Pittsburgh cannot afford many losses as it struggles for a playoff spot. The Penguins need to stop blowing late leads as they lost two games in the past week after leading heading into the third period, including 4-3 in overtime at Buffalo on Friday night. Montreal also will be playing a back-to-back after beating the New York Rangers 4-2. Joey Armia scored three goals to back Carey Price, who had 28 saves. Price is probable again tonight while Casey DeSmith will probably give Matt Murray a rest for the Penguins. DeSmith is 14-11-5 with a 2.86 goals-against average and .914 save percentage. The Canadiens have lost 25 of their last 35 Saturday games and they are 3-7 their last seven games versus Eastern Conference teams. Montreal is 15-42 its last 57 games against teams with winning records. Take the Penguins.
This pick was released to clients on March 02, 2019 at 11:39AM ET.
NHL
Pittsburgh at Montreal
March 2, 2019
7:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Pittsburgh +105 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 2.05)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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