Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 10/20/25

The Buffalo Sabres take their talents to Montreal to face the Canadiens for the first time this season. Arter a brutal start to the year, the Sabres have rebounded, winning two games in a row and scoring 11 total goals. Now, don’t let that fool you– they are still a below average team. Their special teams have been good, but their offensive depth isn’t there and their goaltending isn’t good. That doesn’t bode well for Monday’s contest. 

For the Canaidens, you can tell that their offense is improve, but their volume of shots is still low. They also have a goalie controversy starting. Samuel Montembault is the starter, but his early numbers are horrific. He was below-average against the Rangers, but despite Jakub Dobes sporting a 2-0-0 record with a .940 SV%, he may not get the start tonight. The Habs penalty kill has also been underwhelming, operating at just 72% thus far. It’s hard to trust the Sabres to win hockey games, but we can trust this game to have a lot of scoring chances on either side, so we’ll take the Over and hope for a high-scoring affair.

Sabres vs Canadiens prediction: Over 6.0 available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number or better.

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