Thursday’s NHL slate features a matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins (14-7-7) and the Montreal Canadiens (15-11-3) at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins are -130 on the moneyline to win at home against the Canadiens (+110) in the game, which starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Penguins vs. Canadiens Betting Lines

• Favorite: Penguins (-130)
• Underdog: Canadiens (+110)
• Over/under: 6.5

Penguins vs. Canadiens Quick Facts

• Pittsburgh has combined with its opponent to put up more than 6.5 goals in 13 of 28 games this season.
• So far this season, 65.5% of Montreal’s games (19/29) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
• Thursday’s over/under is 0.2 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.3 for these two teams.
• These two teams concede 6.3 goals per game combined, 0.2 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Penguins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Penguins Season Stat Insights

• The Penguins are ranked 18th in the league with 88 goals this season, an average of 3.1 per contest.
• Pittsburgh has conceded the fourth-fewest goals in league play this season, 76 (2.7 per game).
• The team has the league’s sixth-best goal differential at +12 this season.
• Pittsburgh’s 23 power-play goals this season are the third-most in the NHL (on 71 chances).
• The Penguins lead the league with a 32.39% power-play conversion rate.
• Pittsburgh has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
• The Penguins’ penalty-kill percentage (85.19%) is the NHL’s fourth-best.
• With a 50.1% faceoff win rate, the Penguins have the 14th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Pittsburgh has an 11.3% shooting percentage as a team, ranking 13th in the league.
• The Penguins’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 16.1 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.

Penguins Moneyline

• Through nine games as the moneyline favorite this season, Pittsburgh has won three of those games.
• In four games with moneyline odds lower than -130 this season, the Penguins have been victorious twice.
• According to the moneyline odds, Pittsburgh has a 56.5% chance of winning this contest.

Penguins Leaders

• Sidney Crosby: 18 goals and 13 assists
• Evgeni Malkin: nine goals and 20 assists
• Bryan Rust: eight goals and 13 assists
• Tristan Jarry: 9-2-1 record, .913 save percentage, 32 goals conceded

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Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canadiens Season Stats Insights

• The Canadiens’ 91 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 12th in the NHL.
• Montreal has conceded 103 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank 26th.
• They have a -12 goal differential, which ranks 24th in the league.
• Montreal has recorded 21 power-play goals this season (on 82 chances). That’s the ninth-most in the NHL.
• The Canadiens have the league’s fourth-best power-play conversion rate of 25.61%.
• Montreal has scored two shorthanded goals this season (13th in league).
• The 77.17% of opponent power plays the Canadiens kill is the 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Canadiens win 50.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the 13th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Montreal is shooting 12.4% (third in the league).
• The Canadiens have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Canadiens Moneyline Insights

• The Canadiens have secured an upset victory in seven, or 46.7%, of the 15 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• Montreal has won five of its 10 games when it is the underdog by +110 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline implies a 47.6% chance to win for the Canadiens.

Canadiens Leaders

• Nicholas Suzuki: eight goals and 25 assists
• Cole Caufield: 16 goals and 15 assists
• Ivan Demidov: six goals and 17 assists
• Jakub Dobes: 10-5-2 record, .887 save percentage, 50 goals given up