Two teams at different ends of the Eastern Conference standings will meet when the Florida Panthers (39-16-4, second place) host the Montreal Canadiens (23-28-8, 14th) on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET. The Canadiens are big underdogs away from home, at +265, and the Panthers are -339.
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Panthers vs. Canadiens Betting Odds
- Moneyline: FLA: (-339) | MON: (+265)
- Puck line: FLA: -1.5 (-131) | MON: +1.5 (107)
- Total: 6.5 — Over: (+102) | Under: (-125)
Injury Report as of February 29
Panthers: Carter Verhaeghe: Face (Questionable), Jonah Gadjovich: Undisclosed (Out)
Canadiens: Jayden Struble: Lower Body (Questionable), Chris Wideman: Back (Out), Kirby Dach: Knee (Out), Raphael Harvey-Pinard: Lower Body (Out), Christian Dvorak: Pectoral (Out), Carey Price: Knee (Out)
Panthers vs. Canadiens Predictions & Computer Picks
| Moneyline Pick | Panthers |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Under (6.5) |
| Spread Pick | Panthers (-1.5) |
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Panthers vs. Canadiens Team Stats
| Panthers Avg. (Rank) | Canadiens Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.27 (12th) | Goals Scored | 2.76 (28th) |
| 2.39 (2nd) | Goals Allowed | 3.51 (27th) |
| 34.2 (1st) | Shots | 28.2 (26th) |
| 27.7 (2nd) | Shots Allowed | 33.3 (29th) |
Panthers Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Reinhart | 59 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 157 | 22 | +17 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 58 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 207 | 5 | +14 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 59 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 194 | 8 | +19 |
| Aleksander Barkov Jr. | 53 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 147 | 2 | +21 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 59 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 133 | 2 | +19 |
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Canadiens Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Suzuki | 59 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 140 | 9 | -13 |
| Cole Caulfield | 59 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 221 | 8 | -2 |
| Michael Matheson | 59 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 146 | 5 | -21 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 59 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 95 | 5 | -14 |
| Jake Evans | 59 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 60 | 0 | -4 |
Betting Trends
- The Panthers have been a moneyline favorite 48 times this season, and have finished 34-14 in those games.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Panthers’ implied win probability is 77.2%.
- This season the Canadiens have been an underdog 54 times, and won 19, or 35.2%, of those games.
- The Canadiens have a 27.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- In 20 games this season, Florida and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.
- Montreal has played 30 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.
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