Montreal vs Detroit: The Red Wings to avenge recent 1-6 loss to the Canadiens

Detroit are slowly but surely regaining their status as a strong team. Jeff Blashill’s team is approaching the game in Montreal in 7th place in the Eastern Conference and there seems to be no plan to stop. Will the Red Wings manage to outplay the Canadiens? Let’s pick a few options to bet on at once.

On the eve of the home game with Detroit, Dominique Ducharme’s team conducted an away tour in the Western United States. They defeated San Jose 4-0 and suffered three straight losses to far from strongest teams Anaheim, Los Angeles and Seattle. At least they won once.

All in all, Montreal have two wins in the new season and eight losses. The Canadiens are tied for sole possession of the Atlantic Division lead, and the Eastern Conference lead.

The arrival of Steve Yzerman as general manager has had a beneficial effect on the Red Wings. Not only has the legendary Steve done a quality job in the transfer market, but he’s done a motivational job as well. The Detroit hockey players are no longer just playing hockey as they can but are fighting for results. In the next two or three seasons, the Wings, at this rate, could well return to the top of the East’s standings.

The team from Detroit comes into the game against Montreal with two losses in a row. There’s not a bad word to say about the Wings’ play, however. First, the Red Wings were close to suffering their first loss of the season to Florida, losing to the Panthers only in overtime. Then they scared the hell out of Toronto in an away game, nearly scoring in the end but still losing 4-5. Detroit’s progress made the most optimistic predictions about the team’s future.

Detroit are probably determined to get revenge on the Canadiens for the unpleasant 1:6 a few days ago. Fortunately, the level of the opponent this season allows the Red Wings to count on even a win in regulation time. There’s little doubt that Jeff Blashill’s team will score at least one point after 60 minutes.

The prediction is that Detroit will not lose.

• X2 for 1.69;
• Handicap 2 (+1) for 1.66;
• Handicap 2 (0) for 2.30.