Canadiens vs. Islanders NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Feb. 26

The Montreal Canadiens (32-17-8) host the New York Islanders (32-21-5) on Thursday, Feb. 26, with both teams coming off a win in their last game. The bookmakers have made the Canadiens solid favorites at -155 on the moneyline, and the Islanders are at +130.

Montreal secured a 5-1 road victory over the Winnipeg Jets its last time out on Feb. 4. Josh Anderson (one goal and two assists) and Brendan Gallagher (one goal and two assists) both had three points for the Canadiens.

New York won its most recent game 3-1 on the road against the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 5. Bo Horvat led the Islanders with two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing.

Ahead of this matchup, here's who we expect to emerge victorious in Thursday's hockey contest.

Canadiens vs. Islanders Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Canadiens 3 - Islanders 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.00 goals)
  

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Canadiens vs. Islanders Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Canadiens-Islanders game.

• Favorite: Canadiens (-155)
• Underdog: Islanders (+130)

Canadiens Betting Insights

• The Canadiens have gone 13-11 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• Montreal is 5-2 (victorious in 71.4% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter.
• The Canadiens have a 60.8% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Montreal's 57 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 33 times.

Islanders Betting Insights

• This season the Islanders have been an underdog 37 times, and won 22, or 59.5%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 9-4 in games when bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +130 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Islanders have a 43.5% chance to win.
• New York has played 24 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal has scored the fourth-most goals in the NHL (197 total, 3.5 per game).
• Defensively, the Canadiens are giving up 183 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 23rd in league play.
• Its goal differential (+14) ranks 11th in the league.
• The 39 power-play goals the Canadiens have recorded this season are ninth-best in the NHL (on 163 power-play chances).
• Montreal has the league's seventh-best power-play conversion rate (23.93%).
• The Canadiens have capitalized with six shorthanded goals this season (seventh among NHL teams).
• Montreal's 76.88% penalty-kill success rate ranks 26th in the league.
• Montreal wins 50.7% of its faceoffs (12th in NHL).
• The Canadiens shoot 13.2% as a team (best in the league).

Islanders Key Stats

• With 165 goals (2.8 per game), New York has the NHL's 22nd-ranked offense.
• The Islanders have one of the best defenses in the NHL, giving up 157 total goals (2.7 per game), third in the league.
• it has the 13th-ranked goal differential in the league at +8.
• With 27 power-play goals (on 172 chances), the Islanders are 28th in the NHL.
• New York's power-play percentage (15.7) ranks the team 31st in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Islanders have seven.
• The 82.39% penalty-kill percentage of New York is eighth in the league.
• New York is sixth in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (52%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.4%, the Islanders are 24th in the league.