Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/19/26

The Montreal Canadiens will take on the Detroit Red Wings Thursday night. These are 2 very evenly matched teams with the Canadiens sitting at 4th in the Eastern Conference and the Red Wings sitting at 7th. In the past 5 games, both teams have scored 14 goals while giving up 13, the only difference is that the Canadiens have won 3 games compared to the Red Wings 2 games. Additionally, these teams have met twice this year and have split the series. The interesting thing is that the away team won both previous head-to-head matchups.

In finding an edge, I lean toward the Canadiens. On the season they are averaging 3.49 goals per game which ranks them 4th in the NHL. The Canadiens also score on 13.2% of their shots compared to the Red Wings 10.4% of shots. The Red Wings have also lost 5 of their last 6 at home. The Canadiens offense has found a way of scoring away from home with them scoring 22 goals over their last 5 away games. Overall, I trust the Canadiens offense and away form more than I trust the Red Wings. I am taking the Canadiens on the money line.

Canadiens vs Red Wings prediction: Canadiens ML (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.