Red Wings vs. Canadiens Prediction & Picks - Oct. 9

The Detroit Red Wings host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which club will bring home the win in Thursday's hockey action.

Our computer model for this matchup calls for a final result of Red Wings 4, Canadiens 3.

The Red Wings went 9-8-17 in overtime matchups last season as part of an overall record of 39-35-8.
In the 29 games Detroit played that were decided by one goal, it had a 13-8-8 record (good for 34 points).
Looking at the 18 times last season the Red Wings finished a game with just one goal, they had a 1-15-2 record, picking up four points.
Detroit took 16 points from the 17 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (7-8-2 record).
The Red Wings scored more than two goals 45 times, and went 31-10-4 in those games (to register 66 points).
In the 26 games when Detroit recorded a single power-play goal, it had a 10-13-3 record (23 points).
In games when it outshot its opponent, Detroit was 18-16-2 (38 points).
The Red Wings' opponent had more shots in 43 games last season. The Red Wings went 18-19-6 in those matchups (42 points).

The Canadiens had a 10-12-22 record in overtime contests last season, and a 40-31-11 overall record.
Montreal picked up 40 points (16-4-8) in its 28 games decided by one goal.
Last season the Canadiens scored only one goal in 11 games, and went 2-8-1 (five points).
When Montreal scored exactly two goals last season, they amassed 10 points (3-11-4 record).
The Canadiens picked up 78 points in their 53 games when they scored more than two goals.
Last season Montreal recorded a single power-play goal in 33 games, posting a record of 16-10-7.
When outshooting its opponent last season, Montreal was 18-11-2 (38 points).
The Canadiens were outshot by their opponents in 53 games last season, going 22-21-10 to register 54 points.

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Red Wings Rank	Red Wings AVG		Canadiens AVG	Canadiens Rank
22nd	2.87	Goals Scored	2.96	17th
21st	3.16	Goals Allowed	3.18	22nd
24th	27.4	Shots	25.5	30th
15th	28.5	Shots Allowed	29	23rd
4th	27.43%	Power Play %	20.09%	21st
32nd	70.27%	Penalty Kill %	80.93%	9th