Columbus Blue Jackets (38-22-11) vs. Montreal Canadiens (39-21-10) March 26, 2026 7:00 pm EDT The Line: Montreal Canadiens -122 / Columbus Blue Jackets 102; Over/Under: 6.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens meet Thursday in NHL action at the Bell Centre. Here’s a Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets Prediction. This article will include a Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets Pick.
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Flyers, lost to the Islanders and play the Sharks next. The Blue Jackets have won 5 of their last 6 games.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 3.17 goals per game and are scoring on 20.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Marchenko leads Columbus with 25 goals, Zach Werenski has 56 assists and Adam Fantilli has 187 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.04 goals per game and are killing 77.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jet Greaves has allowed 117 goals on 1,297 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 87 goals on 755 shots.
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Islanders and Hurricanes and play the Predators next. The Canadiens have won 6 of their last 9 games.
The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 3.53 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Cole Caufield leads Montreal with 44 goals, Nick Suzuki has 62 assists and Juraj Slafkovsky has 152 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3.21 goals per game and are killing 76.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jakub Dobes has given up 98 goals on 942 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 81 goals on 635 shots.
The Habs are getting the nod because they’re at home and they’ve won 7 of the last 10 meetings against the Blue Jackets. However, the Blue Jackets are playing too well to turn down the more favorable price and they’ve put themselves in a nice position to snag a playoff spot. As good as the Canadiens have been at home, they’ve had games recently where the defense gets sloppy. Not ideal with how the Blue Jackets are playing right now. I’m going to side with the road team and the better price. Give me the Blue Jackets.