Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers Prediction 4/7/26 NHL Picks Today

Florida Panthers Recap

The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 5-2 loss at the hands of Pittsburgh last time out to sit at 37-37-3 this season. After this game, the Panthers will head on the road for a game against the Ottawa Senators.

Panthers Lose 5 Of Last 7

Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers in scoring with 61 points coming on 29 goals and 32 assists while Brad Marchand has 54 points with 27 goals and 27 assists as well on the year. Anton Lundell has 44 points with 18 goals and 26 assists while Seth Jones has 31 points with 7 goals and 24 assists and Sam Bennett has 58 points with 26 goals and 32 assists. Carter Verhaeghe has 54 points with 24 goals and 30 assists and Evan Rodrigues has 31 points with 11 goals and 20 assists. Mackie Samoskevich has 27 points with 10 goals and 17 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky’s gone 27-22-1 with a 3.05 GAA and an .878 save percentage while Daniil Tarasov has gone 10-15-2 with a 3.22 GAA and an .892 save percentage so far this season.

Montreal Canadiens Recap

The Montreal Canadiens come into this game looking to bounce back from a 3-0 loss at the hands of the New Jersey Devils last time out to sit at 45-22-10 this season. After this game, the Canadiens will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at home.

Canadiens Have 8-Game Win Streak Snapped

Nick Suzuki leads Montreal with 95 points including 27 goals and 68 assists while Cole Caufield has 85 points with a team-high 49 goals and 36 assists. Lane Hutson has 74 points with a team-high 62 assists while Ivan Demidov has 60 points with 17 goals and 43 assists. Noah Dobson has 46 points with 34 assists and Mike Matheson has 37 points with 7 goals and 30 assists. Oliver Kapanen has 37 points with 22 goals and 15 assists while Zack Bolduc has 28 points with 11 goals and 17 assists. Juraj Slafkovsky also has 67 points with 29 goals and 38 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 27-8-4 with a 2.73 GAA and a .904 save percentage. Jacob Fowler is also 8-6-2 with a 2.52 GAA and an .904 save percentage for the Habs this season.

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Why the Montreal Canadiens will win

• The home team has won each of the Panthers’ last six games.
• The Panthers have lost eight of their last nine road games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Canadiens have covered the puck line in each of their last eight games against the Panthers.
• The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine road games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Canadiens have won the third period in each of their last six games against the Panthers when leading after the second period.

Why the Florida Panthers will win

• The underdogs have won each of the last seven games between the Panthers and Canadiens.
• The Canadiens have lost four of their last six games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Panthers have covered the puck line in 19 of their last 21 games as road underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Canadiens have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Canadiens have lost the third period in each of their last seven home games against Eastern Conference opponents when trailing after the second period.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Canadiens’ last six games against Atlantic Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the last five games between two teams from the Atlantic Division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the Panthers’ last six Tuesday games as underdogs have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in 17 of the Panthers’ last 18 road games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in nine of the Canadiens’ last 10 home games against Atlantic Division opponents.

Montreal Canadiens Player Prop Facts

• Juraj Slafkovsky has scored the first goal in three of the Canadiens’ last four games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• Lane Hutson has recorded at least one assist in each of the Canadiens’ last five games against the Panthers.
• Patrik Laine has scored at least one goal in each of his last four appearances with his team as a favorite against the Panthers.
• Cole Caufield ranks 1st in the league for Game Winning Goals (12) this season.

Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts

• Mackie Samoskevich has scored a goal in four of the Panthers’ last five games.
• Brad Marchand has recorded at least one assist in five of his last six road appearances against the Canadiens.
• Vinnie Hinostroza has recorded at least four shots in each of his last zero appearances – [longest/equal-longest] active streak in the league.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Montreal Canadiens rank 5th in the league for goals per game this season (3.45).
• The Montreal Canadiens rank 8th in the league in power play percentage this season (23.87%).
• The Florida Panthers rank 28th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.39).
• The Florida Panthers rank 32nd in the league for Period 2 goals scored per game this season (0.82).

Florida Panthers vs. Montreal Canadiens Prediction

I’m on Montreal here. I just think the Habs are the better team by a fair margin with the only team with something to play for being Montreal as well. Florida just looks like they’re playing out the string at this point, I think this is a smash spot for Montreal at home, so give me the Canadiens here.