Sabres vs. Canadiens Odds & Betting Predictions - January 23, 2026

Sabres at Canadiens

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Buffalo Sabres

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Montreal Canadiens

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Sabres 27-17-5	+1.5	+1.5-240	o6.5-118	+100
Canadiens 28-15-7	u6.5	-1.5+195	u6.5-102	-120

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NHL Public Betting

Canadiens are 2-3 in their last 5 games.
Canadiens are 1-4 in their last 5 games against the spread
Canadiens are 18-7 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Canadiens' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 15 of Canadiens' 25 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Canadiens	28-22	10-15	18-7	7-16	21-6
Sabres	27-22	15-10	12-12	11-11	16-9

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Canadiens	31-19	15-10	16-9	12-11	19-8
Sabres	25-24	13-12	12-12	14-8	10-15

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Canadiens	28-15	N/A	N/A	13-10	15-12
Sabres	27-17	N/A	N/A	14-8	13-12

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Jan 21st	MIN	W 4-3	-1.5 L	O 6.5	MTL -135
Jan 18th	@OTT	W 6-5	+1.5 W	O 6.5	MTL +100
Jan 16th	@BUF	L 3-5	-1.5 L	O 6.5	BUF -125
Jan 14th	@WSH	L 2-3	+1.5 W	U 6.5	WSH +115
Jan 13th	VAN	W 6-3	-1.5 W	O 6.5	MTL -200

Brendan Gallagher
RW
Gallagher is day-to-day with undisclosed
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Patrik Laine
RW
Laine is out with abdomen
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Alexandre Texier
LW
Texier is day-to-day with lower body
Day-to-Day
Alex Newhook
C
Newhook is out with ankle
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Joshua Norris
C
Norris is out with ribs
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Michael Kesselring
D
Kesselring is day-to-day with undisclosed
Day-to-Day
Joshua Dunne
C
Dunne is out with body
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Justin Danforth
RW
Danforth is out with lower body
Out
Jiri Kulich
C
Kulich is out with ear
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3.27

Goals

3.4

2.84

Goals Against

3.12

3.61

Penalties

4.4

27.82

Shots

26.1

19.04

Hits

21.72

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MatchupOverUnder
Sabres 27-17-5	N/A	N/A
Canadiens 28-15-7	N/A	N/A