The Montreal Canadiens will be looking to extend their current win streak on the road to five games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday as a -123 wager on the NHL betting lines at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
Montreal remained perfect on its current seven-game road trip with a 4-3 overtime win in Calgary on Thursday, and has now claimed victory in six of eight outings going into Saturday night’s matchup at Rogers Place.
The Canadiens have played stingy defence since putting the brakes on an eight-game losing streak that threatened to derail their season, surrendering just 1.88 goals per game during their current 6-2-0 run. That has produced steady results for those taking the UNDER at sports betting sites, which has gone 7-1-1 in the Canadiens’ past nine contests.
However, the Canadiens have struggled to contain Oilers shooters in recent trips to Edmonton. The Oilers have posted wins in four of their past five home dates with Montreal, and potted 10 total goals while picking up the win in each of their past two. But while the Oilers have enjoyed steady success against the Canadiens, consistency has eluded them in recent weeks, with the team tallying consecutive wins just once in their past 19 outings.
Earlier on Saturday, the Winnipeg Jets will try to snap a three-game road losing streak as they visit the Minnesota Wild as +118 underdogs. The Jets are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks as -160 home favourites on Thursday, and they have now surrendered 18 total goals while losing in three of their past four outings.
The Wild return home after outlasting the Arizona Coyotes in an 8-5 win on Thursday to close out a three-game road trip. With the victory, Minnesota halted a two-game slide and has now posted wins in 10 of 16 contests. The Wild also remain one of the NHL’s best teams on home ice this season, going 9-1-3 through 13 games at the Xcel Energy Center.
Elsewhere on the Saturday NHL odds, the Ottawa Senators vie for a fourth straight win on home ice as they host the Philadelphia Flyers as +109 underdogs. The Toronto Maple Leafs look to post consecutive wins on home ice for the first time since early November as they take on the Detroit Red Wings as heavy -280 favourites, and the Vancouver Canucks attempt to halt a two-game losing streak against Pittsburgh as they welcome the Pens as a -118 wager.
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