Blue Jackets vs Canadiens Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s NHL Game
Our Blue Jackets vs. Canadiens predictions back Juraj Slafkovsky to light the lamp tonight.
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here . The Montreal Canadiens host the Columbus Blue Jackets in a monumental matchup for Eastern Conference playoff positioning.
Both teams hang onto their divisional seeds by a narrow margin. My Blue Jackets vs. Canadiens predictions and NHL picks favor the Canadiens, who sport arguably the best line in hockey right now.
Blue Jackets vs Canadiens prediction Blue Jackets vs Canadiens best bet: Juraj Slafkovsky anytime goal scorer (+165) Juraj Slafkovsky has played at a 43-goal pace since December 20 (nearly half the season), ranking eighth in the NHL in goals during that time. He's also tied for fifth in power-play goals since then, and faces a 21st-ranked Columbus Blue Jackets penalty kill. The top line has suited him perfectly, playing alongside Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki .
He's fifth in league scoring since returning to that line and has four goals across a current three-game streak. Blue Jackets vs Canadiens same-game parlay Speaking of hot streaks, Caufield is riding a four-game assist streak, totalling five apples. The 44-goal man has seven points in his last two games.