Winnipeg
Jets
4-8-3
Moneyline
+140
NHL Predictions
Winnipeg Jets vs Montreal Canadiens Predictions
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 7:00pm EST at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
@
Montreal
Canadiens
9-3-2
Moneyline
-166
33%
67%
Spread
Winnipeg Jets +1.5
Montreal Canadiens -1.5
Moneyline
Winnipeg Jets +140
Montreal Canadiens -166
Total
Over 5.5 (-130)
Under 5.5 (+110)
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Jets vs. Canadiens Prediction: Montreal Favored, but -192 Is Too Costly
Analysis updated November 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM CST
The Canadiens are the likely winner after Winnipeg went nine games without a victory, but Montreal's absences and the uncertain goalie matchup make this a pass.
Winnipeg's slow starts favor Montreal
The Winnipeg Jets / NHL.com game-day report lists Winnipeg at 0-7-2 in its past nine games, with the first goal allowed in six straight. Montreal won the teams' October 25 meeting 2-1 and has won all three of its games since. That gives the Canadiens a clear matchup advantage against a team that has repeatedly fallen behind.
The NHL / Montreal Canadiens game notes list Montreal at 9-3-2 overall and 4-2-1 at Bell Centre, compared with Winnipeg at 4-8-3 and 2-4-2 on the road. Those records support Montreal as the likely winner, but the SPF moneyline requires bettors to risk $192 to win $100.
Injuries and goalie uncertainty make the price hard to justify
Jacob Fowler's listed numbers are much stronger than Stuart Skinner's: Fowler is 7-1-0 with a 1.84 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage, while Skinner is 3-4-3 with a 3.36 average and an .887 save percentage. Neither goalie is confirmed to start, so that comparison isn't firm enough to justify Montreal at -192.
Montreal's injured-reserve list includes Nick Suzuki, Mike Matheson, Ivan Demidov and Samuel Montembeault. Winnipeg is missing Josh Morrissey and Vladislav Namestnikov, while the Winnipeg Free Press reported that Dawson Mercer's status was unclear after he missed practice with an upper-body injury. Montreal should win more often than Winnipeg, but its absences and the unconfirmed lineups leave too little margin at this price. Pass on the moneyline rather than paying -192.
Pick
Montreal Canadiens
Confidence
medium
Betting lean
Pass