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 3rd time this season on Thursday night at Bell Centre. Montreal took the first meeting 4-2 back on October 20, with Buffalo claiming the 2nd 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.

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