Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction 4/5/25 NHL Picks

The Philadelphia Flyers 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 Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens prediction.

Matchup History

These two teams have split the two regular season meetings, after ending up with a 4-3 win for Montreal in Philadelphia on October 27th, 2024, before Philadelphia got their revenge with a 6-4 win over the Canadiens in Philly on March 27th, 2025. The win for the Flyers snapped Montreal’s three-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.

Philadelphia Flyers Recap

The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game looking to build on their 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators last time out to improve to 31-38-9 on the year. After this game, Philadelphia will head on the road for a game against the New York Rangers.

Flyers Win Third Game In A Row

Travis Konecny leads the Flyers with 73 points coming on 24 goals and 49 assists while Matvei Michkov has 58 points with 24 goals and 34 assists. Owen Tippett has added 39 points with 19 goals and 20 assists and Bobby Brink’s added 36 points with 11 goals and 25 assists as well on the year. Sean Couturier has 40 points with 14 goals and 26 assists and Tyson Foerster has 35 points with 18 goals and 17 assists. Noah Cates has also chipped in 32 points with 15 goals and 17 assists so far this year. Samuel Ersson has gone 21-15-5 in goal for the Flyers this season with a 3.15 GAA and an .880 save percentage while Ivan Fedotov is 6-13-3 with a 3.12 GAA and an .881 save percentage. Aleksei Kolosov is also 4-8-1 with a 3.45 GAA and an .870 save percentage so far this season.

Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win

• The underdogs have won each of the last four games between the Flyers and Canadiens.
• The Canadiens have lost five of their last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the last 13 games between the Flyers and Canadiens.
• The Canadiens have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games as favorites.

Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts

• Travis Konecny has scored a goal in four of his last five appearances with the Flyers as road underdogs against the Canadiens.
• Travis Konecny has recorded at least one point in each of his last six appearances with the Flyers as underdogs against the Canadiens.
• Ryan Ellis has recorded an assist in five of his last six appearances with his team as an underdog.
• Matvei Michkov ranks 1st amongst rookies for shootout goals (3) this season.

Montreal Canadiens Recap

The Montreal Canadiens come into this game looking to add on to their 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins last time out to improve to 36-30-9 on the year. After this game, the Canadiens will head on the road for a game against the Nashville Predators.

Canadiens Win Third Game In A Row

Nick Suzuki has a team-high 81 points with 26 goals and a team-high 55 assists while Cole Caufield has 65 points with a team-high 35 goals. Mike Matheson has 23 assists while Juraj Slafkovsky has 48 points with 31 assists and Lane Hutson has 57 assists as well on the year. Brendan Gallagher has 35 points with 19 goals while Jake Evans has 33 points with 12 goals and 21 assists. In goal for Montreal, Sam Montembeault has gone 28-23-6 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 6-4-2 with a 3.02 GAA and an .897 save percentage as well on the year.

Why the Montreal Canadiens will win

• The home team has won each of the Flyers’ last eight games.
• The Flyers have lost each of their last seven road games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Canadiens have covered the puck line in each of their last 10 games against the Flyers following a win.
• The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six road games following a home win.

Montreal Canadiens Player Prop Facts

• Cole Caufield has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Canadiens’ last eight home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Cole Caufield has scored a goal in each of the Canadiens’ last five games as favorites.
• Cole Caufield has recorded at least one point in each of his last 10 appearances with the Canadiens as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Lane Hutson ranks 1st amongst rookies for average time on ice (22:40) this season.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Canadiens’ last five games against opponents on a winning streak have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of the Flyers’ last four road games against opponents on a winning streak have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens Prediction

I’m on Montreal here. The Canadiens right now are the only team with realistic playoff aspirations in my opinion right now despite Philly winning three straight. I think the Flyers give it a good effort here considering they have to win out to have the slimmest of playoff hopes remaining, but it’s far too little too late and the Flyers are just not a good enough defensive unit to go on the road here and get the job done. I’ll roll with Montreal at home where they’ve been their absolute best this season.