Montreal Canadiens vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, Picks & Odds | 17 Nov 2025

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 3 months ago | Last Updated: Nov 17, 13:37 | 6 min read

Montreal Canadiens

Ice Hockey NHL Nationwide Arena Mon 17 Nov 19:30

Columbus Blue Jackets

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NHL Betting Preview: Canadiens vs Blue Jackets

The Montreal Canadiens square off against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:30 on Monday, November 17.

We’re Confident Canadiens Can Seal the Win

There are many reasons to support the prediction that the Canadiens will get the better of the Blue Jackets. Therefore, we’re heading to the Moneyline where you can get an attractive +104.

7 Triumphs for Canadiens in Previous 10 H2H Clashes

Montreal Canadiens have suffered three straight defeats, recently being beaten at home by Boston Bruins 3-2 at Bell Centre. Cole Caufield and Jake Evans scored one goal apiece.

Columbus Blue Jackets lost when they last took to the ice. At Nationwide Arena, they were turned over 2-1 (SO) at home to New York Rangers. Dmitri Voronkov scored the only goal, with Jet Greaves recording 31 saves (.969).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Blue Jackets beat the Habs in their last head-to-head encounter. It was a 5-4 scoreline at Nationwide Arena. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Habs have won seven.

Starting Goalies

Jakub Dobes (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	19-6-4	3.1	.889	0

Jet Greaves (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	19-12-7	2.7	.909	2
23/24	3-6-0	3.49	.908	0

Montreal Canadiens – Last 10 Games

4 wins, 4 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.3 goals from 23.5 shots on goal, with a 16.7% powerplay efficiency. The Habs have been giving up 4.0 goals from 26.3 shots, averaging 5.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 84.9%.

Cole Caufield is the top points scorer with 11 points, 8 goals and 3 assists, with Nick Suzuki recording 10 points, 3 goals and 7 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Sam Montembeault have a 3.77 goal against average with a .858 save percentage.

Columbus Blue Jackets – Last 10 Games

The Blue Jackets have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 30.1 shots on goal, with a 12.1% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.1 goals from 31.0 shots, averaging 3.0 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 93.3%.

The top points scorer is Kirill Marchenko with 12 points, 3 goals and 9 assists, while Zach Werenski is next best after having 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Jet Greaves have a 2.80 GAA with a .905 SV%.

Montreal Canadiens vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction & Picks

We dive into the best Montreal Canadiens vs Columbus Blue Jackets betting angles, including an expert match prediction, correct score forecast, top player prop bets and a value-focused bet builder.

Game Prediction

The home team look opposable on the Moneyline, so we’re going to make Montreal Canadiens our pick for this NHL encounter. You can currently get +104 for this selection which looks great value.

We put solid research behind every hockey prediction, starting with recent form and a clear read on injuries. From there, key NHL stats and advanced metrics help complete the picture and support smarter betting decisions

Key Canadiens vs Blue Jackets stats:

Canadiens have won 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
Blue Jackets have lost 3 of their last 5 games.
Blue Jackets have lost 7 of their last 10 games against Canadiens.

Canadiens Moneyline Probability

The top betting apps are estimating that there is a 49% likelihood of this pick winning. Our analysts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 55-60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this hockey bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Sean Monahan Under 1.5 Shots -100

Sean Monahan (Blue Jackets) has had Under 1.5 shots on goal in 8 of the past 10 games. Using this stat, we can take betting odds of -100 that this Shots on Goal wager falls short of the line.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Canadiens

To Score Cole Caufield

Shots on Goal Sean Monahan Under 1.5

Get in the game with a same game parlay. Our picks are the Canadiens on the moneyline, Cole Caufield (Canadiens) to score and Sean Monahan (Blue Jackets) to have Over 1.5 shots.

A hockey same game parlay is a fantastic way of cheering on different selections within the same game. You can predict a number of outcomes and get bigger odds than a single bet. The odds can combine to great effect.

