Montreal will have to battle with several teams down the stretch to secure that playoff spot. But while nothing is certain, things are getting better. The Montreal Canadiens have been methodically rebuilding for the past several years. Fans and gamblers have had to be patient. But as the current NHL future odds season has passed the midway point, the Montreal Canadiens are in playoff position. Correlate that’s a testament to their building process. Still, there are concerns about Montreal’s ability on the defensive end and in goal, which is where the rubber meets the road come playoff time.
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2025 Montreal Canadiens Key Players, Goaltending, and Coach
Head coach Martin St. Louis had a Hall of Fame career with the Tampa Bay Lighting as an RW. He was a member of the Lighting in 2004 when they won the Stanley Cup. St. Louis took over as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens during the 2021-22 season. Overall, he has a career sportsbook record of 75-100-26. Most important of all, he has overseen a dramatic improvement in play and production.
Number one goaltender Sam Montembeault was 16-15-9 with a 3.14 goals against average and a .903 save percentage. He has been the Canadiens’ top netminder for the past three seasons. Overall this season, Montembeault has a 2.95 goals against average and a .899 save percentage. His record is 17-16-3 with three shutouts.
RW Cole Caufield, 23, of the University of Wisconsin, added 28 goals, 37 assists, 37 points, and a -4. Also, he is coming off the best season of his career. Caufield is off to a strong start this year with 24 goals, 20 assists and 44 points.
Meanwhile, D Lane Hutson adds three goals, 36 assists, and 39 points this season.
Last year, Nick Suzuki led the Canadiens with 33 goals, 44 assists, 77 points, and a -14. Suzuki, age 24, began his career with the Canadiens in 2019. Suzuki is coming off the best season of his career. He has played in the All-Star game the past three seasons. So far this season, Suzuki leads the team with 14 goals, 33 assists, 47 points, and a +8.
2025 Montreal Canadiens Team Overview
Montreal had NHL rankings of 13th for goals scored and 18th for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Canadiens had NHL rankings of 27th for goals against and 12th for penalty killing.
Just past the midway point of the 2024-25 NHL season, the Montreal Canadiens were 24-19-4 straight up and 29-18 over/under the NHL odds total. Montreal was also 8th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings, 17 points behind the Washington Capitals.
Montreal Canadiens Team History
The Canadiens are the most distinguished, storied, and successful franchise in National Hockey League history. Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge has an NHL record 24 Stanley Cup championships. However, the Habs have won only two Cups since 1979 (1986 and 1993), as the expansion era made for greater league parity. The Hockey Hall of Fame boasts 65 inductees in the players’ category who played for Les Glorieux.
Additionally, numerous others were named to the Hall of Fame’s Builders category. Five of the Canadiens broadcasters were awarded the Hall of Fame’s Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. Of course, the Canadiens have a host of Hockey Hall of Famers. The late great head coach, Toe Blake, is often called the Vince Lombardi of hockey. At the same time, former head coach Scotty Bowman is in the conversation as the GOAT of that position.