Montreal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 04 Feb 2025

Back Canadiens to Win

There is -103 available when it comes to the Canadiens on the 3-Way Moneyline and we’re expecting the visitors to beat the Sharks in 60 minutes. There’s plenty of juice when it comes to backing our prediction.

Sharks 3-2 Winners in Previous H2H

Montreal Canadiens have been defeated in their previous five games. On the road, they recently suffered a 3-2 loss against Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center. Christian Dvorak and Joel Armia each scored one goal.

San Jose Sharks were defeated in their last game. On the road, they suffered a 6-2 reverse against Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena. Tyler Toffoli and Carl Grundstroem scored one goal each.

The scoreline was 3-2 in favor of the Sharks when they last played the Habs, with the encounter taking place at Bell Centre. The past 8 games between the teams have seen the Sharks win five times.

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

Alexandar Georgiev (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	6-16-1	3.71	.878	0
23/24	38-18-4	3.02	.897	2

4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.7 goals from 27.3 shots on goal, with a 9.7% powerplay efficiency. The Habs have given up 3.6 goals from 31.7 shots, averaging 4.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.5%.

Nick Suzuki is the top points scorer with 8 points, 2 goals and 6 assists, with Patrik Laine racking up 7 points, 3 goals and 4 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Sam Montembeault have a 3.57 goal against average with a .885 save percentage.

The Sharks have 2 wins and 8 losses, averaging 2.8 goals from 26.5 shots on goal, with a 11.5% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 4.7 goals from 32.2 shots, averaging 2.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 71.4%.

The top points scorer is Mikael Granlund with 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists, while Macklin Celebrini is next in line after having 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Yaroslav Askarov have a 4.42 GAA with a .850 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

Getting the lowdown on injuries and studying the form guide are important duties ahead of making NHL picks. We also place great emphasis on the player and goalie stats and a data-led approach can be effective.

Key Canadiens vs Sharks stats:

• Canadiens have won 7 of their last 10 games on the road.
• Canadiens have won 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
• Sharks have lost 8 of their last 10 games.
• Sharks have lost 16 of their last 20 games.

Montreal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks Prediction

Montreal Canadiens are available at -103 when it comes to winning this NHL encounter in 60 minutes. Our pick is that the visitors will prove too strong for San Jose Sharks and there’s value available when it comes to these odds.

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Canadiens 3-Way Moneyline Probability

According to the sportsbooks, there’s a 50.8% likelihood of our pick landing a return. However, our research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Juraj Slafkovsky Over 1.5 Shots -114

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens) has covered the 1.5 shots on goal total in 3 straight games on the road. Out of all the prop bets available, we’re going to take the -114 when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager.

Latest Juraj Slafkovsky Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+235

First

+1300

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-139

Under 1.5

+105

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Correct Score Prediction

Canadiens 3 - 2 Sharks

We’ve found an attractive bet at odds of +800 and it involves the Canadiens winning 3-2. We like a wager on correct score as there’s the chance to bank a bigger return.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Canadiens

Sharks

1-0

Canadiens

+5500

Sharks

+6000

2-0

Canadiens

+5000

Sharks

+6000

2-1

Canadiens

+1400

Sharks

+1700

3-0

Canadiens

+2800

Sharks

+4500

3-1

Canadiens

+1800

Sharks

+2500

3-2

Canadiens

+800

Sharks

+1000

4-0

Canadiens

+3000

Sharks

+6000

4-1

Canadiens

+1200

Sharks

+2200

4-2

Canadiens

+1400

Sharks

+2000

4-3

Canadiens

+950

Sharks

+1150

5-0

Canadiens

+5000

Sharks

+11000

5-1

Canadiens

+1800

Sharks

+4000

5-2

Canadiens

+1300

Sharks

+2200

5-3

Canadiens

+2000

Sharks

+2900

5-4

Canadiens

+1800

Sharks

+2200

6-1

Canadiens

+4000

Sharks

+9000

6-2

Canadiens

+2200

Sharks

+4500

6-3

Canadiens

+2200

Sharks

+3500

6-4

Canadiens

+4000

Sharks

+5500

6-5

Canadiens

+4500

Sharks

+5000

7-1

Canadiens

+6600

Sharks

+14000

7-2

Canadiens

+5500

Sharks

+12000

7-3

Canadiens

+4000

Sharks

+7500

7-4

Canadiens

+5000

Sharks

+7500

7-5

Canadiens

+9000

Sharks

+12000

7-6

Canadiens

+11000

Sharks

+12000

8-4

Canadiens

+9000

Sharks

+14000

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Montreal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks 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 Expecting Close Encounter

For this game, the sportsbooks’ Moneyline betting odds mean Montreal Canadiens are -161 favorites to win and that means a 62% chance of landing a victory. San Jose Sharks are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +134.

The puck line is calculated to be 1.5, while total goals comes in at 6.5. There are many ways to wager on the NHL including Totals. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are +108.

The Habs have been made favorites to score the opening goal, with odds of -140 available. There’s the alternative of backing the Sharks to find the net first at -100.

The betting sites offer a huge selection of team props and game lines for every National Hockey League encounter. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.

Moneyline

Canadiens

-161

Sharks

+134

3-Way Moneyline

Canadiens

-115

Tie

+340

Sharks

+240

Puck Line

Canadiens -1.5

+152

Sharks +1.5

-189

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-132

Over 6.5

+108

Cole Caufield is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Favorite Cole Caufield is priced at +750 to be the first player to light the lamp. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score at anytime at odds of +115.

Player Goals

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

First

+115

Anytime

+750

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

First

+120

Anytime

+750

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

First

+160

Anytime

+950

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

First

+180

Anytime

+1050

Tyler Toffoli (Sharks)

First

+225

Anytime

+1300

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

First

+235

Anytime

+1300

Brendan Gallagher (Canadiens)

First

+255

Anytime

+1400

Fabian Zetterlund (Sharks)

First

+265

Anytime

+1400

Rafael Harvey-Pinard (Canadiens)

First

+270

Anytime

+1400

Kirby Dach (Canadiens)

First

+270

Anytime

+1400

William Eklund (Sharks)

First

+280

Anytime

+1500

Alex Newhook (Canadiens)

First

+320

Anytime

+1600

Joel Armia (Canadiens)

First

+320

Anytime

+1600

Will Smith (Sharks)

First

+335

Anytime

+1700

Josh Anderson (Canadiens)

First

+375

Anytime

+1900

Jake Evans (Canadiens)

First

+375

Anytime

+1900

Michael Pezzetta (Canadiens)

First

+375

Anytime

+1900

Klim Kostin (Sharks)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Ty Dellandrea (Sharks)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Collin Graf (Sharks)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Joshua Roy (Canadiens)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Christian Dvorak (Canadiens)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Alexander Wennberg (Sharks)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Michael Matheson (Canadiens)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Luke Kunin (Sharks)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Barclay Goodrow (Sharks)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Carl Grundström (Sharks)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

Over 3.5

-100

Under 3.5

-130

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

-192

Under 2.5

+145

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

-111

Under 2.5

-116

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

+155

Under 2.5

-204

Fabian Zetterlund (Sharks)

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-185

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-139

Under 1.5

+105

William Eklund (Sharks)

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

+120

Michael Matheson (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-159

Under 1.5

+120

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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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