Total of the Month - Rickenbach NHL Rotation #41 Friday 10* Top Play OVER the total in Montreal Canadiens vs Vegas Golden Knights @ 8:05 ET - Vegas needs to respond off the Game 2 loss but the Canadiens will be an even tougher team to face on their home ice. I like Montreal to be very energized here and have some success in the offensive zone and they created some strong chances against Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in Game 2. But I am not backing them here because I know how hungry the Golden Knights will be and that they should respond well here on the road. The value of getting this total at a 5 is a big one. Of course we do not want to settle for a push here but I do feel we have a great shot at 6 or more and note that each of the Golden Knights last 9 games have totaled 5 or more goals! Those 9 games did average exactly 6 goals in regulation time (does not include the 2 OT goals) and I am expecting at least 6 in this one. Vegas has been getting their scoring chances, including in Game 2 of this series, and the Knights had won 5 straight games and averaged scoring 4 goals per game in those 5 before the loss on Wednesday. Habs will get some goals on their home ice but the hungry visitors will be right there with them and I would not be surprised to see a see-saw type battle here that gets to 3-3 at some point! 10* OVER the total in Montreal