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Correct Score Prediction

Canadiens

4 - 2 Blue Jackets logo

Blue Jackets

We’ve got a correct score prediction which involves the Canadiens winning 4-2. Odds of +1700 look appealing and we should get a run for our money here.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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1-0

2-0

2-1

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Montreal Canadiens vs Columbus Blue Jackets Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Books Have Blue Jackets as Favorites

Columbus Blue Jackets are -133 favorites and that means a 57% chance of winning this game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. Montreal Canadiens are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +112.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 6.5 right now. Having a bet on Totals is one of the most popular hockey wagers. If you fancy Over 6.5, this outcome can be backed at -100.

There are hundreds of game lines and team props when it comes to wagering on the National Hockey League and we recommend visiting the top betting sites to find the wager that matches your view on the game.

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Puck Line

Total Goals

Player Props & Micro Betting

Player prop bets don’t involve betting on a team to win and instead might look at a player’s individual performance. For example, the number of Goals they might score or the number of Shots they might have.

Micro betting is something that’s really popular with bettors, with NHL fans essentially being able to bet in-game when it comes to team and player props. Sometimes these are lines where you can wager on Shots or Goals.

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Last 5 Games

Canadiens

NHL: 16/11 Bruins3 Canadiens 2
NHL: 14/11 Stars7 Canadiens 0
NHL: 12/11 Kings5 Canadiens 1
NHL: 09/11 Mammoth2 Canadiens 6
NHL: 07/11 Canadiens3 Devils 4

Blue Jackets

NHL: 16/11 Rangers2 Blue Jackets 1
NHL: 14/11 Oilers4 Blue Jackets 5
NHL: 12/11 Blue Jackets2 Kraken 1
NHL: 11/11 Blue Jackets4 Oilers 5
NHL: 09/11 Blue Jackets3 Canucks 4

Head to Head

Montreal vs Columbus

NHL: 24/12 2024 Canadiens 4 Blue Jackets 5
NHL: 28/11 2024 Canadiens 4 Blue Jackets 3
NHL: 17/11 2024 Blue Jackets 1 Canadiens 5
NHL: 13/03 2024 Blue Jackets 0 Canadiens 3
NHL: 30/11 2023 Canadiens 4 Blue Jackets 2
NHL: 27/10 2023 Blue Jackets 3 Canadiens 4
NHL: 26/03 2023 Blue Jackets 2 Canadiens 8
NHL: 24/11 2022 Canadiens 3 Blue Jackets 1
NHL: 18/11 2022 Canadiens 4 Blue Jackets 6
NHL: 14/04 2022 Canadiens 1 Blue Jackets 5

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Montreal Canadiens Stats

Columbus Blue Jackets Stats

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 1 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.40 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.30 goals and allowed 4.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.00 pts and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.30 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.10 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.10 goals and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.50 goals and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 23.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 5.3
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 13.2
Blocks: 13.5
Faceoff Wins : 26.7
Hits: 21.9
Giveaways: 13.8
Takeaways: 4.3

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 25
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 9.7
Blocks: 13.7
Faceoff Wins : 27.4
Hits: 21.6
Giveaways: 13.7
Takeaways: 4.3

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 30.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 8
Blocks: 16.5
Faceoff Wins : 30.2
Hits: 16.8
Giveaways: 16.5
Takeaways: 5.2

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.2
Shots: 28.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.2
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 9
Blocks: 14.9
Faceoff Wins : 29.4
Hits: 16.9
Giveaways: 16.5
Takeaways: 4.6

Team News

Montreal Canadiens Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
14	Nick Suzuki	18	20.39	4	17	21	10
13	Cole Caufield	18	18.41	13	6	19	8
48	Lane Hutson	18	22.88	1	13	14	-4

