Florida Panthers vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction: Paul Maurice's wards are the undisputed favorites

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

Florida Panthers

Florida has a strong regular season, proving that last year's run to the Stanley Cup Final was no chance. The South had a little trouble with results in the early part of this season, but the reason is simple - they had a short offseason, and it was difficult to get into optimal shape for the early games. Paul Maurice's wards began to find themselves, and now they beat almost everyone in a row. In their last nine games, the Southerners lost only once, a hard-fought 1:0 defeat to Carolina, and won the other eight. It has allowed them to move to the top of the Eastern Conference standings.

Montreal Canadiens

The regular season could play better for Montreal. The Canadiens still have numerous personnel losses preventing them from playing their best hockey. Among the injured are Christian Dvorak, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, and Kirby Dach, who have been out for a long time. Only in flashes do they manage to show good results, but lately, even those have become too few. In their last nine games, they have lost seven times in regulation and have only beaten two of the league's outsiders - Anaheim and Arizona - by 5:0 and 4:2. The Martin St. Louis team is only on the 14th line in the standings of the Eastern Conference.

Expert Betting Tips

At the end of the regular season 2021/22, Montreal decided to hurt Florida very much, winning 10:2, but this defeat for the South no longer meant anything but their anger and resentment with a view to the future. In the next 6 matches, the Panthers beat the Canadiens in regulation each time and often crushed them, with a total goal differential of 36:13. In the upcoming confrontation, Paul Maurice's wards are the overwhelming favorites, and now they are in great shape, while the Canadiens are not. 

The confrontation between Florida and Montreal has been spectacular and goal-rich in recent years. In the last 10 games, the competitors have combined for 86 pucks (8.60 per game average), an extremely high number for such a long distance. The Panthers have been much better during that stretch, scoring 54 goals (5.40 average per game) - a phenomenal statistic.