Montreal Canadiens vs Calgary Flames Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 08 Mar 2025

High-Scoring Game is On the Cards

We’re not going to pass up the chance to take -123 that there are Over 5.5 goals scored. The Canadiens and the Flames should deliver on that front.

Flames Overtime Win in Previous H2H

Montreal Canadiens were beaten in their previous game and this was on the road at Rogers Place. Edmonton Oilers claimed a 3-2 (OT) win. Cole Caufield and Joel Armia each scored one goal.

Calgary Flames suffered a defeat in their last game. A 3-2 (OT) scoreline occurred on the road at American Airlines Center against Dallas Stars. Joel Farabee and Mikael Backlund each scored one goal.

The scoreline was 3-2 in favor of the Flames when they last played the Habs, with the encounter taking place at Bell Centre. It’s been three victories on the bounce for the Flames when playing the Habs. On the head-to-head front, they have won 5 of the past 10.

Starting Goalies

Jakub Dobes (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	6-3-2	2.75	.905	1

Dustin Wolf (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	24-14-5	2.64	.911	3
23/24	7-7-1	3.16	.893	0

6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.3 goals from 26.2 shots on goal, with a 23.1% powerplay efficiency. The Habs have been giving up 3.1 goals from 27.6 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 84.4%.

Nick Suzuki is the top points scorer with 14 points, 4 goals and 10 assists, with Lane Hutson racking up 10 points, 1 goal and 9 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Sam Montembeault have a 2.45 goal against average with a .907 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Flames have 3 wins, 4 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 2.2 goals from 27.4 shots on goal, with a 13.3% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.0 goals from 30.1 shots, averaging 4.3 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 86.1%.

The top points scorer is Nazem Kadri with 10 points, 4 goals and 6 assists, while Jonathan Huberdeau is next in line after registering 9 points, 2 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Dustin Wolf have a 2.99 GAA with a .897 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

A great deal of research goes into our NHL predictions. We start by studying the latest form and getting a handle on injuries. The key player and goalie stats can then be used as the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Key Canadiens vs Flames stats:

• The 5.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Canadiens games on the road.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Canadiens games.

Montreal Canadiens vs Calgary Flames Prediction

An NHL encounter involving the total going Over could well be on the cards and you can get an appealing -123 that this happens. We’re expecting the net to be found several times.

It’s possible to increase the odds on your Over bet by combining it with other picks. A Bet Builder gives you the flexibility to make a number of other selections for the same game.

Over 5.5 Probability

The sportsbooks are estimating that there is a 55.2% likelihood of this pick winning. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 60-65%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this hockey bet.

Our Pick

Over 5.5 Goals @ -123 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Juraj Slafkovsky Over 1.5 Shots -111

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens) has covered the 1.5 shots on goal total in 6 straight games. We think this could be a telling statistic and we’ll back him to cover the line which is available at odds of -111.

Latest Juraj Slafkovsky Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+290

First

+1500

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-111

Under 1.5

-116

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Correct Score Prediction

Canadiens 5 - 3 Flames

We’ve found an attractive bet at odds of +2800 and it involves the Canadiens winning 5-3. We like a wager on correct score as there’s the chance to bank a bigger return.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Canadiens

