Canadiens vs. Predators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 8

The Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators -- both coming off losses in their last game -- will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, at Bell Centre in Montréal. The Predators are underdogs on the road, at +140, and the Canadiens are -166.

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will emerge with the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Canadiens vs. Predators Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Canadiens 5 - Predators 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Canadiens vs. Predators Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Canadiens-Predators matchup.

• Favorite: Canadiens (-166)
• Underdog: Predators (+140)

Canadiens Betting Insights

• The Canadiens were favored on the moneyline 43 times last season, and went 22-21 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -166 or shorter, Montreal had a 4-2 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Canadiens a 62.4% chance to win.
• Montreal's games last season went over this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 50 times.

Predators Betting Insights

• Last season the Predators won 21 of the 54 games, or 38.9%, in which they were an underdog.
• Nashville played 20 games last season as an underdog by +140 or more and went 6-14.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Predators have a 41.7% chance to win.
• Nashville and its opponent combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 35 of 80 games last season.

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal's 279 goals scored last season (3.4 per game) ranked seventh in the league.
• Defensively, the Canadiens conceded 251 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 16th in NHL action.
• Its goal differential (+28) made it ninth-best in the league.
• The 56 power-play goals the Canadiens scored last season were seventh-best in the NHL (on 242 power-play chances).
• Montreal had the league's 10th-best power-play conversion rate (23.14%).
• The Canadiens recorded seven shorthanded goals last season (10th among NHL squads).
• Montreal had the league's 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.14%).
• Montreal won 51% of its faceoffs to rank 10th in the NHL.
• The Canadiens shot 13% as a team (second in the league).

Predators Key Stats

• Nashville's 242 goals last season (3.0 per game) ranked 20th in the NHL.
• The Predators conceded 267 total goals (3.3 per game), 26th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -25, it was 23rd in the league.
• With 55 power-play goals (on 238 chances), the Predators were 10th-best in the NHL.
• Nashville's power-play percentage (23.11) ranked the team 11th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Predators had eight.
• Nashville had the sixth-best penalty kill percentage (81.71%).
• Nashville won 50.5% of faceoffs, 15th in the NHL.
• The Predators' 10.6% shooting percentage was 22nd in the league.