The Pittsburgh Penguins look for their third consecutive victory to open the season when visiting the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. Pittsburgh is 2-0-0 with four points following its 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Jake Guentzel and Jeff Carter scored one goal and added one assist each, while Sidney Crosby scored one goal and added a pair of assists. Tristan Jarry made 34 saves in goal for the Penguins.
Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust each have scored two goals to lead to Pittsburgh, while Crosby is the leader in assists with four and points with six. Kris Letang is second in assists three, while Guentzel is second in points four. Tristan Jarry is 2-0-0 with a goals-against average of 2.01 and the save percentage of .938. Pittsburgh is scoring an average of 6.00 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.00 goals per game.
Montreal looks to snap a two-game losing streak win hosting Pittsburgh on Monday. Montreal is 1-2-0 with two points following its 3-1 loss on Saturday to the Washington Capitals. Nick Suzuki scored Montreal's only goal of the game. Sam Montembault made 26 saves in goal for Montreal. Montreal's only victory this season came on opening night with a 4-3 win over Toronto.
Cole Caufield is the leading goal scorer for Montreal with two and is the leader in points three. Nick Suzuki is the leader in assists with two and is tied with Caufield in points with three. Montreal is scoring an average of 1.67 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.00 goals per game. Montreal has yet to score on its power plate and its penalty kill unit has been successful 88.9% of the time.
Recent Betting Trends
- Pittsburgh is 2-8 in its last 10 on the road
- The OVER has cashed in 10 of the Penguins last 11
- Montreal is 8-23 in the last 31 at home
- The OVER has cashed in 3 of the Canadiens last 4 at home
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