Flames

1-0

Canadiens

+4500

Flames

+4500

2-0

Canadiens

+4500

Flames

+4000

2-1

Canadiens

+1300

Flames

+1300

3-0

Canadiens

+3400

Flames

+2800

3-1

Canadiens

+1900

Flames

+1600

3-2

Canadiens

+850

Flames

+800

4-0

Canadiens

+4500

Flames

+3400

4-1

Canadiens

+1800

Flames

+1400

4-2

Canadiens

+1700

Flames

+1400

4-3

Canadiens

+1100

Flames

+1000

5-0

Canadiens

+8000

Flames

+6000

5-1

Canadiens

+3000

Flames

+2200

5-2

Canadiens

+2000

Flames

+1600

5-3

Canadiens

+2800

Flames

+2200

5-4

Canadiens

+2200

Flames

+2200

6-0

Canadiens

+12500

Flames

+9000

6-1

Canadiens

+7500

Flames

+5000

6-2

Canadiens

+4000

Flames

+2900

6-3

Canadiens

+4000

Flames

+3000

6-4

Canadiens

+6000

Flames

+5000

6-5

Canadiens

+5500

Flames

+5500

7-0

Canadiens

+5500

Flames

+13000

7-1

Canadiens

+12500

Flames

+8000

7-2

Canadiens

+10000

Flames

+7000

7-3

Canadiens

+7500

Flames

+5500

7-4

Canadiens

+8000

Flames

+7000

7-5

Canadiens

+12500

Flames

+11000

7-6

Canadiens

+13000

Flames

+12500

8-1

Canadiens

+13000

Flames

+14000

8-2

Canadiens

+13000

Flames

+12000

8-3

Canadiens

+13000

Flames

+13000

8-4

Canadiens

+13000

Flames

+12000

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Montreal Canadiens vs Calgary Flames 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.

Latest Odds Suggest Flames Win

Sportsbooks’ favorites Calgary Flames are regarded as likeliest victors for this game and the -141 about them triumphing means a 58% chance based on their current Moneyline betting odds. Montreal Canadiens are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +116.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 5.5. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. The Over 5.5 selection is available to back at -122.

Those wanting to back the Flames to win the Race to 3 Goals betting can get odds of +105 that the favorites oblige. If you want to back the Habs, then odds of +165 can be found.

The good news is that you can access a wide range of team props and game lines for every National Hockey League encounter. The betting sites offer a great selection of pre-game and in-game wagering options.

Moneyline

Canadiens

+116

Flames

-141

3-Way Moneyline

Canadiens

+180

Tie

+335

Flames

+116

Puck Line

Canadiens +1.5

-222

Flames -1.5

+176

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-100

Over 5.5

-122

Cole Caufield Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

Cole Caufield is the market leader at +1000 to be the First Goalscorer. Should you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Player Goals

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

First

+180

Anytime

+1000

Nazem Kadri (Flames)

First

+185

Anytime

+1000

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

First

+215

Anytime

+1150

Matthew Coronato (Flames)

First

+230

Anytime

+1200

Jonathan Huberdeau (Flames)

First

+230

Anytime

+1200

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

First

+235

Anytime

+1200

Yegor Sharangovich (Flames)

First

+255

Anytime

+1300

Blake Coleman (Flames)

First

+275

Anytime

+1400

Connor Zary (Flames)

First

+275

Anytime

+1400

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

First

+290

Anytime

+1500

Mikael Backlund (Flames)

First

+310

Anytime

+1500

Morgan Frost (Flames)

First

+310

Anytime

+1500

Brendan Gallagher (Canadiens)

First

+330

Anytime

+1600

Martin Pospíšil (Flames)

First

+335

Anytime

+1600

Joel Farabee (Flames)

First

+335

Anytime

+1600

MacKenzie Weegar (Flames)

First

+390

Anytime

+1800

Owen Beck (Canadiens)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Alex Newhook (Canadiens)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Rafael Harvey-Pinard (Canadiens)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Josh Anderson (Canadiens)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Joel Armia (Canadiens)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Jake Evans (Canadiens)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Michael Pezzetta (Canadiens)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Nazem Kadri (Flames)

Over 3.5

+135

Under 3.5

-175

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

-156

Under 2.5

+120

Blake Coleman (Flames)

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-185

Mikael Backlund (Flames)

Over 2.5

+145

Under 2.5

-192

MacKenzie Weegar (Flames)

Over 2.5

+125

Under 2.5

-164

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

+140

Jonathan Huberdeau (Flames)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-100

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-175

Under 1.5

+135

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-111

Under 1.5

-116

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NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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