Canadiens vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 20

The Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks are coming off a win and a defeat, respectively, heading into their meeting at Bell Centre on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. The Sharks are heavy underdogs on the road, at +185, and the Canadiens are -225.

Montreal claimed a 4-3 victory at home its last time out on Oct. 17 against the Buffalo Sabres. Three Canadiens players had two points each, including Cole Caufield (two goals) and Alexander Carrier (two assists).

San Jose played on the road its last time out on Oct. 19, and fell 3-1 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tyler Toffoli (one assist) and Mason Marchment (one goal) both had one point for the Sharks in that matchup.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which squad will take home the victory in Tuesday's hockey action.

Canadiens vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Canadiens 3 - Sharks 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 4 goals)
  

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Canadiens vs. Sharks Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Canadiens-Sharks matchup.

• Favorite: Canadiens (-225)
• Underdog: Sharks (+185)

Canadiens Betting Insights

• In the five times this season the Canadiens have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 3-2 in those games.
• Montreal is yet to play with moneyline odds of -225 or shorter.
• The Canadiens have a 69.2% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• In six of eight matches this season, Montreal and its opponent have combined to finish above 6.5 goals.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have been made an underdog eight times this season, and won three of those games.
• San Jose has not been set as a bigger underdog this season than the +185 moneyline for this game.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 35.1% chance to win.
• San Jose has played four games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal's 25 total goals (3.1 per game) make it the 17th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Canadiens rank 22nd in goals against, giving up 30 total goals (3.8 per game) in NHL play.
• Its goal differential (-5) ranks 23rd in the league.
• The four power-play goals the Canadiens have scored this season (on 27 power-play chances) rank 21st in the NHL.
• Montreal is 25th in the league with a 14.81% power-play conversion rate.
• Montreal's 82.35% penalty-kill success rate is the 10th-best in the league.
• Montreal has the fourth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 53.1%.
• The Canadiens have a 10.7% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 21st in the league.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose's 22 goals on the season (2.4 per game) rank 24th in the league.
• The Sharks have conceded 31 total goals this season (3.4 per game), 23rd in the league.
• it has the 27th-ranked goal differential in the league at -9.
• The Sharks have six power-play goals (11th in NHL) on 30 chances.
• San Jose scores on 20% of its power plays, No. 17 in the NHL.
• In terms of shorthanded goal, the Sharks have one.
• The 77.42% penalty-kill percentage of San Jose is 20th in the NHL.
• At 47.3%, San Jose has the NHL's 25th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• With a shooting percentage of 8.7%, the Sharks are 28th in the league.