93	Ivan Demidov	18	14.3	4	9	13	2
15	Alex Newhook	17	14.6	6	6	12	7
53	Noah Dobson	18	22.42	1	10	11	4
91	Oliver Kapanen	18	12.63	6	4	10	0
20	Juraj Slafkovsky	18	17.81	6	3	9	4
8	Mike Matheson	18	24.71	3	6	9	9
77	Kirby Dach	15	14.03	5	2	7	-2
11	Brendan Gallagher	18	13.37	0	7	7	0
76	Zachary Bolduc	18	13.42	4	2	6	-4
45	Alexandre Carrier	18	18.69	1	5	6	-9
17	Josh Anderson	18	14.78	2	3	5	-10
71	Jake Evans	18	15.65	3	2	5	-11
47	Jayden Struble	14	15.24	0	4	4	-2
21	Kaiden Guhle	5	19.24	1	1	2	1
72	Arber Xhekaj	17	11.46	0	1	1	-3
92	Patrik Laine	5	12.76	0	1	1	-3
90	Joe Veleno	13	11.41	0	0	0	-7
62	Owen Beck	2	8.35	0	0	0	-1
89	Joshua Roy	1	8	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
75	Jakub Dobes	8	2.7	0.901
35	Sam Montembeault	12	3.59	0.858

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Kirill Marchenko	18	18.78	8	12	20	8
10	Dmitri Voronkov	18	15.82	7	7	14	8
8	Zach Werenski	18	26.64	4	9	13	9

19	Adam Fantilli	18	16.97	5	7	12	-4
3	Charlie Coyle	18	17.21	3	9	12	1
38	Boone Jenner	16	16.1	3	7	10	-7
23	Sean Monahan	18	18.38	2	7	9	5
24	Mathieu Olivier	18	14.28	3	5	8	2
4	Cole Sillinger	17	16.16	2	5	7	3
5	Denton Mateychuk	17	19.31	4	3	7	2
9	Ivan Provorov	18	24.59	3	3	6	5
78	Damon Severson	18	20.02	1	4	5	3
91	Kent Johnson	17	14.39	2	3	5	-8
15	Dante Fabbro	18	16.97	1	3	4	-2
59	Yegor Chinakhov	13	10.13	2	2	4	0
11	Miles Wood	12	12.13	4	0	4	-2
27	Zach Aston-Reese	11	10.15	0	3	3	0
21	Isac Lundestroem	17	11.95	0	2	2	0
65	Luca Del Bel Belluz	5	9.68	0	1	1	0
2	Jake Christiansen	14	10.15	0	0	0	-4
44	Erik Gudbranson	4	14.85	0	0	0	-2
37	Dysin Mayo	1	7.6	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
73	Jet Greaves	11	2.79	0.904
90	Elvis Merzlikins	7	3.14	0.908

Injuries & Suspensions

Montreal Canadiens Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Alex Newhook

