Panthers vs. Canadiens NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 8

The Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens are coming off a defeat and a win, respectively, heading into their matchup at Bell Centre on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. The bookmakers see this as a tight game, with the Panthers -112 to win on the moneyline, and the Canadiens at -108.

Florida's last game was a 4-1 road loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 6. Carter Verhaeghe had one point (one goal) for the Panthers.

Montreal won at home in its most recent game on Jan. 7, 4-1 over the Calgary Flames. Alexandre Texier led the Canadiens with three points (one goal and two assists) in that outing.

Ahead of this matchup, here's who we expect to secure the win in Thursday's hockey action.

Panthers vs. Canadiens Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Canadiens 4 - Panthers 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.06 goals)
  

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Panthers vs. Canadiens Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Panthers (-112)
• Underdog: Canadiens (-108)

Panthers Betting Insights

• The Panthers have been victorious in 14 of their 31 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (45.2%).
• Florida is 14-17 (victorious in 45.2% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -112 or shorter.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Panthers have an implied probability of 52.8% to win.
• Florida's 42 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 20 times.

Canadiens Betting Insights

• This season the Canadiens have won 13 of the 24 games, or 54.2%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Montreal has a record of 13-11, a 54.2% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of -108 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The Canadiens have a 51.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Montreal has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 25 of 43 games this season.

Panthers Key Stats

• Florida's 128 total goals (3.0 per game) make it the 17th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Panthers rank 18th in goals against, conceding 133 total goals (3.2 per game) in NHL action.
• Its goal differential (-5) ranks 19th in the league.
• The 28 power-play goals the Panthers have put up this season rank 12th in the NHL (on 158 power-play chances).
• Florida has the league's 22nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.72%).
• The five shorthanded goals the Panthers have scored this season rank fourth among NHL squads.
• Florida's 82.52% penalty-kill success rate is the seventh-best in the league.
• Florida has the 26th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 47.3%.
• The Panthers make 10.4% of their shots (22nd in the league).

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal is fifth in the NHL in scoring (143 goals, 3.3 per game).
• The Canadiens concede 3.2 goals per game (138 in total), 22nd in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of +5, the team is 11th in the league.
• The Canadiens have 29 power-play goals (on 124 chances), ninth in the NHL.
• Montreal has the NHL's eighth-best power-play percentage (23.39%).
• This season, the Canadiens have three shorthanded goals (13th in league).
• At 78.26%, Montreal has the 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Montreal wins 49.7% of faceoffs, 19th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Canadiens' 12.8% shooting percentage is second in the league.