Montreal - Pittsburgh Good month for all, and the first choice for March comes from Canada, with local Canadiens hosting Pitt. Penguins.
Difficult team to face Pitt. but in the last two games without Malkin it is another team. Consecutive defeats with Carolina (1-4) and Florida (4-6) tonight completes the small road trip. The defeats came against inferior opponents with their own unique problems and today the level of difficulty with the Canadiens rises. To Pitt. holds the first place in Atlantic, 13/8 and outside this year it is 8/4, with the attack scoring 3 goals and the defense receiving about 2.50. Apart from Malkin, defensive Martin will also be absent today for personal reasons.
Montreal continues his good career this year, and he is making a difficult run at the moment, and he has to get his best face every night. Today he plays with the Penguins and tomorrow he travels to Bruins for another big game. The Canadiens are ranked first in the Northeast Division, 13 / 4 / 1 / 2, and 8 / 3 / 1 / 0 within. They come from a remarkable away win in the Canadian Derby except Toronto (5-2) and the psychology will be soaring. Aggressively within reach the 3 goals while defending a good face with 2 goal pass. Without substantial absenteeism, Montreal is nowhere near Bourque, which has been absent for quite some time now. Special mention is also made of the price of Price at the end of this year receiving about 1.90 goals per match in 16 participations with the team.
There are no particular trends currently running for the two teams despite the fact that the Canadiens have the upper hand in this pair over time, with 123 winning their last 203 games and 72 winning at 102 last meetings in Montreal.
Another group shows Pitt. in his last match as there is no Malkin and there is no player who will keep the puck on the ice a bit and create. At the same time, the goal tending in the last matches is fallen, as the defense receives a lot of goals, which is unusual for the team. Montreal continues to play good hockey, and is quite effective in the end with enviable aggressive pluralism. At this match tomorrow I think it will be a good defense against the malfunctions of the Penguins. The Canadiens, if they manage to keep their minds clean tonight, and do not start thinking about the next big match with Boston, think they will get the current dick. Nice linen prices for Canadiens tonight.
Montreal Canadiens incl. ot @ 1.87, Gamebookers and Pinnacle.
