Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 10/9/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (-210) Red Wings (+172)

The Detroit Red Wings (39-35-8 last season) will take on the Montreal Canadiens (40-31-11 last year) at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Montreal at -210 while Detroit is coming in at +172. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Montreal Canadiens will look for better times on the ice after their 4-1 defeat to the Capitals their last time out. Montreal had 6 penalty minutes for this game. The Canadiens didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. Furthermore, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice but didn't get a goal. For the matchup, they finished 1 out of the 29 shots they put on goal.

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While playing at even strength, the Canadiens conceded 212 goals while earning 196. Montreal Canadiens opposition had 257 power play opportunities (1st in the NHL) and notched 49 goals in those attempts. When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Montreal Canadiens notched 243 goals (17th in hockey) over the course of the prior season and allowed 261. Montreal took 2,095 shots and had a shooting percentage of 11.6%. For the previous season, they earned 91 points and their points percentage finished at .555. The Canadiens had 2,383 shots attempted against them and had a save percentage of .890. Montreal had 234 power play opportunities and tallied 47 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 20.09%.

The man in goal for this game is Sam Montembeault. Montembeault has played in 206 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has a record of 80-84-28 and he started in 188 games. Opponents have tallied 617 goals against Montembeault in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 4.55. Montembeault has seen 6,093 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 5,476 total saves. His save percentage is .899 in his 8,144 mins on the ice. Over the course of his career, Montembeault is sitting with 100 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .532.

When they took the ice last, Detroit squared up with the Maple Leafs in a matchup where the Red Wings ended up losing by a tally of 4-3. They had 2 power play opportunities in this game and earned 1 out of those chances. The Red Wings earned 3 goals of the 34 shots on goal they took.

Last year, the Detroit Red Wings earned a total of 235 goals, 86 points, in addition to a points percentage of .524. They granted a total of 259 goals to be scored by way of 204 goals at even strength and 55 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Red Wings had 171 goals at even strength and 64 goals (2nd in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They had 237 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 27.00%. Detroit took 2,249 shots (24th in hockey) and had a shooting percentage of 10.45%, while allowing the other team 2,335 shots. They had a penalty kill rate of 70.11% on the other team's 184 power play tries, and their save percentage was 88.9%.

For the opposition you are going to see John Gibson in goal. He has accounted for 14,033 stops out of the 15,420 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .910. Gibson is the owner of a lifetime record of 204-217-63 and has been in goal for 506 contests. He has made the start in 494 games and his ice time sits at 27,306 minutes. Gibson's quality start rate is 54.3% and he has 268 quality starts in his professional career. Teams are averaging 3.05 goals per contest and he has relinquished 1,387 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal (-210)

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