Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 26

The Montreal Canadiens (39-21-10) host the Columbus Blue Jackets (38-22-11) on Thursday, March 26, with both coming off a win. Canadiens (-122) versus Blue Jackets (+102) appears pretty even, according to the moneyline odds.

Montreal earned a 5-2 home victory over the Carolina Hurricanes its last time out on March 24. Three Canadiens players recorded two points each, including Ivan Demidov (one goal and one assist) and Cole Caufield (one goal and one assist).

Columbus won its most recent game 3-2 on the road over the Philadelphia Flyers on March 24. Damon Severson (two assists) and Zachary Werenski (one goal and one assist) were among the three Blue Jackets players who collected two points each in that outing.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will come out on top in Thursday's hockey action.

Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Canadiens 3 - Blue Jackets 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.10 goals)
  

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Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Canadiens-Blue Jackets game.

• Favorite: Canadiens (-122)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+102)

Canadiens Betting Insights

• The Canadiens have been victorious in 17 of their 33 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (51.5%).
• Montreal is 14-13 (victorious in 51.9% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -122 or shorter.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Canadiens have an implied probability of 55.0% to win.
• Montreal and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 41 of 70 games this season.

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been made an underdog 38 times this season, and won 15, or 39.5%, of those games.
• Columbus has entered 22 games this season as the underdog by +102 or more and is 9-13 in those contests.
• The Blue Jackets have a 49.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Columbus and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 33 of 71 games this season.

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal has scored the fifth-most goals in the league (247 total, 3.5 per game).
• Defensively, the Canadiens are giving up 225 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 24th in league play.
• It has the league's eighth-best goal differential at +22.
• The 50 power-play goals the Canadiens have put up this season (on 200 power-play chances) are the seventh-most in the NHL.
• Montreal has the league's third-best power-play conversion rate (25%).
• The Canadiens have capitalized with seven shorthanded goals this season (sixth among NHL teams).
• Montreal has the league's 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.15%).
• Montreal wins the ninth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 51.1%.
• The Canadiens have a 13.3% shooting percentage as a team, which leads the league.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus' 225 goals on the season (3.2 per game) rank 14th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets' total of 216 goals allowed (3.0 per game) is 16th in the NHL.
• Its +9 goal differential ranks 13th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have 35 power-play goals (23rd in NHL) on 173 chances.
• Columbus has the NHL's 17th-ranked power-play percentage (20.23%).
• This season, the Blue Jackets have five shorthanded goals (17th in NHL).
• The 78.17% penalty-kill percentage of Columbus is 20th in the NHL.
• Columbus wins 50.5% of faceoffs, 15th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets' 10.7% shooting percentage is 20th in the league.