St Louis Blues vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/11/2024

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, February 11, 2024

Venue:  Bell Centre, Montréal, QC 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Blues -120, Canadiens +100; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Blues -120, Canadiens +100; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Blues -120, Canadiens +100; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

St Louis Blues:  26-21-2 (4th place, Central Division)

Montreal Canadiens:  21-21-8 (6th place, Atlantic Division)

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St Louis Blues:  6-3-1 last 10

Montreal Canadiens:  4-4-2 last 10

The Blues are entering this game with 54 points, a 26-21-2 record overall, and they are 11-12-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last game, losing that one at home 1-0, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Buffalo Sabres still to be played on Saturday. In their game against the Blue Jackets, no one scored a goal or recorded an assist for them. Torey Krug led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Jordan Binnington was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 22 shots with 21 saves and a .955 save percentage. Their offense has scored 141 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 153 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The Canadiens are entering this game with 50 points, a 21-21-8 record overall, and they are 10-12-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Washington Capitals in their last game, winning that one on the road 5-2, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Dallas Stars still to be played on Saturday. In their game against the Capitals, Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovský each led the team in goals scored with 2 while Michael Pezzetta scored 1 goal for them in that game. Mike Matheson led the team in assists with 2 while Cole Caufield and Joel Armia each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Sam Montembeault was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 39 shots with 37 saves and a .949 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 141 goals this season averaging 2.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 177 goals against them allowing 3.5 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Canadiens listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Canadiens haven't looked good in their games this season with their 21-21-8 record overall which has them near the bottom of their division in the East and well out of a playoff spot. They haven't looked great on home ice either with their 10-12-3 home record. Meanwhile, the Blues have looked good in their games this season with their 26-21-2 record overall which has them surging up the standings in the West and fighting for a Wild Card spot. The Blues haven't looked good in their road games with their 11-12-1 road record though and they got shut out earlier in the week at home. The Canadiens haven't looked that bad lately with their 4-4-2 record in their last 10 games and they also pulled off a nice road win earlier in the week so they have some momentum here. Both of these teams are on back-to-back's too and the Canadiens have the advantage by being at home with no travel. The best way to place a bet here is on the Canadiens to win this game. 

Blues Canadiens Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, February 11, 2024 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Canadiens 3 Blues 2.

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St Louis Blues: 27-23 (+9.8 units) on the moneyline in all games. 63-54 (+6.8 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 24-15 OVER after 2 or more consecutive unders. 35-18 OVER off a road win. 15-8 OVER off a win or tie in their previous game.

Montreal Canadiens: 73-141 (-25.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 40-83 (-15.5 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent. 11-6 OVER revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more. 9-5 OVER off a home loss. 

St Louis Blues:  K. Kapanen (RW) Prob Sat - Lower Body. S. Perunovich (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. J. Faulk (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body.

Montreal Canadiens:  A. Newhook (C) Prob Sat - Ankle. B. Gallagher (RW) Elig Thurs - Suspension. C. Dvorak (C) out for season - Pectoral. K. Dach (C) out for season - Knee. C. Price (G) out for season - Knee. C. Wideman (D) Out indefinitely - Back.

“The first period, we weren’t skating, we weren’t engaged at all. The second period I thought we started to skate a little bit more, but we were playing cute hockey and cute hockey doesn’t win at this level.” - Drew Bannister after his team’s loss against the Blue Jackets in their game on Tuesday last week. 

“It was nothing from perfect. I don’t believe you play a perfect game in this league, but you find a way.” - Martin St Louis after his team’s win against the Capitals in their game on Tuesday.

LW Buchnevich, Pavel

C Thomas, Robert

RW Kyrou, Jordan

LD Leddy, Nick

RD Parayko, Colton

G Binnington, Jordan

LW Caufield, Cole

C Suzuki, Nick

RW Slafkovsky, Juraj

LD Matheson, Michael

RD Guhle, Kaiden

G Montembeault, Samuel

Points: R. Thomas (52)

Goals: R. Thomas (17)

Assists: R. Thomas (35)

GAA: J. Hofer (2.89)

Points: N. Suzuki (45)

Goals: C. Caufield (17)

Assists: N. Suzuki (30)

GAA: S. Montembeault (3.06)

Coaches:

St Louis Blues: Drew Bannister (Interim)

Montreal Canadiens: Martin St. Louis (3rd season)