San Jose Sharks vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 10/20/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Location: Centre Bell in Montreal, QC

TV: NBC Sports California, TSN2

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+170) Canadiens (-205)

The Montreal Canadiens (4-3-1) will try to defeat the San Jose Sharks (4-3-1) at Centre Bell on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Sharks at +170 while the Canadiens are at -205. The total comes in at 6.5.

The San Jose Sharks had a decent effort after finishing in a 3-3 tie against the Red Wings in their previous outing. San Jose accumulated 13 minutes in the box in this game. Moreover, they had 6 attempts on the power play and scored 2 goals. The Sharks had a middle of the road offensive outing in this game. For the game, they tallied a score on 3 of the 34 shots they launched.

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While at even strength, the Sharks have conceded 23 goals while having 15 of their own. San Jose Sharks opponents have tallied 26 power play opportunities (20th in the league) and have a total of 5 goals in those attempts. In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the San Jose Sharks have accumulated 21 goals (25th in the league) for the season and have conceded 28. San Jose has taken 221 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.5%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 9 points and their points percentage is sitting at .563. The Sharks have seen 220 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .873. San Jose has accumulated 26 power play opportunities and they have tallied 6 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 23.08%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Alex Nedeljkovic. Nedeljkovic has been in goal for 222 games over the course of his NHL career. He has amassed an overall record of 94-74-32 and he started in 197 games. The opposition has been able to score 614 goals against Nedeljkovic in his career and his average for goals against per game is 3.12. Nedeljkovic has seen 6,279 shot attempts taken against him and he has 5,665 saves. He has a save percentage of .902 during his 12,259 mins between the pipes. During his career on the ice, Nedeljkovic is sitting with 108 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .548.

When they were on the ice last, Montreal squared up with the Sabres in a matchup where the Canadiens got the victory by a final of 4-3. The Canadiens recorded 4 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they pursued. They had 5 power play attempts in this outing and recorded 1 out of those chances.

The Canadiens have accumulated 21 goals at even strength and 4 goals (22nd in the NHL) while on the power play. Montreal has tried 233 shots (16th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.73%, while allowing their opponents 207 shots. For the year, the Montreal Canadiens have tallied 25 goals, 9 points, in addition to a points percentage of .563. They have granted a total of 30 goals to be scored by of a combination of 24 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 27 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 14.81%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 82.35% on the other teams 34 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 85.5%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Jakub Dobes in goal. Teams are averaging 2.87 goals per contest and he has conceded 175 goals altogether. Dobes' rate of quality starts comes out to 59.0% and he has 36 quality starts in his NHL career. He has started in 61 games and his ice time sits at 151 mins. Dobes has a lifetime mark of 37-16-8 and has been in goal for 63 games. He has a tally of 1,566 stops out of 1,741 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .899.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Montreal (-205) and under 6.5 goals

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