Nashville Predators vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 10/16/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN2

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+110) Canadiens (-132)

The Montreal Canadiens (3-1-0) are hosting the Nashville Predators (2-1-1) at Bell Centre on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Nashville at +110 and Montreal is opening at -132. The over/under is 6.5.

The Nashville Predators had a rough game after their 7-4 loss against the Maple Leafs in their previous contest . Nashville tallied 6 penalty minutes in this game. Furthermore, they had 2 power play chances but weren't able to net one. The Predators had a good offensive outing and it showed in this loss. For the game, they tallied a score on 4 out of the 30 shots they attempted.

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With regard to their scoring, the Nashville Predators have notched 12 goals (11th in the NHL) on the campaign and have given up 12. For the season, they have accumulated 5 points and their points percentage sits at .625. Nashville has accumulated 17 power play opportunities and they have notched 1 goal out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 5.88%. While at even strength, the Predators have conceded 11 goals while getting 11 on offense. Nashville has attempted 111 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.8%. The Predators thus far have had 122 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .902. Nashville Predators opponents have totaled 12 power play opportunities (15th in the league) and have a total of 1 goal in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Juuse Saros. The opposition has racked up 1,050 goals versus Saros in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.66. Saros has taken the ice for 411 contests during his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .914 for his 21,632 minutes between the pipes. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 204-150-39 and was named the starter in 394 games. Over the course of his pro career, Saros has accumulated 232 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .589. Saros has seen 12,269 shots taken against him and has garnered 11,219 saves.

When they took the ice last, Montreal played the Kraken in a game where the Canadiens took home the victory by a final score of 5-4. They had 2 power play attempts in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Canadiens recorded 5 goals out of the 22 shots on goal they took.

For the season, the Montreal Canadiens have earned a total of 15 goals, 6 points, and a points percentage of .750. They have permitted 12 goals to be scored by way of 9 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Canadiens have racked up 12 goals at even strength and 3 goals (6th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 17 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 17.65%. Montreal has tried 98 shots (16th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 15.31%, while allowing the opposition 102 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 78.57% on their oppositions 14 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 88.2%.

Across the rink you are going to see Sam Montembeault protecting the goal. Montembeault is the owner of a lifetime mark of 82-85-28 and has been in net for 209 games. Montembeault's quality start percentage comes out to 52.9% and he has 101 quality starts in his career. He has tallied 5,536 stops out of 6,162 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .898. Teams are averaging 3.28 goals per contest and he has surrendered 626 goals overall. He has been a starter 191 contests and his ice time sits at 10,926 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville (+110)

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