Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 30 Mar 2025

We’re Backing Panthers on the Puck Line

Our betting prediction is the Panthers on the -1.5 puck line. A triumph by two goals or more against the Canadiens looks on the cards and this is available at -104.

7 Wins for Panthers in Past 10 H2H Games

Montreal Canadiens have been defeated in their previous five games. On the road, they recently suffered a 4-1 loss against Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center. Josh Anderson found the net from 15 Habs shots.

Florida Panthers have enjoyed seven consecutive home wins at Amerant Bank Arena. Last time out, Utah Hockey Club were beaten 2-1 (OT). Sam Bennett was on target with both goals. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made a total of 13 saves (.929).

It was a 3-1 win for the Habs at Bell Centre when they last played the Panthers. The Habs have landed three consecutive wins over the Panthers. However, the head-to-head record illustrates that they’ve lost 7 of the past 10.

Starting Goalies

Sam Montembeault (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	25-22-6	2.93	.898	4
23/24	16-15-9	3.14	.903	0

Sergei Bobrovsky (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	30-15-2	2.46	.907	5
23/24	36-17-3	2.37	.915	6

3 wins, 4 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 26.6 shots on goal, with a 11.4% powerplay efficiency. The Habs have been giving up 3.6 goals from 29.1 shots, averaging 3.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 75.7%.

Juraj Slafkovsky is the top points scorer with 9 points, 5 goals and 4 assists, with Nick Suzuki racking up 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Sam Montembeault have a 3.16 goal against average with a .888 save percentage.

The Panthers have 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 2.4 goals from 29.9 shots on goal, with a 24.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.2 goals from 23.4 shots, averaging 3.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 89.5%.

The top points scorer is Sam Reinhart with 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists, while Sam Bennett is next in line after registering 10 points, 6 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky have a 1.70 GAA with a .918 SV%, including two shutouts.

Expert NHL Analysis

The NHL handicappers at Sportsgambler.com check injury updates regularly and combine this with the form guide. We’re also able to consult a database of team, player and goalie stats and present the key numbers to our readers.

Key Canadiens vs Panthers stats:

• The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Canadiens in 3 of their last 5 games.
• The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Canadiens in 3 consecutive games.
• The -1.5 line has been covered by Panthers in 6 of their last 10 games against Canadiens.

Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers Prediction

Rather than back Florida Panthers on the moneyline, our pick is to back them off a -1.5 goal handicap. We’re taking the -104 on the puck line to get bigger odds.

We recommend moving the line if you are searching for bigger odds about the same selection. Take your pick and get the juice that you want from your Puck Line wager in the process.

Panthers -1.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, our pick has a 51% chance of winning. However, we have this number between 55-60% based on our in-depth research. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

Panthers -1.5 @ -104 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Nick Suzuki Over 1.5 Shots -156

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens) has covered the 1.5 shots on goal total in 4 of the past 5 games. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for him to cover the Shots on Goal line at odds of -156.

Latest Nick Suzuki Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+225

First

+1200

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

+120

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Correct Score Prediction

Canadiens 1 - 4 Panthers

A potentially entertaining bet is going for the Panthers to win by a 4-1 scoreline. At odds of +1000, there’s the chance to get a handsome return should this wager win.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Canadiens

