Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Picks & Odds | 08 Apr 2025

Canadiens to Get the Better of Red Wings

Our betting prediction is that there will be home-ice advantage when the Canadiens face the Red Wings. You can currently get -130 about this happening which look like great odds.

Red Wings Beat Canadiens in Pair’s Last Meeting

Detroit Red Wings beat Florida Panthers in their previous game, making it back-to-back victories. It was a 2-1 home win at Little Caesars Arena. Alex DeBrincat and J.T. Compher scored one goal each. Goalie Cam Talbot had an awesome game, keeping out 32 shots (.970).

Montreal Canadiens got a fifth straight win in their last game. It was a 2-1 road triumph at Bridgestone Arena when meeting Nashville Predators. Cole Caufield and Patrik Laine each scored one goal. Goalie Jakub Dobes had a great game and ended up with 36 saves (.973).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last head-to-head saw the Red Wings claim a 4-2 win over the Habs at Little Caesars Arena. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Red Wings have won six.

Starting Goalies

Cam Talbot (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	4-1-0	3	.898	0
23/24	27-20-4	2.5	.913	3

Sam Montembeault (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	2-3-0	3.9	.842	0
23/24	16-15-9	3.14	.903	0

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.7 goals from 24.1 shots on goal, with a 18.2% powerplay efficiency. The Red Wings have been giving up 2.7 goals from 28.3 shots, averaging 2.5 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 76.0%.

Patrick Kane is the top points scorer with 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists, with Alex DeBrincat racking up 7 points, 4 goals and 3 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Cam Talbot have a 2.32 goal against average with a .928 save percentage.

The Habs have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.9 goals from 25.9 shots on goal, with a 7.7% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.2 goals from 28.5 shots, averaging 4.3 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.4%.

The top points scorer is Nick Suzuki with 14 points, 6 goals and 8 assists, while Lane Hutson is next best after having 11 points, 1 goal and 10 assists. Goalie Sam Montembeault have a 2.77 GAA with a .896 SV%.

Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

We can’t resist going for Montreal Canadiens on the Moneyline, with our pick made with confidence and there is -130 available that the home team win this NHL encounter.

The form is always taken into consideration and it’s great to combine this with team news as it becomes available. In order to provide an expert NHL verdict, the latest player and goalie stats are analysed so that we have the best information.

Key Red Wings vs Canadiens stats:

• Canadiens have won 5 of their last 5 games.
• Canadiens have won 8 of their last 10 games at home.
• Canadiens have won 5 consecutive games.
• Red Wings have lost 8 of their last 10 games on the road.
• Red Wings have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
• Red Wings have lost their last 2 games on the road.

Canadiens Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks imply that our pick has a 56.5% prospect of winning. However, our analysts have this number between 60-65% based on their in-depth research. This hockey bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

If you can correctly predict that Montreal will win along with the number of goals, then you are able to combine the two picks by going down the Match Winner & Total Goals route.

Best Bet

Canadiens Moneyline @ -130 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Nick Suzuki To Score +155

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens) has scored at least one goal in 3 straight home games. Based on the stats, we are happy to back the +155 when it comes to him finding the net on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Latest Nick Suzuki Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+155

First

+900

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

+145

Under 2.5

-192

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Correct Score Prediction

Red Wings 2 - 5 Canadiens

The Canadiens are available at +1600 when it comes to them winning 5-2. We like a correct score play and the chance to bag a nice return if our prediction is right.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Red Wings

