Vancouver Canucks vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction: Expect a Total Over

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on March 22. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

A year earlier, we did not see the team in cup battles at all, as they failed the first half of the regular season; after the change of the head coach, they began to gain momentum, but they failed to win back the gap from the playoff zone. The main thing is that even then, they checked themselves, and therefore, from the very beginning of the current season, they began to collect points, claiming leadership in the entire league. In the last seven battles, they made only two misfires, losing to Colorado and Washington – 3:4 and 1:2, respectively, and won the five remaining games, which allowed them to take first place in the Western Conference standings.

Montreal is once again not solving any tournament problems, showing very modest results. Not so long ago, the Canadiens played in the Stanley Cup finals, but after that, the situation changed completely. They turned into hopeless outsiders of the league, and therefore, the hockey players are forced only to accumulate experience with an eye to the future. Over the past month, they have played a dozen and a half matches, in which they celebrated only three victories, beating Arizona 4:2, Nashville 4:3, as well as Columbus 3:0. In competition with higher-status teams, the Red and Blue have a much more difficult time, which is why they are located only on the 14th line in the Eastern Conference standings.

Vancouver and Montreal are rivals of completely different levels this season. This is most clearly indicated by the standings of the teams, as the Killer Whales lead the Western Conference, and the Canadiens are in third place from the end in the Eastern Conference. The statistics of personal meetings also confirm in favor of Blue-Greens, according to which they left behind four of the last five meetings. And now they are the undisputed favorites. Besides, they still have tournament motivation, as they are fighting for the highest seeding in the playoffs.

The confrontation between Vancouver and Montreal has recently turned out to be very spectacular and rich in scoring events. In four previous personal meetings, the rivals jointly shot each other 35 goals (8.75 on average per game). In the upcoming battle, we also have the right to expect high performance from Canadian teams since they have nothing to share, and therefore, they can play for their own pleasure.