- The Montreal Canadiens have +5000 odds to win the Stanley Cup.
- Last season, the Canadiens allowed the first goal the sixth most (45 times).
- The Calgary Flames (+10000) and Vancouver Canucks (+6000) are the only Canadian teams with longer Stanley Cup odds.
It wasn’t the start that head coach Martin St. Louis envisioned, with his Montreal Canadiens losing 5-2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Morgan Rielly scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Maple Leafs added two empty-net goals to put the contest to bed.
The Canadiens allowed the opener just one minute into the first period, an issue that plagued the team last season. Montreal allowed the opening goal 45 times last season, the sixth most.
They won 31% of those games, which ranked 18th.
The Canadiens outshot the Maple Leafs 31-27 but lost the expected goals battle 4.22 to 3.4.
While one game won’t impact the Canadiens’ hockey odds of winning the Stanley Cup, St. Louis will be acutely aware of how vital their next two games are against non-playoff teams from last season, Detroit and Chicago.
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Odds
Only the Calgary Flames (+10000) and Vancouver Canucks (+6000) have longer Stanley Cup odds than the Canadiens (+5000).
The +5000 odds at the BetMGM online sportsbook carry a 1.96% implied probability. It will be interesting to see whether the Canadiens experience a regression after finishing last season on a strong note.
The Canadiens were tied for the ninth-best point percentage (.627) in the season’s final 51 games.
Conversely, they had the fifth-worst point percentage (.435) in the opening 31 games.
St. Louis will need to get its team going early if they are to return to the postseason.
Montreal Canadiens Eastern Conference Odds
The Canadians have a 4.35% chance of winning the Eastern Conference and advancing to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2021.
Montreal’s +2000 Eastern Conference odds are the eighth longest, trading just ahead of the Ottawa Senators (+1700).
The usual suspects sit atop the Eastern Conference odds leaderboard, with the Carolina Hurricanes (+400), Tampa Bay Lightning (+475), and Florida Panthers (+500) leading the way.
Montreal Canadiens Atlantic Division Odds
The last time the Canadiens won the Atlantic Division, in the 2016-17 season, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
Oddsmakers give them a 7.14% chance of repeating the feat. That implied probability translates to odds of +1300, down from the +1400 odds before the season started.
They are the fifth-most likely team to win the division, behind the Lightning (+185), Panthers (+300), Maple Leafs (+300), and Ottawa Senators (+825).
Montreal Canadiens Next Game
The Canadiens have two games left in their brief road stint, against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday and the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, before returning home for four.
The Habs won three of four against the Red Wings last season and lost both encounters against the Blackhawks.
Have the Montreal Canadiens Won the Stanley Cup?
Yes, the Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cups and are the NHL’s most-winning franchise.
Their last Stanley Cup came in 1993 when they beat the Los Angeles Kings in five games.
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