Nashville
Predators
Moneyline
+150
NHL Predictions
Nashville Predators vs Montreal Canadiens Predictions
Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 7:00pm EST at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
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Montreal
Canadiens
Moneyline
-180
50%
50%
Spread
Nashville Predators +1.5
Montreal Canadiens -1.5
Moneyline
Nashville Predators +150
Montreal Canadiens -180
Total
Over 6.5 (+105)
Under 6.5 (-125)
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Predators vs. Canadiens Prediction: Montreal Favored, but Goalie Questions Point to a Pass
Analysis updated October 8, 2026 at 1:11 AM CDT
The SPF price favors Montreal at home, but neither side offers a clear betting edge with important lineup questions unresolved.
Unconfirmed goaltending limits Montreal's appeal
Montreal is the likely winner because the Canadiens are -185 at home, while Nashville is +154. The price is difficult to back without a confirmed Montreal starter. Montreal Hockey Now / Sportsnaut projects Jakub Dobes in net but says the assignment isn't confirmed, and Sam Montembeault is listed day-to-day.
Montreal will also be without Ivan Demidov and Kaiden Guhle. CBS Sports / Field Level Media reports that Demidov could miss as many as four weeks with a lower-body injury, while Nashville goalie Justus Annunen is out. Those absences create uncertainty on both sides, so they don't make Nashville's plus price a bargain.
Recent scoring does not establish a betting edge
Both teams allowed late momentum to turn into losses Tuesday. Montreal fell 6-4 at home to Carolina, while Nashville lost 5-4 to Toronto after leading 3-0. Steven Stamkos and Nils Hoglander had combined for six of Nashville's first seven goals, but that concentrated early scoring isn't enough to support a Predators moneyline bet.
The total is 6.5, with the under priced at -130. The teams' latest results were high-scoring, but the available evidence doesn't establish whether that will continue with the starting goalies unconfirmed. Montreal is the straight-up prediction, while the wager is a pass.
Pick
Montreal Canadiens
Confidence
low
Betting lean
Pass