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Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders
The Montreal Canadiens and the New York Islanders will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at UBS Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -227-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Islanders were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Wild. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Montreal was a 4-3 winner at home against the Predators. Bettors on Montreal at +160 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Montreal:
Team record: 17-22-3 SU
Montreal is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Montreal is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games
New York:
Team record: 22-18-3 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
NY Islanders is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Islanders is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 7 games
Next up:
Montreal at New York Sunday, January 15
New York home to Washington Monday, January 16