Florida Panthers (44-25-3) vs Montreal Canadiens (33-30-9)
Game Info: Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 1:00 pm (Amerant Bank Arena)
The Line: Betting Odds: Florida Panthers -290 / Montreal Canadiens +235 — Over/Under: 5.5
The Montreal Canadiens and the Florida Panthers meet Sunday in NHL action from the Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers prediction.
Matchup History
The Montreal Canadiens have won both meetings so far this season, first in Florida by a final score of 4-0 back on December 28th, 2024, before a 3-1 win in Montreal on March 15th, 2025. The wins have made it a three-game win streak for Montreal in this head-to-head matchup.
Montreal Canadiens Recap
The Montreal Canadiens come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-1 loss at the hands of Carolina last time out to slip to 33-30-9 on the year. After this game, Montreal will head home for the rematch against the Panthers to kick off their latest homestand.
Canadiens Lose 5th In A Row At The Wrong Time
Nick Suzuki has a team-high 74 points with 22 goals and a team-high 52 assists while Cole Caufield has 63 points with a team-high 34 goals. Mike Matheson has 23 assists while Juraj Slafkovsky has 44 points with 28 assists and Lane Hutson has 51 assists as well on the year. Brendan Gallagher has 32 points with 17 goals while Jake Evans has 31 points with 12 goals and 19 assists. In goal for Montreal, Sam Montembeault has gone 25-23-6 with a 2.93 GAA and an .899 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 6-4-2 with a 3.02 GAA and an .897 save percentage as well on the year.
Why the Montreal Canadiens will win
- The Canadiens have won each of their last four games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Panthers have lost three of their last four games as home favorites after coming off overtime.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in 14 of the Canadiens’ last 16 games.
Montreal Canadiens Player Prop Facts
- Cole Caufield has scored a goal in four of the Canadiens’ last five games against the Panthers.
- Cole Caufield has recorded at least one point in each of the Canadiens’ last six games against the Panthers.
- Christian Dvorak has recorded at least one assist in four of the Canadiens’ last five games as road underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Lane Hutson ranks 1st amongst rookies for average time on ice (22:36) this season.
Florida Panthers Recap
The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to build on their 2-1 OT win over Utah last time out to improve to 44-25-3 on the year. After this game, the Panthers will head to Montreal to kick off a Canadian road trip.
Panthers Win Back-To-Back Games
Sam Reinhart has a team-high 75 points including 35 goals and 40 assists while Sam Bennett has 49 points with 25 goals and 24 assists and Anton Lundell has 42 points of his own with 16 goals and 26 assists. Aleksander Barkov also has 65 points with 46 assists of his own while Carter Verhaeghe has 46 points with 17 goals and 29 assists and Matthew Tkachuk has 57 points with 22 goals and 35 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky is 31-15-2 with a 2.43 GAA and a .907 save percentage in goal for Florida this season. Vitek Vanecek is also 1-2 with a 3.04 GAA and an .897 in goal for the Panthers this year.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Panthers have won each of their last nine games against the Canadiens following a home win.
- The Canadiens have lost nine of their last 10 games at Amerant Bank Arena.
- The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Canadiens’ last four games.
- The Canadiens have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last three games.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Matthew Tkachuk has recorded at least one point in each of his last eight appearances with the Panthers as favorites.
- Aaron Ekblad has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six appearances after playing less than 20 minutes in the Panthers’ last game.
- Matthew Tkachuk has scored at least one goal in each of his last seven appearances with the Panthers as favorites.
- Aleksander Barkov ranks T1st in the league for shootout goals (4) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Panthers’ last seven games as favorites following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Canadiens’ last nine Sunday games as underdogs have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Nine of the last 11 day games between two teams from the Atlantic Division have gone OVER the total goals line.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers Prediction
I’m on the Canadiens +1.5 here. I just think this is a very important game for both sides, with Montreal fighting to stay in the Wild Card positions while Florida is trying to jostle for positioning and to get the upper hand in the Atlantic division hunt. Either way I could see this being a tight game and Florida’s played their fair share of those as of late. Give me the +1.5 with Montreal here.