Panthers

1-0

Canadiens

+5500

Panthers

+4500

2-0

Canadiens

+6000

Panthers

+3300

2-1

Canadiens

+1600

Panthers

+1200

3-0

Canadiens

+5000

Panthers

+2000

3-1

Canadiens

+2800

Panthers

+1300

3-2

Canadiens

+1050

Panthers

+800

4-0

Canadiens

+7000

Panthers

+2200

4-1

Canadiens

+2800

Panthers

+1000

4-2

Canadiens

+2500

Panthers

+1200

4-3

Canadiens

+1400

Panthers

+1050

5-0

Canadiens

+14000

Panthers

+3500

5-1

Canadiens

+5000

Panthers

+1400

5-2

Canadiens

+3300

Panthers

+1200

5-3

Canadiens

+4000

Panthers

+2000

5-4

Canadiens

+2900

Panthers

+2200

6-0

Canadiens

+2900

Panthers

+5000

6-1

Canadiens

+12500

Panthers

+2900

6-2

Canadiens

+6600

Panthers

+2000

6-3

Canadiens

+5500

Panthers

+2400

6-4

Canadiens

+7500

Panthers

+4500

6-5

Canadiens

+7000

Panthers

+5500

7-0

Canadiens

+7000

Panthers

+8000

7-1

Canadiens

+7000

Panthers

+5000

7-2

Canadiens

+7000

Panthers

+4500

7-3

Canadiens

+11000

Panthers

+4500

7-4

Canadiens

+11000

Panthers

+6000

7-5

Canadiens

+11000

Panthers

+11000

7-6

Canadiens

+11000

Panthers

+13000

8-0

Canadiens

+11000

Panthers

+12500

8-1

Canadiens

+11000

Panthers

+8000

8-2

Canadiens

+11000

Panthers

+8000

8-3

Canadiens

+11000

Panthers

+10000

8-4

Canadiens

+11000

Panthers

+10000

8-5

Canadiens

+11000

Panthers

+14000

9-1

Canadiens

+11000

Panthers

+14000

9-2

Canadiens

+11000

Panthers

+13000

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Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers 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.

Panthers Big Favorites on the Moneyline

The sportsbooks are taking no chances with their Moneyline odds of -294 about Florida Panthers which reflects they have a 75% chance of winning this game. For those wanting to back Montreal Canadiens, you will find +235 about the underdogs.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 5.5 right now. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. If you’re wanting to back Over 5.5, the odds are -130.

Favorites Panthers can be backed at -190 when it comes to reaching the 3-goal total before their opponents. If you think neither team will score that many goals, +350 is available.

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

Moneyline

Canadiens

+235

Panthers

-294

3-Way Moneyline

Canadiens

+350

Tie

+380

Panthers

-167

Puck Line

Canadiens +1.5

-110

Panthers -1.5

-110

Total Goals

Under 5.5

+106

Over 5.5

-130

Sam Reinhart Favorite to Score the First Goal

You will find Sam Reinhart at +700 to be First Goalscorer which makes him the favorite. There’s the chance to get +115 that he finds the net at anytime.

Player Goals

Sam Reinhart (Panthers)

First

+115

Anytime

+700

Sam Bennett (Panthers)

First

+145

Anytime

+850

Aleksander Barkov (Panthers)

First

+155

Anytime

+850

Carter Verhaeghe (Panthers)

First

+170

Anytime

+950

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

First

+185

Anytime

+1000

Brad Marchand (Panthers)

First

+190

Anytime

+1050

Mackie Samoskevich (Panthers)

First

+200

Anytime

+1100

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

First

+225

Anytime

+1200

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

First

+280

Anytime

+1400

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

First

+280

Anytime

+1400

Anton Lundell (Panthers)

First

+285

Anytime

+1400

Eetu Luostarinen (Panthers)

First

+330

Anytime

+1600

Jesper Boqvist (Panthers)

First

+330

Anytime

+1600

Evan Rodrigues (Panthers)

First

+360

Anytime

+1700

Brendan Gallagher (Canadiens)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Seth Jones (Panthers)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Tomas Nosek (Panthers)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Alex Newhook (Canadiens)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Sam Reinhart (Panthers)

Over 2.5

-135

Under 2.5

+104

Sam Bennett (Panthers)

Over 2.5

-156

Under 2.5

+120

Aleksander Barkov (Panthers)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Carter Verhaeghe (Panthers)

Over 2.5

-130

Under 2.5

-100

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

-130

Under 2.5

-100

Brad Marchand (Panthers)

Over 2.5

+108

Under 2.5

-139

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

+120

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-100

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

+140

Micro Betting

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Last 5 & H2H

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Starting Lineups

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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