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The Anaheim Ducks and the Montreal Canadiens meet Sunday 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 an Anaheim Ducks vs. Montreal Canadiens prediction.

Anaheim Ducks Recap

The Anaheim Ducks come into this game looking to shake off a 2-0 loss at the hands of Ottawa last time out to sit at 36-27-3 this season. After this game, Anaheim will head home for a game against Philadelphia.

Ducks Drop Back-To-Back Games

Cutter Gauthier leads the Ducks in scoring with 58 points coming on a team-high 33 goals and 25 assists while Leo Carlsson has 52 points with 21 goals and 31 assists. Troy Terry has 45 points with 13 goals and 32 assists while Chris Kreider’s added 40 points with 21 goals and 19 assists. Beckett Sennecke has 51 points with 20 goals and 31 assists while Mason McTavish has 32 points with 13 goals and 19 assists. Jackson Lacombe has 46 points with 8 goals and 38 assists and Jacob Trouba has 32 points with 10 goals and 22 assists on the year. Lukas Dostal has gone 26-15-2 with a 3.06 GAA and an .891 save percentage in goal for Anaheim while Petr Mrazek has gone 3-5 with a 4.07 GAA and an .858 save percentage this season. Ville Husso is also 7-7-1 with a 3.08 GAA and an .898 save percentage in goal for Anaheim.

Montreal Canadiens Recap

The Montreal Canadiens come into this game looking to shake off a 4-2 loss at the hands of San Jose last time out to sit at 36-19-10 this season. After this game, Montreal will head home for a game against Boston.

Canadiens Have Three-Game Win Streak Snapped

Nick Suzuki leads Montreal with 76 points including 22 goals and 54 assists while Cole Caufield has 65 points with a team-high 38 goals and 27 assists. Lane Hutson has 66 points with a team-high 55 assists while Ivan Demidov has 52 points with 14 goals and 38 assists. Noah Dobson has 44 points with 32 assists and Mike Matheson has 33 points with 6 goals and 27 assists. Oliver Kapanen has 33 points with 20 goals and 13 assists while Zack Bolduc has 26 points with 10 goals and 16 assists. Sam Montembault has gone 10-8-4 with a 3.43 GAA and an .872 save percentage in goal for the Canadiens while Jakub Dobes is 21-7-4 with a 2.97 GAA and an .891 save percentage. Jacob Fowler is also 5-4-2 with a 2.56 GAA and an .906 save percentage for the Habs this season.

Anaheim Ducks @ Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends: March 15, 2026

Why the Montreal Canadiens will win

• The Ducks have lost eight of their last nine road games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Canadiens have won seven of their last eight games against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Canadiens have covered the puck line in each of their last eight games against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Ducks have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games following a road loss.
• The Canadiens have won the third period in each of their last seven night games against opponents on a losing streak.

Why the Anaheim Ducks will win

• The underdogs have won five of the Canadiens’ last six games.
• The Canadiens have lost four of their last five games as favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Canadiens have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 12 games as favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in 17 of the Canadiens’ last 19 games.
• The underdogs have won the second period in each of the Canadiens’ last six games.

Total Goals Facts

• Seven of the Canadiens’ last eight home games against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Seven of the Ducks’ last eight night games against Atlantic Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Canadiens’ last six night games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in nine of the Ducks’ last 10 games following a road loss.

Montreal Canadiens Player Prop Facts

• Cole Caufield has scored at least one goal in five of the Canadiens’ last six games as home favorites.
• Nick Suzuki has recorded at least one assist in nine of the Canadiens’ last 10 games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.

Anaheim Ducks Player Prop Facts

• Jackson LaCombe has recorded an assist in seven of the Ducks’ last eight games against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• Mikael Granlund has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances after playing the previous day.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Montreal Canadiens rank 2nd in the league for goals per game this season (3.51).
• The Montreal Canadiens rank 6th in the league in power play percentage this season (24.73%).
• The Anaheim Ducks rank 31st in the league for goals against per game this season (3.48).
• The Anaheim Ducks rank 25th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (77.21%).

Anaheim Ducks vs. Montreal Canadiens Prediction

I’m on Montreal here. I just don’t love this matchup for Anahei being on the road and Montreal has been a really solid home ice environment for the Canadiens so far this season. Should be an entertaining matchup, but the Ducks have had no luck on the road as of late and I think the Habs get it done at home here. Give me the Canadiens.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Minnesota -245