Florida Panthers (37-37-3) vs. Montreal Canadiens (45-22-10) April 7, 2026 7:00 pm EDT The Line: Montreal Canadiens -218 / Florida Panthers +180; Over/Under: 6.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 5-2 loss at the hands of Pittsburgh last time out to sit at 37-37-3 this season. After this game, the Panthers will head on the road for a game against the Ottawa Senators.
Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers in scoring with 61 points coming on 29 goals and 32 assists while Brad Marchand has 54 points with 27 goals and 27 assists as well on the year. Anton Lundell has 44 points with 18 goals and 26 assists while Seth Jones has 31 points with 7 goals and 24 assists and Sam Bennett has 58 points with 26 goals and 32 assists. Carter Verhaeghe has 54 points with 24 goals and 30 assists and Evan Rodrigues has 31 points with 11 goals and 20 assists. Mackie Samoskevich has 27 points with 10 goals and 17 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky’s gone 27-22-1 with a 3.05 GAA and an .878 save percentage while Daniil Tarasov has gone 10-15-2 with a 3.22 GAA and an .892 save percentage so far this season.
The Montreal Canadiens come into this game looking to bounce back from a 3-0 loss at the hands of the New Jersey Devils last time out to sit at 45-22-10 this season. After this game, the Canadiens will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at home.
Nick Suzuki leads Montreal with 95 points including 27 goals and 68 assists while Cole Caufield has 85 points with a team-high 49 goals and 36 assists. Lane Hutson has 74 points with a team-high 62 assists while Ivan Demidov has 60 points with 17 goals and 43 assists. Noah Dobson has 46 points with 34 assists and Mike Matheson has 37 points with 7 goals and 30 assists. Oliver Kapanen has 37 points with 22 goals and 15 assists while Zack Bolduc has 28 points with 11 goals and 17 assists. Juraj Slafkovsky also has 67 points with 29 goals and 38 assists. Sam Montembault has gone 10-8-4 with a 3.43 GAA and an .872 save percentage in goal for the Canadiens while Jakub Dobes is 27-8-4 with a 2.73 GAA and a .904 save percentage. Jacob Fowler is also 8-6-2 with a 2.52 GAA and an .904 save percentage for the Habs this season.
I’m on Montreal here. I just think the Habs are the better team by a fair margin with the only team with something to play for being Montreal as well. Florida just looks like they’re playing out the string at this point, I think this is a smash spot for Montreal at home, so give me the Canadiens here.