Montreal embarrassed the Red Wings with a 5-1 season-opening win in Detroit on Oct 9, despite being outshot 31-17. The Canadiens defeated the Panthers 6-2 on Thursday despite getting outshot 27-19. They have a rivalry game against Vancouver on deck. Both teams have similar shots against metrics. However, Detroit is ranked 12th in shots on goal, with a +30 shot differential, while Montreal is ranked 28th with a -51 shot differential. Detroit holds the advantage on both the Power Play (24.8%) and the Penalty Kill (80.2%). The Red Wings have a +18 high-danger shot differential (all situations) while Montreal is -16. I like the road dog in this spot.