Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 25 Apr 2025

Canadiens to Outscore Caps

Washington Capitals (51-22-9, 25-13-3 Away) play Montreal Canadiens (40-31-11, 23-12-6 at Home) in this Stanley Cup Playoffs first round matchup at Bell Centre. The Caps lead the series 2-0.

The Canadiens are available at +104 when it comes to the Moneyline. Our prediction is that they’ll outscore the Capitals and there’s value available when it comes to these odds.

Caps Beat Canadiens in their Last Clash

Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens clashed two nights ago and it was the Caps who claimed a 3-1 win at Capital One Arena.

The Caps had 25 shots on goal. Connor McMichael bagged two goals and Dylan Strome had the other. Goalie Logan Thompson had a great game and ended up with 25 saves (.962). The Habs racked up 26 shots on goal. Christian Dvorak was the only player to find the net, with Sam Montembeault stopping 29 shots (.935).

The past 10 H2H games have seen the Caps land six wins.

Starting Goalies

Logan Thompson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	31-4-6	2.32	.917	2
23/24	25-14-3	2.7	.908	1

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

5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 2.3 goals from 28.0 shots on goal, with a 19.2% powerplay efficiency. The Caps have been giving up 3.6 goals from 29.0 shots, averaging 5.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 90.0%.

Dylan Strome is the top points scorer with 14 points, 6 goals and 8 assists, with Alexander Ovechkin recording 11 points, 8 goals and 3 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Charlie Lindgren have a 3.13 goal against average with a .882 save percentage.

The Habs have 5 wins, 2 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 2.5 goals from 23.7 shots on goal, with a 5.9% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.2 goals from 30.3 shots, averaging 3.9 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 89.7%.

The top points scorer is Nick Suzuki with 11 points, 6 goals and 5 assists, while Cole Caufield is next best after registering 7 points, 4 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Sam Montembeault have a 2.23 GAA with a .921 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

We always have a keen eye on team news, while our NHL handicappers have their finger on the pulse by knowing the latest form. You will also find a compendium of stats which provide some valuable pointers ahead of the action.

Key Capitals vs Canadiens stats:

• Canadiens have won 8 of their last 10 games at home.
• Canadiens have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
• Capitals have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
• Capitals have lost 7 of their last 10 games on the road.

Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction

The +104 about Montreal Canadiens look very attractive when it comes to the Moneyline. We think the visitors can be beaten in this NHL clash, so this is our pick.

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Canadiens Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks are estimating that there is a 49% likelihood of this pick winning. In the opinion of our cappers, there’s actually a probability of success between 55-60%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Juraj Slafkovsky Over 1.5 Shots -156

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

Latest Juraj Slafkovsky Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+265

First

+1400

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-172

Under 1.5

+132

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Correct Score Prediction

Capitals 1 - 5 Canadiens

Washington Capitals 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 Expecting Tight Affair

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have Washington Capitals as -120 favorites for this game, implying that they are 55% likely to win. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get -100 about Montreal Canadiens.

There is a puck line of 1.5 and total goals has a line of 5.5. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest NHL data to good effect. If you want to back Over 5.5, it’s -130.

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

Capitals

-120

Canadiens

-100

3-Way Moneyline

Capitals

+132

Tie

+325

Canadiens

+160

Puck Line

Capitals -1.5

+205

Canadiens +1.5

-263

Total Goals

Under 5.5

+106

Over 5.5

-130

Alex Ovechkin is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Alex Ovechkin is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +750. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at +128.

Player Goals

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

First

+128

Anytime

+750

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

First

+175

Anytime

+1000

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

First

+195

Anytime

+1050

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

First

+245

Anytime

+1300

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

First

+250

Anytime

+1300

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

First

+260

Anytime

+1300

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

First

+265

Anytime

+1400

Alexei Protas (Capitals)

First

+275

Anytime

+1400

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

First

+295

Anytime

+1500

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

First

+320

Anytime

+1600

Brendan Gallagher (Canadiens)

First

+340

Anytime

+1700

Anthony Beauvillier (Capitals)

First

+340

Anytime

+1700

Ivan Demidov (Canadiens)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

First

+400

Anytime

+1900

Alex Newhook (Canadiens)

First

+425

Anytime

+2000

Andrew Mangiapane (Capitals)

First

+430

Anytime

+2000

Ryan Leonard (Capitals)

First

+430

Anytime

+2000

Josh Anderson (Canadiens)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Christian Dvorak (Canadiens)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

Over 3.5

-125

Under 3.5

-105

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

-149

Under 2.5

+115

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-164

Under 1.5

+125

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-154

Under 1.5

+116

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-175

Under 1.5

+135

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-172

Under 1.5

+132

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-164

Under 1.5

+125

Brendan Gallagher (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-116

Under 1.5

-111

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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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