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NHL Prop Bets: Montreal Canadiens vs Columbus Blue Jackets (April 11, 2026)

The Columbus Blue Jackets (39-28-12) face the Montreal Canadiens (47-22-10) at Bell Centre. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup.

  • The Blue Jackets have a 40-39 Puck Line record this season, while the Canadiens hold a record of 44-35.
  • The Blue Jackets have a 36-41-2 O/U record this season (meaning 36 games have gone over the total points line, 41 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Canadiens have a 43-33-3 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Blue Jackets are averaging 3.01 goals per game this season (18th in the league). Comparatively, the Canadiens are averaging +0.4 more at 3.43 goals (7th).
  • Defensively, the Blue Jackets are giving up 3.09 goals per game this season (22nd in the league), while the Canadiens are giving up an average of 3.05 goals (16th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Columbus is averaging 29.3 shots per game this season (7th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Montreal is allowing its opposition 27.7 shots per game (16th).
  • Flipping that script, the Blue Jackets are allowing 29.1 shots per game (22nd in the NHL), while the Canadiens are averaging 26.4 shots (24th).

Power Play

  • Columbus holds a power play percentage of 19.2%, ranking 22nd in the league this season, while Montreal sits 11th with 23.2% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Blue Jackets have a penalty kill rate of 76.2% (ranked T27th), compared to the Canadiens at 78.1% (20th).

P1 Result

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Columbus 33-21-25 23-6-10 10-15-15 2-5-3
    Montreal 27-23-29 14-12-14 13-11-15 2-4-4

To Go To Overtime

  • The Blue Jackets have played in 24 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Canadiens have also appeared in 24.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Blue Jackets have played in 10 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Canadiens have appeared in 9.

Last Time They Met

Montreal recorded a 1-2 victory over Columbus at Bell Centre when these teams last met on March 26. The Canadiens have now won five straight at Bell Centre against the Blue Jackets.