Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens | Game preview, prediction and odds | December 14, 2025

The Edmonton Oilers will be taking on the Montreal Canadiens tonight at the Bell Centre, in their second game of a back-to-back. Connor McDavid & co. comfortably dispatched of the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 6-3 thumping last night at the Scotiabank Arena.

Superstar duo of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl had three points each, with the franchise netting two goals, taking his goal tally for the season to 18. The 30-year-old German forward is one point away from a major 1000 NHL points milestone.

Oilers vs. Canadiens head-to-head and key stats:

• Edmonton are 6-3-0 vs. the Canadiens in regular season meetings since the 2020-21 season
• Edmonton are 3rd in goals for/game with 3.4, Canadiens are 12th with 3.2
• Edmonton are 25th in goals against/game with 2.4, Canadiens are 29th with 3.6 per game
• With 31.25 power play %, Edmonton rank 4th in NHL's PP rankings compared to Montreal at 6th with 25.29%
• Edmonton have a 80.46 penalty kill %, Montreal have a 76 PP%

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Oilers vs. Canadiens Game Preview

Debutants Tristan Jarry and Spencer Stastney impressed in their first game in Edmonton colors last night vs. the Maple Leafs. Jarry made 25 saves and ended the game with .893 SV%, conceding 3 goals, with Stastney playing 16:22 minutes registering 4 shots on goal, but also had 3 giveaways and and -1 rating. Both of the Edmonton's newest acquisitions are expected to stay in the lineup vs. Canadiens.

Edmonton's projected lineup vs. Canadiens (Subject to change)

Forwards:

Nugent-Hopkins - McDavid - Hyman

Podkolzin - Draisaitl - Savoie

Frederic - Henrique - Janmark

Mangiapane - Lazar - Tomasek

Defencemen:

Ekholm - Bouchard

Nurse - Regula

Stastney - Emberson

Goalies:

Jarry

Pickard

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Oilers vs. Canadiens odds and prediction:

Edmonton are favored, at -130, whereas Canadiens are underdogs with +102 odds to win. The puck line is set at +1.5 for the Canadiens, at -232, i.e., they have to win outright or lose by just one goal to cover the spread. Edmonton, at +189, have to win by two goals or more to cover a -1.5 spread. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

Score prediction: Oilers 5, Canadiens 2

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Oilers vs. Canadiens betting tips:

• Over/under: Take over on 6.5 goals (-105)
• Money line: Take Edmonton to win (-130)
• Puck line: Take Edmonton to cover the -1.5 spread (+189)