The Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens are coming off a defeat and a win, respectively, heading into their matchup at Bell Centre on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. The bookmakers see this as a close game, with the Panthers -115 to win on the moneyline, and the Canadiens at -105.
Florida lost 4-1 on the road its last time out on Jan. 6 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Carter Verhaeghe led the Panthers with one point (one goal).
Montreal won its most recent game 4-1 at home against the Calgary Flames on Jan. 7. Alexandre Texier led the Canadiens with three points (one goal and two assists) in that outing.
Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which team will secure the win in Thursday’s hockey action.
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For the upcoming game between the Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Canadiens 4 – Panthers 3
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 7.06 goals)
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Panthers vs. Canadiens Moneylines
Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Panthers-Canadiens matchup.
Favorite: Panthers (-115)Underdog: Canadiens (-105)Panthers Betting InsightsThe Panthers have been victorious in 14 of their 31 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (45.2%).Florida is 14-17 (victorious in 45.2% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter.The Panthers’ implied moneyline win probability is 53.5% in this game.Florida and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 20 of 42 games this season.Canadiens Betting InsightsThe Canadiens have been listed as an underdog 24 times this season, and won 13, or 54.2%, of those games.This season Montreal has won 13 of its 23 games, or 56.5%, when it’s the underdog by at least -105 on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win by the Canadiens, based on the moneyline, is 51.2%.Montreal has played 25 games this season with more than 6.5 goals.Panthers Key StatsFlorida’s 128 total goals (3.0 per game) make it the 17th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.The Panthers rank 18th in goals against, giving up 133 total goals (3.2 per game) in NHL play.It has the league’s 19th-ranked goal differential at -5.The 28 power-play goals the Panthers have put up this season rank 12th in the NHL (on 158 power-play chances).Florida ranks 22nd in the league with a 17.72% power-play conversion rate.The Panthers have capitalized with five shorthanded goals this season (fourth among NHL squads).Florida has the league’s seventh-best penalty-kill percentage (82.52%).Florida wins 47.3% of its faceoffs to rank 26th in the NHL.The Panthers have a 10.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 22nd in the league.Canadiens Key StatsMontreal is fifth in the league in scoring (143 goals, 3.3 per game).The Canadiens’ total of 138 goals allowed (3.2 per game) is 22nd in the league.With a goal differential of +5, the team is 11th in the league.The Canadiens have 29 power-play goals (on 124 chances), ninth in the NHL.Montreal’s power-play percentage (23.39) puts the team eighth in the league.The Canadiens have three shorthanded goals (13th in league).The 78.26% penalty-kill percentage of Montreal is 20th in the NHL.At 49.7%, Montreal has the league’s 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage.The Canadiens’ 12.8% shooting percentage is second in the league.
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