NHL Picks Canadiens slump will continue against high powered Stars

NHL Picks Canadiens slump will continue against high powered Stars

vs. , 7 p.m. ETThe NHL season is full of highs and lows for every team, and the Montreal Canadiens have hit their first extended slump of the season with only two wins in their past nine games.And Marlon Tuipulotu Jersey the schedule is not doing them any favors at the moment.After getting one Stanley Cup contender from the Western Conference on Thursday night, losing 3-0 at home to the , they open up an eight-game road trip on Saturday night with another contender from the West, the Tyreek Hill Jersey Dallas Stars. And after that game they have to travel to Nashville, Minnesota, Washington and Tampa Bay to follow it up. So things are not getting any easier.The biggest problem for the Canadiens during their current slump has been an offense cant seem to buy a goal, scoring more than two goals just once over that current stretch, bringing back a problem that existed for most of last season when they struggled to score more than two goals on most nights. The good news is they are still generating a ton of shots over that stretch, averaging more than 33 per game (only Dallas has averaged more since Nov. 28) but simply are not getting the result at the moment.Going up against a Stars team on Saturday night could be just what they needed to get back on track offensively.That Matt Bushman Jersey is the good news.The bad news is they still have to worry about slowing down the Stars offensively, and nobody has really been able to do that this season. The Stars enter Saturdays game leading the NHL with a 3.34 goals per game average, a mark that would be one of the highest in the Nic Jones Jersey NHL over the past 10 years should they be able to maintain it for the remainder of the season.This would be a challenge for the Canadiens even with a fully healthy roster, but it's going to be even tougher with Mike Condon still in net instead of Carey Price. Condon has played well overall in Price's absence, but his play has started to slip back to reality in recent weeks and after posting a .935 save percentage in his first eight appearances, he is down to just .889 in the 12 appearances that Tony Gonzalez Jersey have followedPick: Dallas Stars 4, Montreal Canadiens 2 The rest of Saturdays picks 4, 2 3, 2Los Angeles Kings 4, 1 4, 2 5, 4 5, 3 2, 1 6, 3 4, 3

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