Montreal Canadiens (33-27-8) vs Colorado Avalanche (42-25-3)
Game Info: Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 7:00 pm (Bell Centre)
The Line: Betting Odds: Montreal Canadiens +154 / Colorado Avalanche -185 — Over/Under: 6.5
The Colorado Avalanche and the Montreal Canadiens meet Saturday in NHL action from the Bell Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs. Montreal Canadiens prediction.
Matchup History
The Montreal Canadiens have won the lone meeting between these two teams in Colorado in a shootout by a final score of 2-1 in a shootout back on January 4th, 2025. The win made it three in a row for Montreal in this head-to-head matchup.
Colorado Avalanche Recap
The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to add on to their 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators last time out to improve to 42-25-3 on the year. After this game, the Avalanche will head home for a game against the Detroit Red Wings.
Avalanche Trying To Finish Road Trip On High Note
Nathan MacKinnon has a team-high 105 points including 28 goals and a team-high 77 assists while Cale Makar has 81 points with 26 goals and 55 assists. Casey Mittelstadt has 34 points with 11 goals and 23 assists. Artturi Lehkonen also has 42 points with 27 goals while Devon Toews has 33 points with 26 assists as well. Mackenzie Blackwood is 18-8-3 with a 2.17 GAA and a .919 save percentage while Scott Wedgewood has gone 10-4 with a 2.02 GAA and a .918 save percentage in goal for Colorado on the year.
Why the Colorado Avalanche will win
- The Avalanche have won nine of their last 11 games.
- The Canadiens have lost four of their last five home games against Central Division opponents.
- The road team has covered the puck line in six of the last seven games between the Avalanche and Canadiens.
Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts
- Cale Makar has recorded at least one assist in four of the Avalanche’s last five games against the Canadiens.
- Gabriel Landeskog has recorded at least one point in each of his seven previous appearances with the Avalanche as favorites against the Canadiens.
- Gabriel Landeskog has scored a goal in each of his last four appearances with the Avalanche as favorites against the Canadiens.
- Gabriel Landeskog has scored the last goal in three of his last four appearances with the Avalanche as favorites against the Canadiens.
- Nathan MacKinnon ranks 1st in the league for Points (105) this season.
Montreal Canadiens Recap
The Montreal Canadiens come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-3 OT loss at the hands of the New York Islanders last time out to sit at 33-27-8 on the year. After this game, Montreal will head on the road for a game against the St. Louis Blues.
Canadiens Looking To Rebound
Nick Suzuki has a team-high 71 points with 21 goals and a team-high 50 assists while Cole Caufield has 61 points with a team-high 33 goals. Mike Matheson has 23 assists while Juraj Slafkovsky has 41 points with 27 assists and Lane Hutson has 48 assists as well on the year. Brendan Gallagher has 29 points with 17 goals while Jake Evans has 31 points with 12 goals and 19 assists. In goal for Montreal, Sam Montembeault has gone 25-21-5 with a 2.86 GAA and a .900 save percentage while Cayden Primeau is 2-3-1 with a 4.70 GAA and an .836 save percentage this season. Jakub Dobes is also 6-3-2 with a 2.71 GAA and a .907 save percentage as well on the year.
Why the Montreal Canadiens will win
- The Canadiens have won each of their last three games as home underdogs.
- The Avalanche have lost each of their last three games as road favorites following a road win.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Canadiens’ last 12 games.
- The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four night games at Bell Centre following a road win.
Montreal Canadiens Player Prop Facts
- Nick Suzuki has scored at least one goal in four of the Canadiens’ last five home games.
- Lane Hutson has recorded at least one assist in four of the Canadiens’ last five games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- Nick Suzuki has recorded at least one point in eight of the Canadiens’ last nine games as home underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- Mike Matheson ranks 2nd in the Atlantic Division for average time on ice (25:00) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Canadiens’ last six games after coming off overtime have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Avalanche’s last five Saturday games as road favorites have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Colorado Avalanche vs. Montreal Canadiens Prediction
I’m going to lean towards the Avalanche here. I think that Colorado is the better team in this matchup and the more trustworthy team on a night to night basis. The Avalanche have been money laying juice as a decent favorite, winning 42 of their last 58 when priced between -151 and -200 and Montreal has started to show signs of inconsistency once again. The favorite’s won 15 of the last 20 meetings between these two teams and I think the Avs add to those numbers here. Give me Colorado.