NHL Prop Bets: Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings (October 10, 2026)
The Detroit Red Wings (1-3-0) face the Montreal Canadiens (1-2-1) at Bell Centre. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup.
- The Red Wings have a 42-44 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Canadiens hold a record of 59-46 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +102 and UNDER at -122.
- The Red Wings have a 40-39-7 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 40 games have gone over the total points line, 39 have gone under and seven have resulted in a push). The Canadiens have a 53-46-6 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Red Wings have scored 2.90 goals per game since the beginning of last season (21st in the league). Comparatively, the Canadiens have averaged +0.5 more at 3.41 goals over the same span (T6th).
- Defensively, the Red Wings have allowed 3.12 goals per game since the beginning of last season (20th in the league), while the Canadiens have given up an average of 3.14 goals over that span (23rd).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Detroit is averaging 28.5 shots per game since the beginning of last season (11th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Montreal is allowing its opposition 27.8 shots per game (17th).
- Flipping that script, the Red Wings have allowed 27.6 shots per game (14th in the NHL), while the Canadiens are averaging 26.3 shots (24th).
Power Play
- Detroit holds a power play percentage of 22.8%, ranking 11th in the league since the beginning of last season, while Montreal sits 12th with 22.4% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Red Wings have a penalty kill rate of 76.1% (ranked 27th), compared to the Canadiens at 77.7% (20th).
P1 Result
Detroit is +225 to win the first period, while Montreal is +140.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 21-33-32 | 9-19-17 | 12-14-15 | |
| Montreal | 36-30-39 | 17-15-19 | 19-15-20 |
To Go To Overtime
Saturday's matchup is +295 to go to overtime.
- The Red Wings have played in 21 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Canadiens have appeared in 32.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Red Wings have played in 6 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Canadiens have appeared in 9.
Last Time They Met
Detroit recorded a 3-1 victory over Montreal at Little Caesars Arena when these teams last met on March 19, 2026. Alex DeBrincat led the way to that result, recording 1 goal and 2 assists.
