Montreal Canadiens vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 11/28/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (-144) Golden Knights (+120)

The Montreal Canadiens (12-7-3) are en route to T-Mobile Arena on Friday where they will take on the Vegas Golden Knights (10-5-8). The moneyline on this matchup has the Canadiens at -144 while the Golden Knights are at +120. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Montreal Canadiens went home feeling good about their game by earning a 4-3 win over the Mammoth their last time out. The Canadiens had a good offensive output in the win. For the game, they finished 4 out of the 17 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 3 attempts on the power play and were able to net 2 goals. Montreal accrued 10 penalty mins in this game.

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Montreal Canadiens opponents have 76 power play opportunities (10th in pro hockey) and have come away with 18 goals in those attempts. The Canadiens so far have had 594 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .870. Montreal has taken 553 shots and holds a shot percentage of 13.7%. When at even strength, the Canadiens have surrendered 59 goals while earning 61 on the offensive side of the ice. Montreal has accounted for 65 power play chances and they have added 15 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 23.08%. For the current campaign, they have scored 27 points and their points percentage is .614. Concerning their scoring, the Montreal Canadiens have racked up 76 goals (8th in the NHL) so far this year and have conceded 77.

The man in net for this game is Sam Montembeault. Over the course of his time in hockey, Montembeault has compiled 103 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .518. His save percentage currently sits at .897 for his 10,945 mins played. Montembeault has had 6,363 shot attempts against him and he has 5,706 total saves. Opponents have notched 657 goals versus Montembeault in his career and his average for goals against per game is 3.30. He has earned an overall record of 84-89-29 and he has gotten the start in 199 games. Montembeault has participated in 218 games during his hockey career.

In their last contest, Vegas faced off against the Senators in an outing where the Golden Knights got the tie by a mark of 3-3. The Golden Knights scored 3 goals of the 35 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this contest and recorded 1 out of those chances.

Vegas has tried 693 shots (11th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.25%, while allowing the other team 581 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 80.33% on their oppositions 61 power play tries, and their save percentage is 88.5%. They have earned 80 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 23.75%. The Golden Knights have earned 52 goals at even strength and 19 goals (4th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 67 goals to be scored by way of 55 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they were shorthanded. On the campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have a total of 71 goals, 28 points, and a points percentage of .609.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Akira Schmid in net. Schmid has a career mark of 25-19-8 and has participated in 62 contests. Schmid's quality start rate comes out to 43.8% and he has earned 21 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has accrued 1,271 saves out of 1,409 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .902. His opposition is averaging 2.88 goals per game and he has conceded 138 goals altogether. He has been a starter 48 games and has been on the ice for 2,578 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal (-144)

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