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MTL at COL

MTL

MTL

Montréal Canadiens

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COL

COL

Colorado Avalanche

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How they compare

Side by side · Last 10

MTLCOL

Goals

3.80Goals for / GP3.70
2.90Goals against / GP3.40
+9Goal diff+3

Results and form

7-1-2Record5-4-1
80.0%Points %55.0%
80.0%Home pts %90.0%
80.0%Road pts %20.0%

Shots and possession

27.1Shots for / GP30.4
29.6Shots against / GP28.7
14.0%Shooting %12.2%
0.902Save %0.881
1.042PDO1.003
53.9%Corsi %53.8%
54.6%Fenwick %52.9%

Special teams and discipline

18.5%Power play %20.0%
73.5%Penalty kill %71.0%
11.8PIM / GP9.1

Puck battles

49.3%Faceoff %48.6%
18.8Hits / GP14.3
15.2Blocks / GP12.9
3.4Takeaways / GP4.3
16.1Giveaways / GP16.4
MTL last 5W0
W
L
W
W
W
COL last 5OTL0
L
L
W
W
W

Head-to-Head — All-Time

1MTL
0COL
MTL: 4 GFCOL: 3 GF

Last met: Jan 16, 2024

Recent Meetings

Jan 30, 2026COL @ MTL3 – 7MTL W
Nov 29, 2025MTL @ COL2 – 7COL W
Mar 22, 2025COL @ MTL5 – 4COL W
Jan 5, 2025MTL @ COL2 – 1MTL W
Mar 27, 2024MTL @ COL2 – 1MTL W

Injuries

League injury report →

Man-games lost

61

Injured now

6

Games played

14

  • Josh AndersonPersonal
    0 GMOut

    Anderson (personal) won't play against Toronto on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports. · Nov 7

  • Ivan DemidovRight Ankle (Fracture)
    12 GMInjured Reserve

    Demidov (foot) skated Tuesday and could resume training with the team next week, Patrick Friolet of RDS reports. · Nov 4

  • Mike MathesonLower Body
    2 GMOut

    Matheson (lower body) is expected to miss two weeks, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports Saturday. · Oct 31

  • Sam MontembeaultLower Body
    10 GMInjured Reserve

    Montembeault (lower body) is considered day-to-day, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports on Saturday. · Oct 31

  • Bryce PickfordUndisclosed
    14 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 29

  • Lucas CondottaUndisclosed
    14 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 29

Most games missed this season

  • Bryce Pickford14
  • Lucas Condotta14
  • Ivan Demidov12
  • Sam Montembeault10
  • Nick Suzukireturned5

GM = team games missed in the current stint. PuckMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only, not gambling advice. Injury reports sourced from ESPN's public NHL injury feed.

Injuries

League injury report →

Man-games lost

7

Injured now

2

Games played

14

  • Josh MansonLeft Ankle
    1 GMOut

    Manson (ankle) is expected to miss the next eight weeks, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports Friday. · Oct 30

  • Zachary L'HeureuxUpper Body
    4 GMLong-Term IR

    ir-lt · Oct 23

Most games missed this season

  • Zachary L'Heureux4
  • Josh Manson1
  • Logan O'Connorreturned1
  • Nicolas Royreturned1

GM = team games missed in the current stint. PuckMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only, not gambling advice. Injury reports sourced from ESPN's public NHL injury feed.

Lineups

MTL

Projected

Lines from last completed game, minus injured players.

L1
11:45
20Slafkovský
17:29
91Kapanen
15:56
13Caufield
16:21
L2
8:58
22Kreider
12:49
15Newhook
17:47
17Anderson
17:06
L3
6:56
85Texier
11:58
24Danault
19:21
76Bolduc
12:19
L4
5:38
63Xhekaj
6:19
71Evans
15:24
77Dach
13:11
D1
12:37
8Matheson
23:25
21Guhle
22:47
D2
13:28
48Hutson
22:04
53Dobson
19:35
D3
5:47
45Carrier
20:08
42Engstrom
10:23
32Fowler
59:38
Starter
75Dobes
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

  • Bryce Pickfordinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
  • Lucas Condottainjured-reserve · Undisclosed
  • Nick Suzukiother · Upper Body
  • Sam Montembeaultinjured-reserve · Lower Body
  • Ivan Demidovinjured-reserve · Lower Body

COL

Projected

Lines from last completed game, minus injured players.

L1
11:00
62Lehkonen
18:32
29MacKinnon
19:49
88Necas
19:07
L2
5:48
92Landeskog
14:05
91Kadri
16:40
11Nelson
16:31
L3
6:15
71Schwartz
15:13
9Svechkov
10:53
13Hughes
17:18
L4
2:48
16Makar
5:02
17Kelly
12:35
25O'Connor
11:46
D1
12:26
8Makar
23:16
7Toews
20:06
D2
13:07
27Kulak
22:42
70Malinski
19:44
D3
10:01
42Manson
13:45
84Burns
12:48
39Blackwood
0:00
Starter
41Wedgewood
59:54
Backup

Injured / Scratched

PuckMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.

Model outlook

Full prediction →

No projection for this game yet.

Poisson goals model; no candidate has beaten it in walk-forward tests. Picked the winner in 57% of 87 graded games.

PuckMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Not gambling advice.