The Montreal Canadiens (3-1) have -155 moneyline odds to win when they host a matchup with the Nashville Predators (2-1-1), who have +130 moneyline odds, on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Canadiens vs. Predators Betting Lines

• Favorite: Canadiens (-155)
• Underdog: Predators (+130)
• Over/under: 5.5

Canadiens vs. Predators Quick Facts

• Montreal and its opponent went over 5.5 combined goals in 50 of 87 games last season.
• Nashville played 37 games last season that finished with over 5.5 goals.
• The teams averaged 5.6 goals per game combined, 0.1 more than this one’s total.
• Opponents of these teams put up 6.5 goals per game combined, 1.0 more than this one’s total.
• The Predators were 31st in the league in goals scored, compared to the 17th-ranked Canadiens.
• The Canadiens were 22nd in the league in goals conceded, and the Predators were 27th.

Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canadiens Season Stat Insights

• The Canadiens’ 243 total goals (3.0 per game) made them the 17th-ranked scoring team in the NHL last season.
• Montreal was 22nd in goals against, giving up 261 total goals (3.2 per game) in NHL action.
• They had the league’s 21st-ranked goal differential at -18.
• The 47 power-play goals Montreal put up last season (on 234 chances) ranked 18th in the NHL.
• The Canadiens’ 20.09% power-play conversion rate was 21st in the league.
• The nine shorthanded goals Montreal scored last season ranked sixth among all NHL squads.
• The Canadiens had the league’s ninth-best penalty-kill percentage (80.93%).
• The Canadiens won 50.8% of their faceoffs to rank 13th in the NHL.
• Montreal had an 11.6% shooting percentage, which ranked fifth in the league.
• The Canadiens did not have a shutout last season. As a team, they averaged 24.1 hits and 17.4 blocked shots per game.

Canadiens Moneyline

• The Canadiens were a moneyline favorite 15 times last season, and finished 10-5 in those games.
• In games when it was a moneyline favorite at -155 or shorter, Montreal went 5-2.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Canadiens have an implied win probability of 60.8%.

Canadiens Leaders

• Nicholas Suzuki was one of Montreal’s top contributors last season (89 total points), having collected 30 goals and 59 assists.
• Cole Caufield had 70 points (0.9 per game), scoring 37 goals and adding 33 assists.
• Lane Hutson had six goals and 59 assists for Montreal.
• Samuel Montembeault (31-24-7) had a 2.8 goals against average and a .902 save percentage (25th in the league).

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Predators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Predators Season Stats Insights

• The Predators had 212 goals last season (2.6 per game), 31st in the league.
• Nashville conceded 3.3 goals per game (274 in total), 27th in the league.
• Their -62 goal differential was 30th in the league.
• Nashville had 50 power-play goals (15th in NHL) on 229 chances.
• The Predators had the league’s 18th-ranked power-play percentage (21.83%).
• In terms of shorthanded goal, Nashville had one.
• At 81.48%, the Predators had the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Predators were 11th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51.3%).
• Nashville’s 8.8% shooting percentage was 32nd in the league.
• The Predators did not hold their opponents scoreless once last season.

Predators Moneyline Insights

• Last season the Predators were an underdog 42 times, and won 12, or 28.6%, of those games.
• Nashville had a record of 5-14 in games when oddsmakers pegged it as an underdog of at least +130 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 43.5% chance of victory for the Predators.

Predators Leaders

• Filip Forsberg’s 31 goals and 45 assists in 82 games for Nashville last season added up to 76 total points.
• Jonathan Marchessault was one of the top contributors for Nashville with 57 total points (0.7 per game), with 21 goals and 36 assists in 78 games.
• Ryan O’Reilly had 53 points, including 21 goals and 32 assists.
• Juuse Saros had an .896 save percentage (38th in the league) last season, giving up 167 goals (3.0 goals against average). He put together a 20-31-6 record.