Montreal - Columbus: betting tip (KEF 2.12) and bets on the NHL match

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First, about the Canadiens. On April 9, the Bell Center lived hockey the way it knows how — with nerves, with the breathing of the stands, with the feeling that something important was about to happen. And it happened. In the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Canadians didn't just get the victory - they chewed it out, as only teams with character can. The first period passed on tiptoe: no one wanted to make a mistake, the puck moved carefully, as if glass had been laid out on ice. But in the second, the story began. In the seventh minute, Cole Caufield did what they had been waiting for in Montreal for years — his 50th goal of the season was not just a goal, but an event. Suzuki and Slavkowski acted as co—authors, and the tribunes as accomplices. It was the very moment when the city rises, and you realize that hockey here is more than a game. The third period added drama.

Two minutes before the siren, the lightning compare scores — and it seems that now everything will go into overtime. But the Canadiens had their own opinion on this. 47 seconds later, Juraj Slavkowski coolly completes the attack and makes a point — 2:1. Goalkeeper Jakub Dobesh played quietly but reliably: 17 saves from 18 shots — the job is done. The result is 104 points and a confident second place in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The playoffs? Yes, he's not looming anymore — he's practically in the locker room.

Current form 

The Blue Jackets took to the ice at the KeyBank Center on April 10 in Buffalo with the intention of grabbing points, but got a cold shower. And one that won't keep you warm for a long time. The first period still gave hope: Columbus looked lively, created pressure, but the score was opened by the hosts — Peyton Krebs took advantage of the moment in the 13th minute. And that's where the classic story began: you seem to be playing well, but the opponent scores. In the second period, the Blue Jackets continued to bend their line, but the puck stubbornly did not go into the goal. And in the third, everything fell apart.

Josh Doan doubled the lead, then Jack Quinn made the score threatening, Doan scored a double, and Rasmus Dahlin calmly sent the puck into an empty net. 0-5 is no longer just a defeat, it's a blow to self—esteem. Jet Greaves tried, 19 saves is not a catastrophic figure, but when a team concedes five, the goalkeeper always remains the last one. Especially on the scoreboard. At the same time, Columbus scored 37 shots — and this is perhaps the most offensive detail of the evening. It's just that the opponent's goalkeeper has caught the very courage when everything is caught. Now the Blue Jackets have 90 points and are in an extremely precarious position. The wildcard zone is just around the corner, but such misfires at the end of the season can be too expensive.