Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/29/26

The Colorado Avalanche continue their East Coast road trip with a stop in Montreal to face the Canadiens. Colorado is playing the second game of a back-to-back and is looking to bounce back from their 5-2 loss to Ottawa. They average more shots on goal than any other team, but they struggled to generate offense last night, scoring only a pair of goals. This marks their first time losing 3of their last 4 games this season.

The Canadiens are capable of scoring and creating chances, but their main issue has been goaltending. The team has made a change to their goalie coach, hoping it will provide the much-needed spark. Jakob Dobes is confirmed to start in goal, and he has performed better over the past two weeks. With plenty of skill on both sides, this matchup has the potential to be high-scoring, but we may also see a tightening of defense. Montreal needs to avoid giving up too many scoring chances to the league’s highest-scoring team. The Canadiens boast a lethal power play, while the Avalanche are among the best in penalty killing. We’re leaning towards the under in this game and hoping that empty-net goals don’t spoil the outcome.

Avalanche vs Canadiens Prediction: Under 6.5 (+105) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number or better.

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