Florida Panthers vs. Montreal Canadiens odds, tips and betting trends
The Florida Panthers (13-7-2, third in the Eastern Conference) visit the Montreal Canadiens (10-10-2, 12th) in conference action on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET.
Florida fell short in a shootout on the road its last time out on November 28 against the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1, losing the shootout 2-1 to finish off the defeat.
Montreal won its most recent game 4-2 on the road over the Columbus Blue Jackets on November 29.
Get ready for this matchup with what you need to know about Thursday’s hockey action.
- Favorite: Panthers (-223)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+178)
- Over/under: 6.5
- Florida has won 10 of its 13 games as a favorite this season.
- In four games with moneyline odds shorter than -223, the Panthers have won every time.
- The moneyline odds say Florida has a 69.0% chance of winning this game.
- Florida’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 10 of 22 times.
- In their past 10 matchups, the Panthers have gone 6-3-1 to earn 75.0% of the possible points.
- They are scoring at a 2.9 goals-per-game average (29 total) during that stretch.
- Defensively, the Panthers have given up 20 goals (two per game) in those 10 outings.
- This season the Canadiens have seven wins in the 19 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Montreal has been an underdog with +178 odds or longer five times this season, and lost each of those games.
- The moneyline for this matchup implies a 36.0% chance for the Canadiens to win.
- So far this season, 50.0% of Montreal’s games (11/22) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
- Over the last 10 contests, the Canadiens have gone 5-5-0 (75.0% of possible points).
- They have averaged 2.6 goals per game (26 total) during that stretch.
- Over on the defensive end, the Canadiens have allowed 3.1 goals per game (31 total) in those 10 outings.
- Game Day: Thursday, November 30, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
