Colorado Avalanche - Montreal Canadiens predictions and free betting tips [27/03/2024]

The Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens will face off tomorrow morning as part of the regular NHL season.

Colorado Avalanche

The prime favourite for victory in this NHL season, the Colorado Avalanche, is striving to solidify its lead by showing impressive results. With a total statistic of 46-20 and 97 points, the team leads the Central Division, despite fierce competition for high places in the Western Conference. The Avs have already accumulated 9 consecutive victories, including the spectacular comeback against the Pittsburgh Penguins, where the team managed to overturn a four-goal deficit and claim an overtime win with a score of 5:4.

Nathan MacKinnon ranks second in the league with 122 points, symbolising the success of the team. His contribution is invaluable, and his achievements, including a record 90 assists in the season, pay tribute to the legends of the past. Besides MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen have significantly contributed to the team's success, demonstrating high levels of performance. The Avs demonstrate strength not only in attack, scoring an average of 3.76 goals per game and using their powerplay opportunities with a 24.8% efficiency, but also on defence, allowing only 2.97 goals per game. The team's tactics and strategy, based on balanced play and interaction of all lines, make the Colorado Avalanche one of the main contenders for the Stanley Cup.

New players such as Yakov Trenin and Sean Walker have added depth to the team and increased its competitiveness. The leading Russian in the team, Valeri Nichushkin, boasts of 26 goals and 24 assists this season. The Russian goaltending pair Georgiev - Prosvetov have been performing well, particularly Alexander who leads in wins across the NHL.

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens have faced a series of challenges this season and continue to seek stability and positive aspects. The team, with a standing of 26-32, faces challenges both at home and on the road, albeit with recent away victories uplifting team spirit. Their latest victory over Seattle by a score of 5:1, where Montreal dominated in the first period, offered a slightly bright moment. For Montreal, which does not have two consecutive wins since mid-January and has not won more than two games in a row throughout the season, it is important to utilize every opportunity to improve their position. The team finds itself at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, making every match critically important in their pursuit to improve results.

In the attack, Montreal shows an average of 2.71 goals per game and a powerplay efficiency of 17.8%, which indicates the need to improve their offensive game. Nick Suzuki, the team's leader with 28 goals and 38 assists, remains a crucial player for the Canadiens relying on him to find the net. Goalkeeper Sam Montembeault showing an average of 3.13 goals against per game and a save percentage of 90.3, seeks stability. The Canadiens allow on average 3.4 goals against per game, highlighting the need to tighten up their defensive efforts.

Head to head

Colorado has 4 victories from their recent 5 matches, although Montreal took the last head-to-head and the single match this season with a score of 4:3.

Predictions for Colorado Avalanche - Montreal Canadiens match

I expect a confident tenth consecutive victory for the Avs. Montreal recently lost 5 matches in a row and has little to fight for remaining in this season