Florida Panthers vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/29/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, April 29, 2022

Venue:  Centre Bell, Montréal, QC

Where to Watch:  TSN2

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers -330, Canadiens +260; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers -330, Canadiens +260; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers -330, Canadiens +260; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

Florida Panthers:  57-17-6 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

Montreal Canadiens:  21-49-11 (8th place, Atlantic Division)

 

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Florida Panthers:  8-2-0 last 10

Montreal Canadiens:  1-9-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Panthers are coming into this game with 120 points, a 57-17-6 record overall, and they are 23-10-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Toronto Maple Leafs while their 2 losses since then have come against the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Boston Bruins in their last game. They lost that game on the road 4-2. They still have a game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Friday night. In their game against the Bruins, Gustav Forsling and Sam Reinhart each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Anthony Duclair, Sam Bennett, and Carter Verhaeghe led the team in shots on net in that game with 3 each. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goal on 37 shots with 34 saves and a .919 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 334 goals this season averaging 4.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 236 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Canadiens are coming into this game with 53 points, a 21-49-11 record overall, and they are 10-26-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 9 of their last 10 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 9 game losing streak that they were on. Their 9 losses in that span were against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Winnipeg Jets, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the New York Islanders, the Washington Capitals, the Minnesota Wild, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Ottawa Senators, and the Boston Bruins while their win came against the New York Rangers in their last game. They won that game on the road 4-3. Jeff Petry scored 2 goals in that game while Mike Hoffman and Ryan Poehling each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Ryan Poehling led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Sam Montembeault was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 27 shots with 24 saves and a .889 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 211 goals this season averaging 2.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 317 goals against them allowing 3.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Canadiens are coming into this game as a massive underdog with the current betting odds. They have been playing very poorly in their recent games and they are one of the bottom teams in the NHL this season but they are coming off of a win in their last game. They are going up against a Panthers team that was playing very well in their recent games on a massive winning streak but that was recently snapped and they have lost 2 straight now. They will likely get their win in the 1st leg of this back-to-back game for them and clinch the Presidents' trophy so the Panthers really have no point to playing this game other than to finish out their season as the best team in the NHL. The Canadiens will have some confidence now that they have won a game and they will be trying to finish their season off strong with another win here. They upset the Rangers in their last game on the road and they should get a weakened Panthers team resting players for this game at home. The best bet here is on the Canadiens to win this game.

 

Panthers Canadiens Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, April 29, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Canadiens 3 Panthers 2.

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Florida Panthers: 132-83 (+26.3 Units) ML in all games. 48-37 (+6.1 Units) ML in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 45-29 OVER in all games.

Montreal Canadiens: 94-146 (-50.3 Units) ML in all games. 25-50 (-37.7 Units) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 8-2 OVER off a road win.

 

 

Florida Panthers:  R. Gudas (D) Early May - Lower Body injury. A. Lundell (C) Early May - Upper Body injury. R. Lomberg (LW) Elig Thurs - Suspension. A. Ekblad (D) Early May - Lower Body injury. J. Johansson (G) Out indefinitely - Illness. M. Nutivaara (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury.

Montreal Canadiens:  P. Byron (LW) Ques Fri - Lower Body injury. J. Armia (RW) Out indefinitely - Personal. C. Price (G) Prob Fri - Knee injury. J. Drouin (LW) out for season - Upper Body injury. J. Allen (G) out for season - Groin injury. J. Barron (D) out for season - Ankle injury.

 

 

 

“They didn't give us much space, but we weren't very sharp with the puck. We just were kind of disconnected all over the ice. It was one of those nights. It was hard to find energy. We really didn't have the pop tonight.” - Andrew Brunette after his team’s loss against the Bruins on Tuesday night.

 

 

“We stopped the bleeding tonight, that’s for sure. It feels good. I was joking because I have beaten all the teams that I played for — beat Calgary in Calgary, beat Tampa there and now beat New York ... I wish I played on more teams.” - Martin St. Louis on his team’s win against the Rangers on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Giroux, Claude

LD Chiarot, Ben

RD Weegar, MacKenzie

G Knight, Spencer

 

LW Caufield, Cole

C Suzuki, Nick

RW Hoffman, Mike

LD Romanov, Alexander

RD Savard, David

G Montembeault, Samuel

 

 

Points: J. Huberdeau (115)

Goals: A. Barkov (39)

Assists: J. Huberdeau (85)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.67)

 

Points: N. Suzuki (60)

Goals: N. Suzuki  (21)

Assists: N. Suzuki (39)

GAA: J. Allen (3.30)

 

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Andrew Brunette (Interim)

Montreal Canadiens: Martin St. Louis (1st season)