Montreal Canadiens vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction 10/23/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

The Montreal Canadiens and the Edmonton Oilers meet Thursday 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 Montreal Canadiens vs. Edmonton Oilers prediction.

Montreal Canadiens Recap

The Montreal Canadiens come into this game looking to build on their 2-1 OT win over the Calgary Flames last time out to sit at 6-2 this season. After this game, Montreal will head on the road for a game against the Vancouver Canucks.

Canadiens Win 6 Of Last 7

Entering Wednesday, Nick Suzuki leads the Canadiens with 10 points including a team-high 9 assists while Cole Caufield has 8 points with a team-high 5 goals and 3 assists. Ivan Demidov and Lane Hutson each have 5 points with a goal and 4 assists and Brendan Gallagher has added 5 assists as well this season. Oliver Kapanen’s added 4 goals and Zack Bolduc has 4 points with 3 goals and an assist while Mike Matheson, Noah Dobson and Alex Newhook all have 4 points with a goal and 3 assists. Juraj Slafkovsky has 3 goals while Kaiden Guhle, Alex Carrier and Kirby Dach each have 2 points with a goal and an assist. Sam Montembault has gone 2-2 with a 3.26 GAA and an .857 save percentage in goal for the Canadiens while Jakub Dobes is 3-0 with a 1.64 GAA and a .939 save percentage.

Edmonton Oilers Recap

The Edmonton Oilers come into this game looking to add on to their 3-2 OT win over the Ottawa Senators last time out to improve to 3-3-1 this season. After this game, Edmonton will head back on the road for a game against the Seattle Kraken.

Oilers Snap Three-Game Losing Streak

Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 8 points including a team-high 7 assists while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 7 points with a team-high 4 goals and 3 assists. Leon Draisaitl has 6 points with 4 goals and 2 assists while Andrew Mangiapane has 3 points with 2 goals and an assist. Noah Philp has 2 goals and Adam Henrique has a goal and an assist while David Tomasek, Ty Emberson, Vasily Podkolzin, Kasperi Kapanen, Brett Kulak, Darnell Nurse and Mattias Ekholm each have 2 assists as well this season. Stuart Skinner has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.17 GAA and a .909 save percentage while Calvin Pickard is 1-1 with a 2.54 GAA and an .865 save percentage in goal for Edmonton this season. 

Montreal Canadiens @ Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends: October 23, 2025

Why the Edmonton Oilers will win

• The Canadiens have lost each of their last four road games after coming off overtime.
• The home team has won five of the last six games between the Canadiens and Oilers.
• The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Oilers’ last four games.
• The Canadiens have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games.
• The Oilers have won the third period in seven of their last eight home games against Atlantic Division opponents when trailing after the second period.

Why the Montreal Canadiens will win

• The Oilers have lost each of their last four games as home favorites following an overtime win.
• The underdogs have won three of the Oilers’ last four games.
• The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Canadiens have covered the puck line in each of their last six games as underdogs following an overtime win.
• The Canadiens have won the first period in four of their last five games.

Total Goals Facts

• Seven of the Oilers’ last eight games as home favorites following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Seven of the Canadiens’ last eight games following an overtime win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Oilers’ last seven home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in four of the Canadiens’ last five games as underdogs.

Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts

• Connor McDavid has recorded at least one point in each of his last 19 appearances in home games.
• Connor McDavid has recorded at least one assist in 17 of his last 18 appearances in night games at Rogers Place.
• Leon Draisaitl has scored a goal in five of the Oilers’ last six games against the Canadiens.

Montreal Canadiens Player Prop Facts

• Nick Suzuki has recorded at least one point in each of the Canadiens’ last seven games.
• Kirby Dach has recorded at least one assist in each of his last five road appearances against the Oilers.
• Zachary Bolduc has scored a goal in each of the Canadiens’ last four road games.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Edmonton Oilers rank T26th in the league for goals per game this season (2.57).
• The Edmonton Oilers rank 1st in the league for shots against per game this season (23.0).
• The Montreal Canadiens rank 7th in the league for goals per game this season (3.38).
• The Montreal Canadiens rank T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (0).

Montreal Canadiens vs. Edmonton Oilers Prediction

I’m on Montreal here. I get the case to be made for Edmonton at home, and Montreal is on the back-to-back here, but the Oilers are still inconsistent and I’m not trying to pay the Oilers tax just because of name brand. Montreal’s been playing some really great hockey right now and I think there’s value with them here. Give me the Habs.