Injured

Kirby Dach

Injured

Patrik Laine

Injured

Kaiden Guhle

Injured

Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Erik Gudbranson

Injured

Boone Jenner

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens

Jet Greaves

Zach Werenski

Ivan Provorov

Yegor Chinakhov

Sean Monahan

Kent Johnson

Juraj Slafkovsky

Nick Suzuki

Cole Caufield

Noah Dobson

Mike Matheson

Jakub Dobes

Line 2

Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens

Jet Greaves

Denton Mateychuk

Damon Severson

Dmitri Voronkov

Adam Fantilli

Kirill Marchenko

Ivan Demidov

Oliver Kapanen

Zachary Bolduc

Lane Hutson

Jayden Struble

Jakub Dobes

Line 3

Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens

Jet Greaves

Jake Christiansen

Dante Fabbro

Cole Sillinger

Charlie Coyle

Mathieu Olivier

Josh Anderson

Jake Evans

Joshua Roy

Alexandre Carrier

Arber Xhekaj

Jakub Dobes

Line 4

Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens

Jet Greaves

Zach Aston-Reese

Isac Lundestroem

Miles Wood

Brendan Gallagher

Joe Veleno

Jared Davidson

Jakub Dobes

Previous Montreal Canadiens Lineups

15 Nov NHL

Bruins 3-2 Canadiens

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	61	39	16	6	84	0.689	29	35	214	175	39	23-8-2	16-8-4	4-3	8-2	1W
2 Pittsburgh	60	31	16	13	75	0.625	27	30	204	175	29	15-8-7	16-8-6	1-8	6-4	1L
3 NY Islanders	62	35	22	5	75	0.605	23	31	183	177	6	17-10-2	18-12-3	4-5	7-3	1L
4 Columbus	60	31	21	8	70	0.583	21	26	192	191	1	16-8-5	15-13-3	5-1	8-2	2W
5 Washington	63	31	25	7	69	0.548	26	30	199	189	10	19-11-3	12-14-4	1-5	6-4	2L
6 Philadelphia	60	28	21	11	67	0.558	19	22	177	188	-11	14-9-7	14-12-4	6-3	4-6	3W
7 New Jersey	62	31	29	2	64	0.516	20	27	160	186	-26	15-13-2	16-16-0	4-0	4-6	3W
8 NY Rangers	60	23	29	8	54	0.45	14	20	160	190	-30	7-15-6	16-14-2	3-0	2-8	1L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Tampa Bay	59	38	17	4	80	0.678	29	34	210	158	52	19-10-0	19-7-4	4-2	6-4	3L
2 Buffalo	61	36	19	6	78	0.639	30	33	209	183	26	18-8-3	18-11-3	3-0	7-3	4W
3 Detroit	62	35	20	7	77	0.621	24	33	185	187	-2	18-10-3	17-10-4	2-3	4-6	1L
4 Montreal	60	33	18	9	75	0.625	22	31	213	200	13	17-11-2	16-7-7	2-4	5-5	1L
5 Boston	60	34	21	5	73	0.608	26	32	202	188	14	23-8-1	11-13-4	2-3	6-4	1W
6 Ottawa	60	29	22	9	67	0.558	23	26	201	193	8	14-10-5	15-12-4	3-0	6-4	1L
7 Toronto	62	27	24	11	65	0.524	19	26	198	215	-17	16-10-7	11-14-4	1-3	3-7	5L
8 Florida	61	30	28	3	63	0.516	24	26	186	205	-19	16-14-3	14-14-0	4-1	2-8	3L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	60	41	10	9	91	0.758	38	40	230	149	81	22-4-4	19-6-5	1-5	6-4	3W
2 Dallas	61	38	14	9	85	0.697	31	34	212	165	47	18-7-3	20-7-6	4-3	10-0	10W
3 Minnesota	62	36	16	10	82	0.661	23	32	209	180	29	18-7-7	18-9-3	4-3	7-3	1W
4 Utah	61	32	25	4	68	0.557	25	32	193	169	24	18-10-2	14-15-2	0-0	5-5	1W
5 Nashville	61	27	26	8	62	0.508	20	24	179	210	-31	16-13-3	11-13-5	3-0	3-7	3L
6 Winnipeg	60	24	26	10	58	0.483	20	23	171	186	-15	13-11-5	11-15-5	1-2	4-6	1W
7 Chicago	61	23	28	10	56	0.459	18	20	163	195	-32	12-14-5	11-14-5	3-5	2-8	1L
8 St Louis	61	23	29	9	55	0.451	22	22	159	210	-51	14-12-6	9-17-3	1-3	4-6	2W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	62	29	19	14	72	0.581	21	28	205	197	8	14-8-7	15-11-7	1-6	4-6	1W
2 Anaheim	61	34	24	3	71	0.582	20	27	205	212	-7	21-9-1	13-15-2	7-0	7-3	1W
3 Edmonton	62	30	24	8	68	0.548	22	30	220	210	10	16-10-4	14-14-4	0-3	5-5	1W
4 Seattle	61	29	23	9	67	0.549	23	28	173	179	-6	16-10-5	13-13-4	1-4	6-4	1L
5 San Jose	59	30	25	4	64	0.542	18	28	186	207	-21	17-10-3	13-15-1	2-1	5-5	3W
6 LA Kings	60	24	22	14	62	0.517	15	20	155	179	-24	9-14-7	15-8-7	4-6	3-7	1L
7 Calgary	60	24	29	7	55	0.458	20	22	149	181	-32	15-11-4	9-18-3	2-3	3-7	3L
8 Vancouver	61	18	36	7	43	0.352	12	14	157	230	-73	6-19-5	12-17-2	4-2	1-9	7L

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