Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers: Panthers comfortably beat a league underdog

Prediction for the NHL Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers match, which will take place on March 25. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal is waiting for a season that will be one of the worst in club history. They played in the Stanley Cup final a year earlier, but now they are in last place in the Eastern Conference standings. In their last 15 games, Martin St. Louis's men have managed nine wins and six losses. Alas, the Red and Blue have little hope of reaching the cup stage.

Florida Panthers

Florida has had an outstanding regular season. In the last nine meetings, the Panthers have gone scoreless only once, losing 3:5 to Vegas and 2:3 to Los Angeles, while celebrating seven successes. At the end of the period, Florida signed Ben Chiarot, Robert Hagg and Claude Giroux. The Southerners now lead the Eastern Conference standings, and with this squad, they intend to fight for the Stanley Cup.

Expert Betting Tips

Florida has played extremely poorly away to Montreal in recent years, losing three head-to-head meetings by a combined score of 2:15. It is important to note that their last clash in Canada took place in February 2020, when the Panthers were not yet as powerful as they are now. Now, Andrew Brunnette's side has an excellent chance of breaking such an unfortunate streak. The only other encounter this season was a 5:2 draw with the Southerners. Therefore, we suggest betting on Florida's victory with a handicap (-1.5) for 1.89.

Florida is the most successful team in the Eastern Conference. In 62 games played, the Panthers have already scored 254 goals (4.10 average per game). Montreal has a troubled defence, conceding 238 goals in 63 games (3.78 average per game) during the current regular season. Therefore, we suggest betting on an individual total over 4.5 for 2.45.

Sam Reinhart continues to have a fantastic season by his standards. In recent years he played for the hopeless Buffaloes, where he also always had decent stats, but now he's playing for the powerful Florida. In 59 games played, the 26-year-old has already scored 60 points (23 goals + 37 assists), moving into the Panthers' top 3 scorers list, and is five points away from a personal best. In such a situation, we suggest betting on Sam Reinhart Total Over 0.5 for 3.

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