The Montreal Canadiens and Vancouver Canucks face off on Monday in an NHL showdown at Rogers Arena. When these two teams faced off on November 9th it was Montreal that secured the 5-2 victory.
Montreal comes into this game with a 12-11-1 record overall but they are coming off a loss in the last game. The offense scored three goals, but the defense gave up five goals, and they need the defense to be better here. Montreal is averaging 2.79 goals while their defense is giving up 3.46 goals per game. The offense is ranked 26th in the league while their defense is ranked 23rd. Nick Suzuki has been the top player for Montreal this season scoring 13 goals and adding 13 assists. Cole Caufield has scored 13 goals and added nine assists.
On the other side of this matchup is the Canucks who sit with a 10-12-3 record overall and at home, they have gone 4-6-1. On Saturday against the Arizona Coyotes, the Cancucks scored only three goals , but the defense was strong giving up only two and that led to the victory. The Canucks are averaging 3.36 goals while their defense is giving up 3.76 goals per game. The defense is ranked 30th in the league Elias Pettersson has scored 11 goals and added 18 assists. Bo Horvat has also scored 19 goals and added seven assists.
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