Canadiens vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 14

Both the Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks are coming off a victory, heading into their matchup at Bell Centre on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. Canadiens (-155) versus Sharks (+130) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Montreal won 3-2 on the road its last time out on March 11 against the Ottawa Senators. Ivan Demidov led the Canadiens with two points (one goal and one assist).

San Jose won on the road in its last game on March 12, 4-2 over the Boston Bruins. The Sharks got two points apiece out of three skaters in that outing, including William Eklund (one goal and one assist) and Michael Misa (one goal and one assist).

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will emerge with the victory in Saturday's hockey action.

Canadiens vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sharks 3 - Canadiens 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.05 goals)
  

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Canadiens vs. Sharks Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Canadiens-Sharks game.

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

Canadiens Betting Insights

• The Canadiens are 15-13 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• Montreal is 7-3 when it has played with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter (70.0% win percentage).
• The Canadiens have a 60.8% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Montreal and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 38 of 64 games this season.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have been listed as an underdog 56 times this season, and won 29, or 51.8%, of those games.
• This season San Jose has won 21 of its 44 games, or 47.7%, when it's the underdog by at least +130 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 43.5% chance to win.
• San Jose has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 31 of 63 games this season.

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal has scored the fourth-most goals in the NHL (226 total, 3.5 per game).
• Defensively, the Canadiens are giving up 207 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 24th in league action.
• It has the league's ninth-best goal differential at +19.
• The 46 power-play goals the Canadiens have scored this season (seventh-most in the NHL) have come on 183 power-play chances.
• Montreal has the league's fourth-best power-play conversion rate (25.14%).
• The seven shorthanded goals the Canadiens have scored this season rank fourth among NHL squads.
• Montreal kills 76.59% of opponent power plays, the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Montreal wins 50.8% of its faceoffs (12th in NHL).
• The Canadiens have a 13.4% shooting percentage as a team, which leads the league.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose's 194 goals on the season (3.1 per game) rank 18th in the league.
• The Sharks concede 3.5 goals per game (219 in total), 27th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -25, the team is 26th in the league.
• The Sharks have 43 power-play goals (12th in NHL) on 211 chances.
• San Jose's power-play percentage (20.38) ranks the team 17th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Sharks have three.
• San Jose's has the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.27%).
• At 47.5%, San Jose has the NHL's 26th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The Sharks' 11.9% shooting percentage is sixth in the league.