The Montreal Canadiens welcome the Winnipeg Jets to Bell Centre on Wednesday 4 November at 11:00 am AEDT, and the form book tells a stark yarn. The Habs are riding a five-game winning streak — the sort of purple patch that has them second in the Atlantic Division with a 9-3-2 record — while the Jets limp into town on the back of a 0–7 shellacking at the hands of Carolina. Winnipeg's five-game skid has them anchored at 4-7-3, seventh in the Central and searching for answers.
This one sets up as a redemption mission for the visitors, who last saw Montreal when they fell 1–2 at home on 26 October — a loss that kicked off their current spiral. The Canadiens, meanwhile, scraped past Pittsburgh 5–4 in their last start on Sunday, making it five wins on the trot and underlining the firepower that has them averaging 3.29 goals per game this season. With the Jets leaking 3.36 goals against per night and coming off a shutout loss, the stage is set for the home side to extend their run.
Who takes the two points?
Montreal's five-game winning run — all victories dated between 24 October and 1 November — includes four road triumphs before Sunday's home scrap against the Penguins. Across that stretch the Habs have averaged 3.6 goals for and conceded just 1.6 against, winning by an average margin of two goals. They've swept through Chicago, Winnipeg, St Louis, Dallas and Pittsburgh with a swagger that has Lane Hutson (3G 10A), Cole Caufield (8G 4A) and Nick Suzuki (5G 7A) leading the charge on the scoresheet.
The Jets, by contrast, are winless in their last five — all losses — and have been outscored 25–8 in that sample. Their 1.6 goals for per game in that stretch is a mirror image of what they've been conceding (5.0 per night), and the 3.4-goal average loss margin tells the tale of a side hemorrhaging confidence. Kyle Connor (11G 4A) remains dangerous, but Winnipeg's save percentage of 88.6 and penalty kill sitting at 71.79 per cent leave them vulnerable against a Montreal power play that, while modest at 9.52 per cent, knows how to capitalise when the Jets are stretched.
The only previous meeting this season saw the Canadiens prevail 2–1 in Winnipeg, a tight affair that belies the gulf in current form. With the home side sitting fifth overall in the league and the Jets languishing at 27th, punters have driven Montreal into 1.55 favouritism, with Winnipeg out at 2.45. There's no movement data to narrate over the past 24 hours, but the market has clearly landed on the home side as the play, and our nhl predictions align with that reading.
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Head-to-head context
Season and last-five scoring — context for the match-winner market.
Leading scorers
Season goals and assists.
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G-A |
|---|---|
| Cole CaufieldRW | 10G 4A |
| Lane HutsonD | 3G 11A |
| Nick SuzukiC | 5G 7A |
Winnipeg Jets
| Player | G-A |
|---|---|
| Kyle ConnorLW | 13G 4A |
| Mark ScheifeleC | 2G 12A |
| Cole PerfettiC | 6G 5A |
Same Game Multi snapshot
For those chasing a same-game parlay, the board offers Montreal to win and over 5.5 goals at 2.40, plus Montreal to win and under 6.5 at 2.35. Both combos lean into the Habs' firepower and the Jets' defensive woes, though the under leg banks on Montreal's recent defensive discipline (1.6 against in their last five) keeping the scoreline from blowing out. The over version is the more adventurous punt, given Winnipeg's ability to leak goals in bunches.