Montreal Canadiens (20-21-7, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (21-17-7, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Penguins -242, Canadiens +194; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens visit the Pittsburgh Penguins after Sean Monahan's two-goal game against the New York Islanders in the Canadiens' 4-3 win.
Pittsburgh has an 11-8-3 record at home and a 21-17-7 record overall. The Penguins have a 4-5-5 record in one-goal games.
Montreal has gone 10-9-4 on the road and 20-21-7 overall. The Canadiens have committed 207 total penalties (4.3 per game) to rank sixth in league play.
The teams play Saturday for the second time this season. The Penguins won the last matchup 4-3 in a shootout.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Guentzel has 21 goals and 27 assists for the Penguins. Erik Karlsson has one goal and 10 assists over the past 10 games.
Nicholas Suzuki has scored 13 goals with 28 assists for the Canadiens. Monahan has four goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 3-4-3, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.2 assists, 2.9 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Canadiens: 4-4-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Penguins: Reilly Smith: out (upper body), John Ludvig: out (undisclosed), Matt Nieto: out (knee).
Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Carey Price: out (knee), Christian Dvorak: out (pectoral), Alex Newhook: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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