Feb. 2, 2026, 9:52 a.m. ET
The Montreal Canadiens (31-17-7) and Minnesota Wild (32-14-10) meet Monday in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The scheduled puck drop at Grand Casino Arena is 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Canadiens vs. Wild odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Canadiens lead 1-0, a 4-3 home win Jan. 20
Montreal arrives in Saint Paul looking to continue a win streak. The Canadiens, who last played Saturday when they triumphed 4-2 (Under 6.5) at the -130 Buffalo Sabres, have won 3 in a row. They are in search of their longest run of victories since taking 4 straight from Oct. 9-16.
Minnesota has also won 3 in a row. In their last game Saturday, the Wild found twine a season-high 7 times in a 7-3 (Over 6.5) conquest at the -128 Edmonton Oilers. A red-hot Minnesota power play lit the lamp twice in that contest. The club is 10 of its last 23 (43.5%) in extra-man situations.
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Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:38 a.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML): Canadiens +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Wild -135 (bet $135 to win $100)Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Canadiens +1.5 (-210) | Wild -1.5 (+170)Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)Canadiens at Wild projected goalies
Sam Montembeault (9-8-2, 3.46 GAA, .869 SV%) vs. Filip Gustavsson (18-9-6, 2.57 GAA, .909 SV%)
Montembeault would be appearing in his first game since Jan. 24. The 29-year-old has had a disappointing season so far. He went through a December conditioning assignment in the AHL and has appeared in just 9 games since the beginning of December. He’s 1-2-1 with a 3.23 GAA in 4 career games against the Wild
Gustavsson last played on Thursday, stopping 29 of 30 pucks in a home start against the Calgary Flames. He’s 2-2-1 with a 2.93 GAA in 5 caereer games vs. the Canadiens.
Canadiens at Wild picks and predictionsPrediction
Wild 5, Canadiens 2
No interest; PASS.
Montreal won this season’s first meeting (4-3 on Jan. 20). But that triumph north of the border snapped a 9-game Minnesota win streak in this series. Of those 9 wins, 7 were by margins of 2 goals or more.
Montreal — which has been outshot in each game of its current win streak — is 15-6-6 on the road overall, but just 2-2-1 across its last 5 away from home. The Habs’ 3.44 goals and 3.24 goals-allowed averages don’t support the club’s win percentage.
Over its last 8 games, Minnesota is 6-1-1 with a plus-11 goal differential. Gustavsson has a history of amping up his level of play this time of year. He owns a career save percentage of .915 in February and .933 in March.
TAKE MINNESOTA -1.5 (+170).
The Over is 10-1 across the Wild’s last 11 games and 6-1 in the club’s last 7 at home.
Even-strength expected-goal metrics are bearish on both defenses and bullish on the Minnesota offense. That Wild offense has cranked out 4.50 goals per game since Jan. 17.
Both power plays are top-10 units, and both have been on a roll of late.
The OVER 6.5 (-105) is the leverage end of this one.
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