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MTL at CBJ

MTL

MTL

Montréal Canadiens

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CBJ

CBJ

Columbus Blue Jackets

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Model outlook

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Poisson goals model; no candidate has beaten it in walk-forward tests. Picked the winner in 60% of 94 graded games.

How they compare

Side by side · Last 10

MTLCBJ

Goals

3.80Goals for / GP2.40
2.60Goals against / GP2.60
+12Goal diff-2

Results and form

8-0-2Record5-5-0
90.0%Points %50.0%
80.0%Home pts %80.0%
100.0%Road pts %20.0%

Shots and possession

27.0Shots for / GP24.8
30.0Shots against / GP28.4
14.1%Shooting %9.7%
0.913Save %0.908
1.054PDO1.005
53.3%Corsi %47.2%
54.5%Fenwick %45.1%

Special teams and discipline

18.5%Power play %16.0%
73.5%Penalty kill %84.6%
11.3PIM / GP7.0

Puck battles

51.1%Faceoff %50.4%
18.6Hits / GP24.3
15.6Blocks / GP13.1
3.9Takeaways / GP4.1
16.3Giveaways / GP16.0
MTL last 5W0
W
W
L
W
W
CBJ last 5L0
L
W
W
L
L

Head-to-Head — All-Time

2MTL
0CBJ
MTL: 8 GFCBJ: 5 GF

Last met: Nov 30, 2023

Recent Meetings

Apr 11, 2026CBJ @ MTL5 – 2CBJ W
Mar 26, 2026CBJ @ MTL1 – 2MTL W
Nov 18, 2025MTL @ CBJ3 – 4CBJ W
Dec 24, 2024MTL @ CBJ4 – 5CBJ W
Nov 28, 2024MTL @ CBJ4 – 3MTL W

Injuries

League injury report →

Man-games lost

79

Injured now

6

Games played

17

  • Josh AndersonPersonal
    1 GMOut

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

  • Ivan DemidovRight Ankle (Fracture)
    15 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
    5 GMOut

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

  • Sam MontembeaultLower Body
    13 GMInjured Reserve

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

  • Bryce PickfordUndisclosed
    17 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 29

  • Lucas CondottaUndisclosed
    17 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 29

Most games missed this season

  • Bryce Pickford17
  • Lucas Condotta17
  • Ivan Demidov15
  • Sam Montembeault13
  • Nick Suzukireturned6

GM = team games missed in the current stint. HabsMetrics 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

2

Injured now

2

Games played

15

Most games missed this season

  • Dmitri Voronkov1
  • Sean Monahan1

GM = team games missed in the current stint. HabsMetrics 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

CBJ

Projected

Lines from last completed game, minus injured players.

L1
9:21
89Knies
16:18
3Coyle
19:36
24Olivier
17:37
L2
7:17
91Johnson
14:41
19Fantilli
20:45
43Nichushkin
16:50
L3
6:43
4Sillinger
16:11
23Monahan
17:29
83Garland
13:53
L4
6:45
10Voronkov
7:44
93Del Bel Belluz
7:56
94Lomberg
10:48
D1
18:44
8Werenski
28:09
78Severson
24:38
D2
12:49
5Mateychuk
21:19
2Christiansen
14:51
D3
11:59
44Gudbranson
17:30
15Fabbro
14:51
33Talbot
62:22
Starter
73Greaves
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

None reported

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

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Not gambling advice.

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