Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars Prediction 1/16/25 NHL Picks

The Montreal Canadiens and Dallas Stars meet Thursday in NHL action at the American Airlines Center. Here’s a Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars Prediction. This article will include a Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars Pick.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Preview

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Utah Hockey Club, lost to the Stars, and they play the Maple Leafs, Rangers, and Lightning next. The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring 21.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Cole Caufield leads Montreal with 24 goals, Lane Hutson has 32 assists and Nick Suzuki has 87 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3.28 goals per game and are killing 82 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Cayden Primeau has given up 41 goals on 250 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 90 goals on 901 shots.

Dallas Stars Betting Preview

The Dallas Stars beat the Maple Leafs, lost to the Senators, and they play the Avalanche, Red Wings, and Hurricanes next. The Dallas Stars are averaging 3.21 goals per game and are scoring on 17.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Roope Hintz leads Dallas with 19 goals, Jason Robertson has 25 assists and Wyatt Johnston has 115 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 2.44 goals per game and are killing 85.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 72 goals on 818 shots faced, and Casey DeSmith has given up 27 goals on 312 shots.

Why the Dallas Stars will win

• The Canadiens have lost 19 of their last 20 Thursday road games.
• The Stars have won five of their last six games against the Canadiens.
• The Stars have covered the puck line in three of their last four home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The favorites have won the third period in three of the Canadiens’ last four games at American Airlines Center.

Why the Montreal Canadiens will win

• The underdogs have won eight of the Canadiens’ last nine games.
• The Canadiens have covered the puck line in each of their last 12 games as underdogs.
• The Stars have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last eight games following a road win.

Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars Injury Report

The Montreal Canadiens will be without Emil Heineman and David Reinbacher.

The Dallas Stars will be without Mason Marchment and Tyler Seguin. Roope Hintz is questionable for Dallas.

Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars Prediction

The Dallas Stars should be favored, especially at home, where they’re 16-5-1 on the season. The Stars are one of the best teams in the league. However, as I’ve said a lot over these last couple of weeks, the Montreal Canadiens are playing winning hockey and making bettors money hand over fist. The Habs have made a $100 bettor over $1,000 over their last 10 games. Oddsmakers keep waiting for that shoe to drop, and the Canadiens keep winning games. Will the clock strike midnight? Probably at some point. As long as those tickets keep cashing, I’m going to keep grabbing the plus money. You can do a lot worse than taking the Canadiens and a chance to make two times your money on Thursday night.