Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/22/26

The Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens are set to meet for the third time this season on Thursday night at Bell Centre. Montreal took the first meeting 4-2 back on October 20, with Buffalo claiming the second meeting by a score of 5-3 last week on January 15. With 14 total goals in the previous 2 meetings between these teams, fans could be treated to another high-scoring affair on Thursday. The Canadiens have played in high-scoring games on a regular basis this season, as the over is a strong 31-18-1 in their 50 games. Montreal is among the highest-scoring teams in the NFL, ranking 3rd with an average of 3.40 goals per game. But they give up plenty of goals too, ranking 23rd allowing 3.26 goals per game.

The Buffalo offense is firing on all cylinders, as they’ve scored 3.9 goals per game over their last 10 contests while potting 5+ goals in 6 games over that span. Montreal’s team save percentage of .885 leaves a lot to be desired, so the Sabres should be able to find success offensively. The Canadiens have also struggled to kill penalties, ranking 26th in the league with a kill percentage of 77.4%. Both teams should be able to score enough to take this one over the listed total of 6.5.

Sabres vs Canadiens prediction: Over 6.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.