Canadiens

1-0

Red Wings

+5000

Canadiens

+4500

2-0

Red Wings

+4500

Canadiens

+4000

2-1

Red Wings

+1400

Canadiens

+1300

3-0

Red Wings

+3300

Canadiens

+2800

3-1

Red Wings

+1900

Canadiens

+1700

3-2

Red Wings

+850

Canadiens

+800

4-0

Red Wings

+4500

Canadiens

+3500

4-1

Red Wings

+1700

Canadiens

+1400

4-2

Red Wings

+1700

Canadiens

+1500

4-3

Red Wings

+1100

Canadiens

+1000

5-0

Red Wings

+8000

Canadiens

+6000

5-1

Red Wings

+3000

Canadiens

+2200

5-2

Red Wings

+2000

Canadiens

+1600

5-3

Red Wings

+2500

Canadiens

+2200

5-4

Red Wings

+2200

Canadiens

+2000

6-0

Red Wings

+13000

Canadiens

+9000

6-1

Red Wings

+7500

Canadiens

+5000

6-2

Red Wings

+4000

Canadiens

+3000

6-3

Red Wings

+3500

Canadiens

+2900

6-4

Red Wings

+5500

Canadiens

+5000

6-5

Red Wings

+5500

Canadiens

+5500

7-0

Red Wings

+5500

Canadiens

+14000

7-1

Red Wings

+12500

Canadiens

+9000

7-2

Red Wings

+10000

Canadiens

+7500

7-3

Red Wings

+7500

Canadiens

+5500

7-4

Red Wings

+8000

Canadiens

+6600

7-5

Red Wings

+12000

Canadiens

+11000

7-6

Red Wings

+13000

Canadiens

+12500

8-1

Red Wings

+13000

Canadiens

+14000

8-2

Red Wings

+13000

Canadiens

+12500

8-3

Red Wings

+13000

Canadiens

+13000

8-4

Red Wings

+14000

Canadiens

+12000

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Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Make Canadiens Likelier Winners

Montreal Canadiens have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 58% probability due to their -137 Moneyline betting odds. Detroit Red Wings are the underdogs at +114 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

There is a puck line of 1.5 and total goals has a line of 5.5. NHL fans love the chance to get an alternative angle by going for a Totals wager. The Over 5.5 selection is available to back at -128.

There’s a chance to back the Habs at -105 to reach the 3-goal total before their opponents. Should you want to go against the favorites, the Red Wings are available at +200.

The good news is that you can access a huge selection of game lines and team props for most National Hockey League encounters. The betting sites have a massive range of pre-game and in-game wagering options.

Moneyline

Red Wings

+114

Canadiens

-137

3-Way Moneyline

Red Wings

+175

Tie

+320

Canadiens

+120

Puck Line

Red Wings +1.5

-222

Canadiens -1.5

+176

Total Goals

Under 5.5

+104

Over 5.5

-128

Cole Caufield Favorite to Score the First Goal

The Anytime Goalscorer betting indicates that Cole Caufield has odds of +125. He is available at +750 to find the net first which makes him favorite.

Player Goals

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

First

+125

Anytime

+750

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

First

+155

Anytime

+900

Dylan Larkin (Red Wings)

First

+160

Anytime

+900

Alex DeBrincat (Red Wings)

First

+175

Anytime

+950

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

First

+195

Anytime

+1050

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

First

+195

Anytime

+1050

Lucas Raymond (Red Wings)

First

+210

Anytime

+1100

Patrick Kane (Red Wings)

First

+245

Anytime

+1300

Brendan Gallagher (Canadiens)

First

+290

Anytime

+1500

Marco Kasper (Red Wings)

First

+325

Anytime

+1600

Oliver Kapanen (Canadiens)

First

+335

Anytime

+1600

Alex Newhook (Canadiens)

First

+360

Anytime

+1700

Vladimir Tarasenko (Red Wings)

First

+375

Anytime

+1800

Joshua Roy (Canadiens)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Rafael Harvey-Pinard (Canadiens)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Jonatan Berggren (Red Wings)

First

+400

Anytime

+1900

JT Compher (Red Wings)

First

+400

Anytime

+1900

Elmer Söderblom (Red Wings)

First

+400

Anytime

+1900

Joel Armia (Canadiens)

First

+430

Anytime

+2000

Josh Anderson (Canadiens)

First

+430

Anytime

+2000

Michael Rasmussen (Red Wings)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Michael Pezzetta (Canadiens)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Emil Heineman (Canadiens)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Jake Evans (Canadiens)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Christian Dvorak (Canadiens)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Owen Beck (Canadiens)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

-156

Under 2.5

+120

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

+145

Under 2.5

-192

Dylan Larkin (Red Wings)

Over 2.5

-114

Under 2.5

-114

Alex DeBrincat (Red Wings)

Over 2.5

-130

Under 2.5

-100

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Lucas Raymond (Red Wings)

Over 2.5

+145

Under 2.5

-192

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-135

Under 1.5

+104

Vladimir Tarasenko (Red Wings)

Over 1.5

-118

Under 1.5

-110

Micro Betting

Among the various options for wagering on the NHL, you will find that micro betting is provided. It focuses on short-term in-game outcomes such as whether a goal will be scored within the next 10 minutes.

