Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 1/10/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN2

Bell Centre is the location where the Montreal Canadiens (24-13-6) will go up against the Detroit Red Wings (25-15-4) on Saturday.

The Detroit Red Wings were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-3 victory against the Senators their last time on the ice. Detroit accumulated 12 minutes in the box in this game. Moreover, they had 5 power play opportunities and were able to notch 1 goal. The Red Wings had a good offensive output in the victory. In the outing, they scored on 5 out of the 20 shots they put on goal.

Detroit Red Wings opponents have earned 119 power play opportunities (24th in hockey) and have come away with 23 goals in those attempts. The Red Wings so far have had 1,229 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .887. Detroit has attempted 1,256 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.7%. At even strength, the Red Wings have allowed the opponent to score 116 goals while notching 100 on offense. Detroit has 138 power play opportunities and they have notched 34 goals during those chances, giving them a percentage of 24.64%. For the season, they have scored 54 points and their points percentage sits at .614. When talking about scoring goals, the Detroit Red Wings have tallied 134 goals (12th in pro hockey) on the year and have surrendered 139.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be John Gibson. Gibson has played in 531 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has a win-loss mark of 218-226-64 and he started in 519 games. Opponents have notched 1,458 goals against Gibson in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.81. Gibson has had 16,106 shots taken against him and has accrued 14,648 saves. His save percentage is at .909 for his 26,878 mins guarding the cage. For his professional hockey career, Gibson has compiled 280 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .539.

Their last time out, Montreal squared up with the Flames in a game where the Canadiens earned a win by a tally of 4-1. The Canadiens recorded 4 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they pursued. They had 2 power play chances in this contest but were not able to net one.

The Canadiens have scored 114 goals at even strength and 29 goals (9th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. Montreal has attempted 1,116 shots (26th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 12.81%, while allowing their opponents 1,162 shots. For the year, the Montreal Canadiens are sitting with 143 goals, 54 points, in addition to a points percentage of .628. They have granted a total of 138 goals to be scored by way of 108 goals at even strength and 30 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 124 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.39%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 78.26% on the other teams 138 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 88.1%.

Across the rink you are going to see Jakub Dobes in net. Dobes has a career mark of 20-9-6 and has played in 37 games. Dobes' quality start percentage sits at 57.1% and he has made 20 quality starts in his professional career. He has a tally of 882 stops out of 982 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .898. His opposition is averaging 2.86 goals per game and he has surrendered 100 goals in total. He has made the start in 35 games and has played for a total of 898 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal

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