Montreal Canadiens 2025-26 NHL Betting Lines
For the most storied franchise in the National Hockey League, the worst is likely over. Now, the question is just how good the Montreal Canadiens can get. With the hiring of Martin St. Louis during the 2021-22 season, the Canadiens started to move upwards methodically. Montreal showed improvement each season, and this past year, it clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield have emerged as stars, while goaltender Sam Montembeault is a stout goaltender. A season of achievement ended with a first-round loss to the Washington Capitals, 4-1, in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Despite the sad ending, fans and gamblers will be coming back for more, especially after a promising offseason of impressive moves.
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Team Overview
To conclude the regular season, the Montreal Canadiens were 40-31-11 straight up and 40-36-6 over/under the total. Montreal was also 8th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings, 20 points behind the Washington Capitals.
Montreal had NHL rankings of 17th for goals scored and 21st for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Canadiens had NHL rankings of 23rd for goals against and 10th for penalty killing.
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Off-Season Moves for 2025-26
In: Zack Bolduc, Noah Dobson
Out: Emil Heineman, Logan Mailloux, David Savard, Christian Dvorak, Joel Armia
The big get is Noah Dobson, who has the potential to be Lane Hutson’s Devon Toews. Dobson is a true top-pair defenseman, someone who adds tremendous upside to Montreal’s back end with his puck-moving ability. He’s a substantial get on his own, but the fact that it also means no more David Savard almost doubles the joy. Between the two, it’s a 16-goal swing.
It’s a similar effect in giving up Emil Heineman for Dobson, and then trading for Zack Bolduc soon after. Heineman is a fine bottom-six player on the rise, but Bolduc showed he’s already top-six caliber in his rookie season. What’s exciting about Bolduc is his defensive game, a sorely missing element from Montreal’s forward ranks beyond Nick Suzuki.
If Montreal stood pat this summer, there was a good chance the team would take a step back after taking several steps forward last season. With Dobson and Bolduc in the fold, Montreal looks poised to build on last year’s surprise playoff berth and prove they belong for the long haul.
Key Players
In 2024, Nick Suzuki led the Canadiens with 33 goals, 44 assists, 77 points, and a -14. Suzuki, age 24, began his career with the Canadiens in 2019. He has played in the All-Star game the past three seasons. This past season, Suzuki led the team with 29 goals, 58 assists, 87 points, and a +15.
In 2024, Cole Caufield, 23, of the University of Wisconsin, added 28 goals, 37 assists, 37 points, and a -4. He is coming off the best season of his career. To show, Caufield added 37 goals, 32 assists, and 69 points this past season.
D Lane Hutson added six goals, 59 assists, and 65 points this past season.
Goaltenders
Number one goaltender Sam Montembeault was 16-15-9 with a 3.14 goals against average and a .903 save percentage in 2024. He has been the Canadiens’ top netminder for the past four seasons. This past season, Montembeault had a 2.83 goals against average and a .901 save percentage. His record was 30-24-7 with four shutouts.
Head Coach
Head coach Martin St. Louis had a Hall of Fame career with the Tampa Bay Lightning as an RW. He was a member of the Lightning in 2004 when they won the Stanley Cup. St. Louis took over as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens during the 2021-22 season. He has a career record of 114-131-36 and has overseen a dramatic improvement in play and production.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 7)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2024–25 |
82 |
40 |
31 |
5th, Atlantic |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Capitals) |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
30 |
36 |
8th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
31 |
45 |
8th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
22 |
49 |
8th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
| 2020–21 |
56 |
24 |
21 |
4th, North |
Lost in First Round, 2–4 (Flyers) |
| 2019–20 |
71 |
31 |
31 |
5th, Atlantic |
Lost in Stanley Cup Finals, 1–4 (Lightning) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
44 |
30 |
4th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
Montreal Canadiens History
The Hockey Hall of Fame boasts 65 inductees in the players' category who played for Les Glorieux. Numerous others were named to the Hall of Fame’s Builders category. Five of the Canadiens' broadcasters were awarded the Hall of Fame’s Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.
Les Glorieux has retired 15 numbers for 18 players. They are goaltender Jacques Plante #1, defenseman Doug Harvey #2, defenseman Emile Bouchard #3, center Jean Beliveau #4, right-wing Bernie Geoffrion and defenseman Guy Lapointe #5, center Howie Morenz #7, right wing Maurice Richard #9, right wing Guy Lafleur #10, left wing Dickie Moore and right wing Yvan Cournoyer #12, centers Henri Richard and Elmer Lach #16, defenseman Serge Savard #18, defenseman Larry Robinson #19, left wing Bob Gainey #23, goaltender Ken Dryden #29, and goaltender Patrick Roy #33.
Additionally, the Canadiens have a host of Hockey Hall of Famers. The late, great head coach Toe Blake is often referred to as the Vince Lombardi of hockey. At the same time, former head coach Scotty Bowman is in the conversation as the GOAT of that position.
NHL Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Metropolitan
Western Conference - Central
Western Conference - Pacific
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