Montreal Canadiens vs Columbus Blue Jackets: Game preview, predictions, and odds | November 27, 2024

The Montreal Canadiens are on the road to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 7:30 p.m. EST.

Montreal (7-11-3) is coming off a 3-2 OT loss to Utah at home on Tuesday. Columbus (9-9-2) is coming off a 5-4 win over Carolina.

Canadiens vs Blue Jackets: Head-to-head & key stats

• Montreal is 21-16-1-4 all-time against Columbus
• The Canadiens are averaging 2.7 goals per game
• The Blue Jackets are 7-3 at home
• Montreal is allowing 3.76 goals per game
• Columbus is averaging 3.45 goals per game
• The Habs are 2-6-1 on the road
• The Blue Jackets are allowing 3.6 goals per game

Montreal Canadiens vs Columbus Blue Jackets: Preview

The Montreal Canadiens are coming off a 3-2 OT loss to Utah at home on Tuesday. The Habs are led Nick Suzuki who has 19 points, Cole Caufield has 17 points and Mike Matheson has 13 points.

The Canadiens will start Cayden Primeau who's 1-2-1 with a 4.59 GAA and a .842 SV%. In his career against Columbus, Primeau is 1-1 with a 1.11 GAA and a .971 SV%.

Columbus, meanwhile, has won three straight upset wins over Carolina, Tampa Bay and Boston. The Blue Jackets will likely start Elvis Merzlikins who's 6-5-1 with a 3.08 GAA and a .894 SV%.

The Blue Jackets are led by Kirill Marchenko who has 20 points, Sean Monahan has 20 points, Zach Werenski has 20 points and Yegor Chinakov has 13 points.

Canadiens vs Blue Jackets: Odds & Prediction

Montreal is a +130 underdog, while Columbus is a -155 favorite with the over/under set at 6.5 goals.

The Habs played Utah well but now go on the road in the second half of a back-to-back against a very hot Columbus team. The Blue Jackets are solid at home and have been playing great hockey as of late.

Primeau has also struggled in net this season, as the Blue Jackets will be able to score on him and extend their win streak to four.

Prediction: Blue Jackets 5, Canadiens 2.

Canadiens vs Blue Jackets: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Columbus ML (-166)

Tip 2: Over 6.5 goals (-115)

Tip 3: Sean Monahan 3+ shots on goal (+110)