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The Montreal Canadiens will take on the Columbus Blue Jackets in NHL action Thursday.
Montreal has not played well this season and has been inconsistent, making it 8-8 in 16 games so far. They are placed in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference Atlantic with 17 points. Though are currently well-placed in the mix for playoffs qualification, they have to play as a team for the rest of the season to make it happen.
Columbus has been poor overall with 10 losses in 15 games so far this season. They are placed last in the Eastern Conference Metropolitan with 11 points and will have to play well to push themselves up in the standings to have any chance of playing in the finals of the season.
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Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets Match Details
Fixture: Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets
Date & Time: Thursday, November 17; 7 pm EDT
Venue: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets Key Stats
Montreal has not done as much as they would have liked to on offense and could only score 47 goals in 16 games of the season. Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield are 1-2 in the team's charts and have done well on offense with over 35 goal contributions between them.
Their defense has been easily penetrated by the opposition as they have conceded 540 shots in 16 games. Although the goaltenders have a save percentage of around 0.908, they have conceded more than three goals per game this season.
Columbus has not made the most of the opportunities this season and averages less than three goals scored per game. Johnny Gaudreau and Jakub Voracek have less than 25 goal contributions between them, which is very little as compared to the league standards. This has hampered their growth as a team as they are left behind by the rest of the teams in the race for success.
The defense has not done well either, conceding over 60 goals in 16 games at an average of more than four goals per game. Goaltenders have not done well and which has made things worse for the team.
Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets Betting Prediction
Montreal is 4-1 in their last five games against the Eastern Conference but has lost all last 5 games against Columbus. They have not played well on the road and will have to be cautious going into the game.
Columbus are 9-4 in their last 13 Thursday games but has performed poorly in most of their games when playing after a day's rest. The game is quite even and both teams can win this game, but Columbus got a win in their last game and will be more motivated to make it happen.
Prediction: Take Columbus, ML (-105)
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