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February, 02 2012 7:05pm EST
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Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils

You look at recent history of this series and Montreal seems to be the clear choice here as the road team is a perfect 9-0 over the last nine meetings. This includes a 2-0 mark this season but that streak comes to an end tonight. Montreal won in New Jersey in the only meeting there but that was way back in December and the Canadiens are struggling horribly. They opened the second half with a home loss to Buffalo and are one of only five NHL teams yet to win 20 games.

New Jersey got the second half off to a good start as it defeated the Rangers in a shootout on Tuesday. That snapped a three-game winless streak, all of which has been at home, and this is where it needs to get going again. The Devils were 12-7-1 at home following a win over Winnipeg prior to the three-game skid so they have been solid there for the season. After scoring just one goal in each of those three losses, New Jersey put up three goals in regulation against the Rangers.

Montreal has not missed the playoffs since 2007 but they are tied for the second-fewest points in the Eastern Conference and trail eighth place by 10 points so it is going to take a massive hot streak for the Canadiens to even think about the postseason. Playing better on the road is a start but there is no sign of that as Montreal is 2-6-1 over its last eight games away from home. Losing has come in bunches as the Canadiens are 3-6-2 in their last 11 games immediately following a loss.

This is a pretty big game for the Devils as they have a brutal stretch coming up as they face Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York and St. Louis in their next four games. They have had success against teams like Montreal as they are 39-19 in their last 58 home games against teams with a losing road record and 21-7 in their last 28 games as a home favorite. Montreal meanwhile is 6-20 in its last 26 games against teams with a winning record while going 3-9 in its last 12 games as a road underdog. 8* (54) New Jersey Devils

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