Last 5 & H2H

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Detroit Red Wings Stats

Montreal Canadiens Stats

Moneyline

• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
• 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
• 8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

• +1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 games
• +1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

• -1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 games
• -1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 5.40 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 5.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
• Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.70 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.30 pts and allowed 3.60 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.30 goals in the previous 10 home games
• Over 5.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
• Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.90 goals and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.80 goals and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.6
• Shots: 24.1
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 2.5
• Empty Net Goals: 0.2
• Penalty Minutes: 7.5
• Blocks: 12.8
• Faceoff Wins : 24.6
• Hits: 24.2
• Giveaways: 14.8
• Takeaways: 4.5

Last 10 Games on the Road

• Goals Powerplay: 0.5
• Shots: 26.9
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 2.6
• Empty Net Goals: 0.1
• Penalty Minutes: 6.3
• Blocks: 15.2
• Faceoff Wins : 24.4
• Hits: 25.1
• Giveaways: 16.2
• Takeaways: 3.5

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.3
• Shots: 25.9
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
• Penalties: 4.3
• Empty Net Goals: 0.2
• Penalty Minutes: 11.3
• Blocks: 13.8
• Faceoff Wins : 29.9
• Hits: 23.6
• Giveaways: 14
• Takeaways: 4.7

Last 10 Home Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.7
• Shots: 26.2
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
• Penalties: 3.1
• Empty Net Goals: 0.3
• Penalty Minutes: 7.3
• Blocks: 15.1
• Faceoff Wins : 29.5
• Hits: 27.7
• Giveaways: 16.4
• Takeaways: 5.5

Team News

Detroit Red Wings Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
23	Lucas Raymond	76	19.04	26	49	75	-12
93	Alex DeBrincat	76	17.83	35	30	65	-15
71	Dylan Larkin	76	20.16	28	36	64	-12

88	Patrick Kane	66	17.9	20	34	54	-14
53	Moritz Seider	76	25.13	7	33	40	-8
92	Marco Kasper	71	15.31	16	16	32	-3
37	J.T. Compher	70	16.75	10	21	31	-4
11	Vladimir Tarasenko	74	14.81	10	21	31	-13
77	Simon Edvinsson	72	20.98	7	22	29	10
18	Andrew Copp	56	14.7	10	13	23	4
48	Jonatan Berggren	69	12.84	10	10	20	-9
27	Michael Rasmussen	71	13.38	11	8	19	-12
	Craig Smith	53	11.41	9	9	18	-9
56	Erik Gustafsson	60	16.32	2	16	18	-19
8	Ben Chiarot	75	21.33	4	8	12	-11
85	Elmer Soederblom	25	13.33	4	7	11	3
20	Albert Johansson	55	16.24	2	6	8	-8
14	Tyler Motte	49	11.24	3	5	8	-12
46	Jeff Petry	40	19	1	6	7	-2
3	Justin Holl	68	14.72	1	4	5	-8
	Austin Watson	8	6.16	2	0	2	0
56	Dominik Shine	9	8.64	0	1	1	-1
84	William Lagesson	4	13.95	0	0	0	-2
43	Carter Mazur	1	1.2	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Jack Campbell	-	-	-
34	Petr Mrazek	38	3.35	0.891
33	Sebastian Cossa	1	2.67	0.857
34	Alex Lyon	28	2.84	0.896
39	Cam Talbot	43	2.85	0.905

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Montreal Canadiens Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
14	Nick Suzuki	77	19.93	27	57	84	17
13	Cole Caufield	77	18.08	36	30	66	9
48	Lane Hutson	77	22.65	6	58	64	-2

20	Juraj Slafkovsky	74	17.33	17	31	48	2
11	Brendan Gallagher	77	13.85	20	16	36	-7
71	Jake Evans	77	15.5	12	22	34	0
92	Patrik Laine	47	14.48	20	13	33	-12
28	Christian Dvorak	77	15.11	11	20	31	-6
8	Mike Matheson	75	25.03	6	23	29	-5
40	Joel Armia	76	14.41	11	15	26	-5
15	Alex Newhook	77	15.14	14	11	25	-20
17	Josh Anderson	76	14.24	14	11	25	-2
45	Alexandre Carrier	74	20.56	3	20	23	-10
77	Kirby Dach	57	15.67	10	12	22	-29
51	Emil Heineman	61	11.38	10	8	18	-6
21	Kaiden Guhle	50	21.14	4	12	16	6
58	David Savard	70	16.9	1	14	15	-10
47	Jayden Struble	51	15.24	2	10	12	-2
72	Arber Xhekaj	70	14.62	1	5	6	-13
24	Logan Mailloux	7	16.2	2	2	4	-5
89	Joshua Roy	12	11.02	2	0	2	-6
91	Oliver Kapanen	14	11.11	0	2	2	-3
82	Lucas Condotta	7	8.2	1	0	1	-2
62	Owen Beck	12	9.98	0	1	1	-2
55	Michael Pezzetta	22	5.93	0	0	0	-3
27	Alex Barre-Boulet	2	10.15	0	0	0	-2
49	Rafael Harvey-Pinard	1	8.9	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
35	Sam Montembeault	58	2.83	0.9
30	Cayden Primeau	11	4.7	0.836
75	Jakub Dobes	15	2.87	0.904

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Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups