Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers Prediction: the Southerners have every chance to show their best

Prediction for the NHL Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers match which will take place on December 1st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Montreal tries to be one of the teams that can qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens have been the league's underdogs for years but have made progress. At the same time, many players are in the infirmary due to injuries. Such losses do not allow them to show their best hockey, but in the last four games, they still managed to get three victories, losing only to Los Angeles - 0:4. Now the Canadian team is in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Florida continues to be among the top teams. Their activity in the playoffs was a happy series of circumstances, as the Southerners had a very modest regular season, miraculously reached the Cup eight, and then suddenly went to the Stanley Cup Final. They lost their opening two games, but in the next 20 matches, they suffered only seven defeats, and on 13 occasions, they beat their opponents. It is enough to be in third place in the Eastern Conference standings, and the gap from the leader is five points.

Florida has been an extremely uncomfortable opponent for Montreal in recent years. In the last nine games, the Canadiens have lost eight times. However, the only victory turned out to be very memorable - 10:2. It is unlikely that in the upcoming match, we have the right to expect such a productive performance from the Canadian team. Still, the Southerners have every chance to show their best. Paul Maurice's wards remain in the top three of the Eastern Conference standings, demonstrating hockey of a significant level, but the opponent lacks stability in results.

The confrontation between Montreal and Florida in recent years has been productive. In the previous eight matches, the opponents scored 75 goals against each other (9.38 on average per game) - an incredibly high result.