Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens 2/25/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 02/24/2020 at 10:08 PM ET

The Vancouver Canucks look for their second straight victory on Tuesday when visiting the Montreal Canadiens. Vancouver improved to 33-22-6 and 72 points following a 9-3 rout of the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Tyler Tofolli scored a pair of goals with his new team and had one assist in the victory. Vancouver is in third place in the Pacific Division four points behind first place Vegas.

Elias Pettersson is the leading goal scorer for Vancouver with 25 while Quinn Hughes is the assists leader with 41 and JT Miller is the points leader with 62. Vancouver is scoring an average of 3.28 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.02 goals per game. In net, Jacob Markstrom is 23-16-4 with a goals-against average of 2.75 and save percentage of .918.

Montreal will be looking for its third straight victory on Tuesday when hosting the Vancouver Canucks. The Canadiens improved to 29-27-8 and 66 points following a 3-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Max Domi scored a pair of goals in the shutout victory over the Senators.

Tomas Tatar is leading Montreal in goals scored with 28, assists with 34 and points with 55. Montreal is scoring an average of 2.97 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.03 goals per game. In net, Carey Price is 26-22-5 with a goals-against average of 2.78 and save percentage of .912.

Vancouver is in a five-team race for the Pacific division title while Montreal is trying to secure a spot in the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs. The Canucks have lost six of their last nine overall, each of their last eight against Montreal and each of their last six on the road versus the Canadiens. Montreal has won eight of its last 11 versus an opponent from the Pacific Division. Final Score Prediction, Montreal Canadians win 4-3.

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