The Pittsburgh Penguins (1-2) and Montreal Canadiens (2-1) square off at Bell Centre on Monday, October 14 at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+. The Penguins fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 in their last game, while the Canadiens are coming off a 4-1 victory against the Ottawa Senators.

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Get ready for this matchup with a glimpse at who we project to emerge with the victory in Monday's game.

Penguins vs. Canadiens Predictions for Monday

Our computer projections model for this encounter predicts a final score of Canadiens 4, Penguins 2.

Moneyline Pick: Canadiens (+113)
Total Pick: Under 6.5 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Canadiens (+1.5)

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Penguins Splits and Trends

The Penguins (38-32-12 overall) had a 6-12-18 record last season in contests that needed overtime.
Pittsburgh was 10-10-9 (29 points) in its 29 games decided by one goal.
In the 11 games last season the Penguins registered only one goal, they went 1-8-2 (four points).
Pittsburgh finished 1-12-4 in the 17 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (registering six points).
The Penguins scored more than two goals in 49 games (36-7-6, 78 points).
In the 18 games when Pittsburgh recorded a lone power-play goal, it went 9-7-2 to register 20 points.
In the 49 games last season when it outshot its opponent, Pittsburgh was 21-20-8 (50 points).
The Penguins' opponent had more shots in 31 games last season. The Penguins went 16-11-4 in those contests (36 points).

Canadiens Splits and Trends

The Canadiens had a record of 30-36-16 last season and were 10-16-26 in overtime contests.
Montreal accumulated 34 points (13-11-8) in its 32 games that finished with a one-goal margin.
Last season the Canadiens recorded only one goal in 11 games, and they picked up two points (0-9-2).
Montreal accumulated 11 points (3-14-5) when scoring exactly two goals last season.
The Canadiens picked up 63 points in their 46 games when they scored three or more goals.
Last season Montreal scored a lone power-play goal in 30 games and registered 30 points, with a record of 11-11-8.
When it outshot its opponent last season, Montreal posted a record of 6-9-4 (16 points).
The Canadiens were outshot by their opponents in 62 games last season, going 24-26-12 to register 60 points.

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