Montreal takes losing streak into matchup with Pittsburgh

Thu, Feb 22, 2024
NHL News (AP)

Montreal Canadiens (22-26-8, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (24-21-8, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)

Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Penguins -225, Canadiens +184; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens, on a three-game losing streak, play the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Pittsburgh has gone 13-10-4 at home and 24-21-8 overall. The Penguins are 5-8-6 in games decided by a single goal.

Montreal is 22-26-8 overall and 11-10-5 in road games. The Canadiens serve 10.5 penalty minutes per game to rank eighth in the league.

The teams meet Thursday for the third time this season. The Penguins won 3-2 in overtime in the previous matchup.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sidney Crosby has 31 goals and 24 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Cole Caufield has scored 19 goals with 26 assists for the Canadiens. Nicholas Suzuki has eight goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 3-5-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.1 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

Canadiens: 3-6-1, averaging three goals, 5.3 assists, 4.9 penalties and 13.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Penguins: Jake Guentzel: out (upper body), Noel Acciari: out (concussion), Matt Nieto: out (knee).

Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Christian Dvorak: out (pectoral), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: out (lower-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.