Montreal Canadiens vs. Anaheim Ducks: Prediction, Preview, Picks & Odds - 3/3/2023

Time: 10 p.m. ET

Venue: Honda Center, Anaheim, CA

Where to watch: BSW, TSN2, RDS

DraftKings: Ducks -125, Canadiens +105

FanDuel: NL

BetMGM: Ducks -135, Canadiens +105

Caesars: Ducks -135, Canadiens +105

Canadiens: 26-31-4

Ducks: 20-34-8

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The Montreal Canadiens will be playing the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, March 3 in Anaheim, California.

The Montreal Canadiens lost against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, March 2 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California with a score of 3-2. The Montreal Canadiens currently rank 8th in the Atlantic Division.

The Montreal Canadiens have won six of their last 10 games.

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The Anaheim Ducks lost against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, March 1 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California with a score of 3-2 in overtime. The Anaheim Ducks currently rank 7th in the Pacific Division.

Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist, Troy Terry scored for the fourth straight game, and John Gibson made 36 saves for the Ducks (20-34-8), who were trying to win four in a row for the first time this season.

Zegras did not play the final 12:27 of the second period after getting penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct.

"Trevor is a highly, highly skilled kid, he's got a ton of passion for the game, he cares, and we're just trying to get those emotions into his game and not into the referees," Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins said. "He paid his price on the bench and channeled it in the right way in the third."

Martin Fehervary gave Washington a 1-0 lead at 8:58 of the first period on a redirection from Nicklas Backstrom. Terry tied it 1-1 at 13:01. He received a pass from Zegras at center ice and weaved through three defenders before scoring with a wrist shot from the inside edge of the right face-off circle.

"I don't think I'm doing anything different than I necessarily was throughout the year," said Terry, who had a 16-game goal drought from Dec. 17 to Jan. 21. "I think I've been attacking the other team with speed, and I'm kind of doing everything I did on that goal except just fine-tuning the shot a little bit. When you've been scoring, you just feel a little bit a little more confident, a little more loose, and it allows you to pick those corners a little easier."

Gibson stopped all 17 shots he faced in the second period, including a pad save on a redirection by Sonny Milano at 6:20.

Washington scored two goals to tie the game 2-2. Tom Wilson scored his second goal of the game at 1:09 of overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 win.

The Anaheim Ducks have won three of their last 10 games.

Prediction

Trap game for the Ducks. They should handle the Canadiens on a second night of back to back. But that's how the Ducks are right now. Canadiens 4, Ducks 2

Canadiens:

Mike Hoffman -- Nick Suzuki -- Denis Gurianov

Rafael Harvey-Pinard -- Jonathan Drouin -- Josh Anderson

Rem Pitlick -- Christian Dvorak -- Jesse Ylonen

Michael Pezzetta -- Chris Tierney -- Alex Belzile

Mike Matheson -- Justin Barron

Kaiden Guhle -- David Savard

Jordan Harris -- Joel Edmundson

Sam Montembeault

Ducks:

Ryan Strome -- Trevor Zegras -- Jakob Silfverberg

Max Jones -- Mason McTavish -- Troy Terry

Frank Vatrano -- Isac Lundestrom -- Brett Leason

Max Comtois -- Derek Grant -- Sam Carrick

Cam Fowler -- Nathan Beaulieu

Simon Benoit -- Kevin Shattenkirk

Colton White -- Scott Harrington

John Gibson