Montreal Canadiens vs New York Islanders Prediction: Bet on the Victory of the Islanders

Prediction for the NHL Montreal Canadiens vs New York Islanders match, which will take place on February 11th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

For Montreal, the second consecutive regular season is extremely unsuccessful. A year earlier, the Canadiens were completely hopeless outsiders in the NHL. They get points a little more often, but they still won’t interfere in the fight to reach the playoffs. Sometimes the wards of Martin Saint-Louis give out good games, but the picture is pathetic. Montreal also has a series of defeats, during which they lost to Boston - 2:4, Detroit - 3:4, and twice more to Ottawa - 0:5 and 4:5. The losing streak leaves Montreal in 15th place in the Eastern Conference standings, ahead of only Columbus.

The Islanders are a powerful team in terms of their capabilities, but they have not been able to realize them for the second year in a row. Last season, there were objective reasons for this, but now there are neither mass diseases of the players nor the construction of a home arena, which created big problems. Nevertheless, the New York team cannot boast of consistently good results. In January and February, the Islanders issued a four-match winning streak. The day before, they could extend it to five games, beating Vancouver - 4:2, but in the end, failed - 5:6. Now the Islanders are only ninth in the Eastern Conference standings.

The Islanders are an extremely pragmatic team focused on achieving a positive result with minimal resources. We have not seen anything like this for almost the entire regular season. Still, at the junction of January and February, the Islanders gave out a four-match winning streak, and they succeeded in their usual manner every time. Only the day before, they made a mistake in the battle with Vancouver, but now they have a chance to play with another league outsider, where they can work on their mistakes and achieve a good result. You can bet on the victory of the Islanders.

We have already noted that most of the Islanders' victories are the most closed and cautious meetings. Before the match with Vancouver, the Islanders scored only 11 goals in total (2.25 per game on average) - a meager figure by NHL standards. The day before, the New York team suddenly decided to have fun with the Canucks, which led to a defeat - of 5:6.