Montreal vs Philadelphia Prediction: Favoring the Canadiens

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Montreal vs Philadelphia, which will take place on April 6th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Montreal

Montreal is close to clinching that Wild Card spot, but the Rangers are hot on their heels. Right now, there are only two points between them, so any slip-up could be costly. The Canadiens are all systems go. They're coming into the game with Philadelphia on the back of three wins in a row. During this run, they surprisingly beat Florida twice, which gave the team a newfound confidence, and then they beat Boston by three goals.

Philadelphia

Philadelphia has decided to make some noise at the end of the regular season. So, the Flyers are coming into this game with a series of three wins under their belt. They beat Montreal at home (6-4), then broke Buffalo's winning streak (7-4), and lastly, had no trouble with Western Conference outsiders Nashville (2-1). So, the Flyers will settle for 14th place in the Eastern Conference with a total of 71 points.

H2H Meetings

Philadelphia is a convenient opponent for Montreal. In the last five head-to-head meetings, the Canadiens have won four and the Flyers only one.

Bookmakers' Options

The bookie company 1xbet thinks the Canadiens will come out on top in the next NHL match. You can bet on the Canadiens to win in regulation time at 1.95, and in overtime or a shootout at 1.60. If you think the Flyers will win (including OT and BUL), you can get 2.35, and if you think they'll win in three periods, you can get 3.32.

The pros at the bookie's office set the total at 5.5 pucks. For a bet on the total over (5.5) pucks, they're offering a 1.79 coefficient, and for the reverse line with the total under, it's 2.12.

Expert Betting Tips

Bookies are more likely to back the first team to win. Montreal is clearly planning to settle the score. If the Flyers play a fast hockey game in Philadelphia, they won't be so lucky in Montreal. The Canadiens are fighting to stay in the wild card zone, while the Flyers are just playing out the season at a relaxed pace, without much motivation. We think the visitors won't be strong enough to break Montreal's winning streak.

Our picks:

W1 for 1.91 at bet365

H1 (-1.5) for 2.35 at 1xbet

CS 4:2 for 11.00 at betway