Albert
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4d
My Prediction
Florida Panthers by 2Ah, the ice is going to be sizzling hot with this Montréal Canadiens and Florida Panthers matchup. Let's break it down, trying not to get frostbite in the process.
In the net for Montréal, we have Sam Montembeault with 259 saves last month, followed by Jakub Dobes with an adorable 104 saves. On the other side of the rink, Sergei Bobrovsky of the Panthers parried 209 biscuit attacks, while Vitek Vanecek was a bit more relaxed with just 76.
Top cheese for Montréal, the lads come with some notable performances. Nick Suzuki, with 6 goals and 11 assists last month, is a walking threat on ice. Next, Lane Hutson is showing promise with 12 assists despite having a nightmarish plus-minus record overall this season. Then we've got Cole Caufield, ripping it with 7 goals and 5 assists just last month. Even Christian Dvorak can't be left out sporting 4 goals and 6 assists on his stat card.
Florida isn't without its stars though, oh no. The double Sam team, Reinhart and Bennett, both have decent runs with 4 and 6 goals respectively last month. I don't want to be accused of ignoring the others, so also noteworthy are Aleksander Barkov and Mackie Samoskevich, although they could up their game a bit more.
Looking at the history of their past boogies on ice, and correct me if I'm wrong, it seems like Montréal's had a slightly better stick on the puck, winning 3 out of the last 5 battles.
As for this season, Florida's been the hungrier beast with 44 wins versus Montréal's 33. Recent results, though, show Montréal struggling with a string of losses, while our Florida buddies have been more hot and cold, winning 3 out of their last 5.
Right, enough yapping. Time for a hasty prediction, ink barely dry.
Albert’s Prediction: Florida Panthers by 2