In the regular season match of the National Hockey League, Colorado will host Montreal. The game will take place at the Ball Arena on December 22. The meeting starts at 01:00 GMT.
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NHL
 Montreal Canadiens | vs |  Colorado |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is in 13th place in the East and so far does not see prospects for reaching the playoffs.
The team fails to win more than one match in a row, and with such results it is almost impossible to improve the standings.
In recent matches, the team had a series of three failures, during which they lost to Ottawa (2-3), Anaheim (2-5) and Tampa (1-5).
In the final confrontation on the road with Arizona, Montreal nevertheless achieved success with a score of (3-2) in overtime.
Colorado Avalanche
“Colorado”, after the changes in the composition made in the offseason, has ceased to be so strong.
However, the team is in the playoff zone and is in seventh place in the Western Conference. The team managed to win four of the last five meetings.
After an unsuccessful match against Buffalo (2-4), Colorado defeated Nashville (3-1) and the Islanders (1-0) on shootouts.
Head to Head
Colorado have beaten Montreal in five of their last seven games. The last meeting took place in January and ended with a score (3-2) in favor of Avalanche.
Montreal, meanwhile, has only 2 wins against an upcoming opponent. Over the last 5 games, 17 goals have been conceded.
Prediction
Colorado alternates victories with defeats, but the team is doing better than the opponent. Montreal have not beaten the Avalanche on the road for a long time and, as a rule, were left without earned points.
In most of the past matches, the Canadians were also inferior in regular time, so it is proposed to give preference to Colorado.
Prediction for this match: Colorado win + total under 6.5.