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Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Preview, Scores, Prediction

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Lightning owned the Canadiens in the regular season but can the well-rested Habs figure them out in this series? Both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens hit some potholes on their road to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Habs were nearly pushed to a seventh game after taking...

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Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – NHL Picks

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The 2015/16 regular season will begin this Wednesday, with an opening game between two long-time rival teams, as the Toronto Maple Leafs meet the Montreal Canadiens at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Both teams had less-than-stellar showings in the preseason, with Toronto only winning 3 out of 8 games. Our current betting odds have...

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Rangers vs. Canadiens: Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: April 10, 2017

The marquee matchup of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is an Original Six series between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens. It’s the first time the Habs and Blueshirts have met in the postseason since New York beat Montreal in six games in the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals. Montreal is the...

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Senators at Canadiens: NHL Picks, Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: March 24, 2017

With less than 10 games to go in the NHL’s regular season, the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators are neck-and-neck for the Atlantic Division title. That makes their final meeting Saturday night in Montreal the most important game of the year thus far for each side because the season series is tied. The winner would...

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Hockey Day in Canada: Odds and Predictions

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: February 17, 2017

This weekend’s Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday, February 18 is another great game day for Canadian hockey fans, with every team in Canada in action. The first game is an early one, at 2 p.m. ET, with the Winnipeg Jets heading to the Bell Centre in Montreal to face the Canadiens and their new...

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Claude Julien Improves Montreal Canadiens' Stanley Cup Odds

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: February 15, 2017

Working as a head coach in the NHL is a very tenuous position of late. On Tuesday, the Montreal Canadiens made the surprising decision to fire coach Michel Therrien and replace him with former Bruins and Habs coach Claude Julien. It was the 39th in-season coach firing in the NHL in the past 10 years....

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Canadiens vs. Maple Leafs: Picks, Odds and Prediction

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: November 19, 2016

Hockey Night in Canada brings us one of the most classic rivalries in all of sports as the surging Toronto Maple Leafs face the number 1 team in the league, the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The Leafs earned their sixth win in eight games on Thursday, with a convincing trouncing of...

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Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins: NHL Picks

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: November 7, 2015

One of the great hockey rivalries between two Original Six teams is set for another battle tonight in Montreal. The Boston Bruins will visit the Montreal Canadiens after losing two games in a row after a 6-1 winning streak. The Habs are the team to beat, with a league-leading 25 points. They are fresh off...

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Behind the Net: Toronto Maple Leafs Still a Bettors' Favorite?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 23, 2014

In an 82-game season, it’s hard to glean too much before teams have even hit the 10-game mark. That said, there’s still more than enough to dig into for faithful puck bettors. Frank Doyle talks to a Sports Interaction oddsmaker to get the scoop. Daily NHL Odds NHL Props NHL Futures Odds -Which team/teams are...

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Canadiens Playing With Fire Again in P.K. Subban Negotiations

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 29, 2014

It seems as though the Montreal Canadiens haven’t learned their lesson when it comes to appreciating P.K. Subban’s talent on the blue line. Two years ago, Subban and the Canadiens went through a drawn-out contract dispute that stretched into the beginning of the regular season. Subban eventually signed a two-year, $5.75 million deal. After that,...

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Sochi 2014: Team Canada’s Carey Price Favored vs. Roberto Luongo

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 6, 2014

When the slumping Vancouver Canucks visit the Montreal Canadiens Thursday, it will be a showcase of Team Canada’s top two goaltenders, Carey Price and Roberto Luongo, ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. If it weren’t for the news that Martin St. Louis is replacing Steven Stamkos on the Team Canada roster, this matchup between...

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Can Carey Price lead Team Canada to Gold in Sochi?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 20, 2013

We’re less than two months away from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and Team Canada is no closer to deciding on a starting goaltender than it was before the start of the NHL season. Actually, the list of potential candidates has only grown since then. The frontrunners remain Roberto Luongo, Carey Price, and Mike Smith,...

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Monday's Best NHL Bets: Bet On Martin Brodeur

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 2, 2013

NHL Puck Luck New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens (-185, 5) It might end up being an emotional evening tonight when the New Jersey Devils visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. New Jersey is expected to start Montreal native Martin Brodeur in what would be his first game in his hometown since his...

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Friday's Best NHL Picks: Two Underdogs With Value

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 29, 2013

New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes (-120, 5) When Cory Schneider was traded to the New Jersey Devils most figured his time sitting on the bench was over. So far, that hasn’t been the case. With Martin Brodeur playing well in the twilight of his career, the Devils have handed Schneider only four starts this...

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Friday Night’s Best NHL Betting Picks

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 22, 2013

Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals (-130, 5.5) A couple days ago we talked about how the Montreal Canadiens needed to bust out offensively and placed the responsibility directly on guys like Max Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher. Message received. Pacioretty scored a hat trick and Gallagher chipped in a pair of assists as the Habs downed...

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Tuesday's NHL Picks: Habs supporters getting restless

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 19, 2013

Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers (-110, 5.5) The Edmonton Oilers are going to get a close look at a team they’d like to be more like. The Columbus Blue Jackets get by with an aggressive forecheck, putting pressure on their opposition. They have five players with at least 10 points and aren’t going to...

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Friday’s NHL betting picks: Bet Sabres in Ted Nolan’s return

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 15, 2013

Check out today’s NHL Puck Luck, our three favorite hockey bets for Friday. Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres (+110, 5) It’s always interesting when the Leafs and Sabres get together, but tonight will be extra special with former Jack Adams award winner Ted Nolan returning behind the bench. Even though Nolan has been out...

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NHL Saturday odds & picks: Carey Price keeps Habs afloat

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 25, 2013

The Montreal Canadiens head into Saturday’s matchup with the upstart San Jose Sharks at the Bell Centre sporting a 6-4 record. Without goaltender Carey Price, there’s a good chance they’d be hanging around with the Sabres and Panthers at the bottom of the Atlantic Division. Price sports a 2.13 goals against average and a .936...

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WTA's Aleksandra Wozniak rips Canadiens for cutting boyfriend

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 18, 2013

Canadian WTA player Aleksandra Wozniak doesn’t have to be told to stand by her man. On Tuesday, she ripped the Montreal Canadiens for cutting her boyfriend Louis Leblanc in the team’s first round of cuts. To get her point across, Wozniak tweeted a couple of messages in both French and English after the Habs demoted...

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Toronto Transit uniform flap reaffirms Canadiens rivalry

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: August 20, 2013

When it comes to the rivalry between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens, there is no offseason or out of bounds. That’s why when Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) workers were presented the plans new Habs-colored uniforms, the reaction was predictable – no sir, they did not like them. And not only did the...