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Just a few days ago, Montreal beat Buffalo in shootouts, although it lost its two-goal advantage during the match. Now the teams will meet again on the Bell Centre ice. However, since then, the Sabres have managed to win a bright victory over Toronto, and the Canadians have lost to Washington in an effective confrontation. Both teams regularly make defensive mistakes, so it's quite difficult to expect a careful game. We understand our betting tip and choose the appropriate bid
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Montreal Canadiens
Four abandoned goals did not help Montreal to achieve victory in Washington. Martin Saint-Louis' team started the game confidently enough, and Josh Anderson opened the scoring in the fifth minute. Then Lane Hutson put the visitors ahead again, but each time the opponent found an opportunity to recoup. In the second period, Anderson scored a double, but the Canadians could not keep this advantage either.
The decisive events took place in the final twenty minutes. Washington scored twice and led 5-3, and Nick Suzuki's goal in the majority only reduced the gap to a minimum. At the same time, Jakub Dobesch deflected only 19 shots. The 4-5 defeat once again confirmed that the Canadiens defense is not always able to cope with active opponents. Before that, the team had won twice in a row in shootouts, and they also lost a comfortable advantage against Buffalo. There are few problems offensively, but there is clearly something to work on defensively.
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo's recent meetings have turned out to be real hockey thrillers. First, Lindy Ruff's team beat Florida (5:3), then lost to Montreal in shootouts (3:4), although in the third period they managed to win back from the score of 1:3. Moreover, in that meeting, Owen Zellweger scored a double, and Jukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves.
The trip to Toronto was even more impressive. After two periods, the Sabres lost 2:4, but managed to restore equality and snatched victory in overtime (5:4). The main character was Jack Quinn, who scored four points at once, including two goals. Owen Power scored the decisive goal. In general, the attack looks dangerous again, but there are still a lot of missed goals. In addition, Captain Rasmus Dahlin continues to recover from injury, and his absence has a serious impact on the defense.
The previous meeting of these teams ended with a score of 3:3 in regular time, and since then there have been practically no more reasons to wait for more cautious hockey. Buffalo continues to score a lot, but almost every game has to be saved due to its own mistakes. The victory over Toronto turned out to be spectacular, but the four missed goals again make us think about the reliability of the defense. The situation in Montreal is similar. The team scored four goals against Washington, but still remained without points.
Both clubs are able to quickly go on the attack and create chances due to the individual skill of the leaders. At the same time, goalkeepers have to regularly correct the mistakes of their partners. In recent matches, the rivals have already exchanged goals more than once, and this time there are few prerequisites for a closed game either. Therefore, it is quite possible to count on another effective confrontation.
Our betting tip is a total of more than six goals in 1.80
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