Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders odds, picks and predictions

The Montreal Canadiens (30-36-12) and New York Islanders (36-27-15) Meets Thursday night in Long Island. The opener at UBS Arena is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below we break down the lines around the BetMGM Sportsbook line Canadiens vs. Islanders coefficientsand make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Montreal is out of playoff contention with a 2-0 lead this season, but the Canadiens are on a season-high in scoring and are 2-1-0 in their last 3 games. The Habs beat the Philadelphia Flyers 9-3 on Tuesday.

The Isles enter Thursday's game as the No. 3 Metropolitan; they will try to overtake the Washington Capitals, who are 2 points behind in the metro standings. New York beat the crosstown Rangers 4-2 on Tuesday to snap a 5-game winning streak.

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Canadians and Islanders

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• Money line: Canadiens +180 ($100 bet to win $180) | Isles -225 ($225 bet to win $100)
• Puck Line (PL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Canadiens +1.5 (-140) | Islands -1.5 (+115)
• Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Canadiens predict goalies on Islanders

Sam Montembo (16-15-7, 3.10 GAA, .904 SV%) vs. Ilya Sorokin (24-19-11, 3.02 GAA, .908 SV%)

Montembo started Tuesday's game against Philadelphia, stopping 33 of 36 shots on goal in the win. The 27-year-old has scored 3 goals or less in 4 of his last 5 starts.

Sorokin last played a week ago, stopping 25 of 27 in an April 4 start against the Columbus Blue Jets. The Russian netminder owns a solid .917 SV% at home.

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Canadians' choices and predictions on the island

Forecast

Islanders 5, Canadians 2

Money line

The Isles have a good chance of extending their postseason win streak to 6, but the better betting value can be found at the puck line. PREVENTION.

Puck Line/Spread vs

New York's last 3 wins have come by multiple points.

From February 1, Sorokin made 4 starts in 4 days off. His save percentage in those starts is a combined .918.

Consider the semi-unity game ISLANDERS -1.5 (+115).

Over/under

This streak has seen Over cash in 4 straight matches. The Over is 4-1 in Montreal's last 5 games.

And that analysis is the Canadiens' 5-on-5 defense. And that's exactly it. The Habs have a 2.85 goals against in their last 25 games (Natural Stat Trick, 5-for-5). Only 2 clubs posted higher numbers in that time period.

The Isles have had a relatively low conversion rate in their last 25 overs in a high-danger 5-on-5 appearance. Look for them to perform well in the main game.

6 THIS (-110).

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