The home/away splits for these two clubs suggest that this should be a rather low-scoring contest.
The UNDER is now 6-0-1 in the last seven Islander home games, making the UNDER an amazing 20-6-1 in the last 27 games in this building stretching back to last season. The Isles are both scoring and allowing 2.64 goals per game at home, and their last two head-to-head meetings with the Canadiens produced scores of 3-1 here and 2-0 in Montreal. Finally starting goaltender Rick DiPietro should be back in net tonight after back-up Mike Dunham received the nod on Tuesday.
The UNDER is also 8-1-3 in the last 12 Montreal road games, and all Canadien road contests this season are averaging an even 5.00 combined goals per encounter. The Habs are coming off of a 2-1 overtime loss last night in New Jersey, and the UNDER is 2-0-2 this season when the Canadiens have played with no rest.
The UNDER is now 6-0-1 in the last seven Islander home games, making the UNDER an amazing 20-6-1 in the last 27 games in this building stretching back to last season. The Isles are both scoring and allowing 2.64 goals per game at home, and their last two head-to-head meetings with the Canadiens produced scores of 3-1 here and 2-0 in Montreal. Finally starting goaltender Rick DiPietro should be back in net tonight after back-up Mike Dunham received the nod on Tuesday.
The UNDER is also 8-1-3 in the last 12 Montreal road games, and all Canadien road contests this season are averaging an even 5.00 combined goals per encounter. The Habs are coming off of a 2-1 overtime loss last night in New Jersey, and the UNDER is 2-0-2 this season when the Canadiens have played with no rest.