, and Luke Hughes is absorbing some extra ice with fellow Top-4 blueliner Brett Pesce sidelined.
The Devils have hit the Under in 48 of their last 85 games (+8.80 Units / 9% ROI). Find more NHL betting trends for Canadiens vs. Devils.
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Todd Cordell is a data-driven betting analyst. He uses numbers to help identify value across a wide variety of sports, with NHL being his specialty. Shot props, in particular, have proven to be a very fruitful market. Todd has served as a betting analyst in the public sphere for many years, most recently with theScore covering the NHL and MLB.
When not writing about sports betting, Todd stays busy analyzing the New Jersey Devils with a fine-tooth comb for InfernalAccess, his Devils-centric blog. Todd attended Sheridan College and graduated in 2014 with a diploma in print journalism.
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