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MTL vs STL

MTL

MTL

Montréal Canadiens

vs

STL

STL

St. Louis Blues

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Model outlook

Full prediction →

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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

MTLSTL

Goals

3.80Goals for / GP2.50
2.60Goals against / GP3.00
+12Goal diff-5

Results and form

8-0-2Record4-5-1
90.0%Points %45.0%
80.0%Home pts %60.0%
100.0%Road pts %30.0%

Shots and possession

27.0Shots for / GP27.9
30.0Shots against / GP30.0
14.1%Shooting %9.0%
0.913Save %0.900
1.054PDO0.990
53.3%Corsi %47.6%
54.5%Fenwick %45.5%

Special teams and discipline

18.5%Power play %25.0%
73.5%Penalty kill %85.0%
11.3PIM / GP5.0

Puck battles

51.1%Faceoff %50.6%
18.6Hits / GP19.3
15.6Blocks / GP12.7
3.9Takeaways / GP4.6
16.3Giveaways / GP16.6
MTL last 5W0
W
W
L
W
W
STL last 5L0
L
L
L
W
W

Head-to-Head — This Season

1MTL
0STL
MTL: 2 GFSTL: 0 GF

Last met: Oct 28, 2026

Recent Meetings

Oct 28, 2026MTL @ STL2 – 0MTL W
Jan 3, 2026MTL @ STL0 – 2STL W
Dec 8, 2025STL @ MTL4 – 3STL W
Mar 26, 2025MTL @ STL1 – 6STL W
Oct 26, 2024STL @ MTL2 – 5MTL 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

76

Injured now

4

Games played

17

  • Logan MaillouxHand (Surgery)
    17 GMInjured Reserve

    Mailloux (hand) has completed his conditioning assignment with AHL Springfield and rejoined the Blues, the team announced Friday. · Nov 6

  • Torey KrugLeft Ankle
    12 GMLong-Term IR

    Krug (ankle) was placed on long-term injured reserve by the Blues on Monday, per PuckPedia. · Oct 12

  • Dillon DubeNeck
    13 GMInjured Reserve

    ir · Oct 10

  • Tyler TuckerLeft Knee (Surgery)
    17 GMInjured Reserve

    Tucker had arthroscopic knee surgery and will be re-assessed in six weeks, the team announced Wednesday. · Sep 30

Most games missed this season

  • Logan Mailloux17
  • Tyler Tucker17
  • Dillon Dube13
  • Torey Krug12
  • Alexey Toropchenkoreturned9

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

STL

Projected

Lines from last completed game, minus injured players.

L1
12:43
81Holloway
18:24
18Thomas
20:47
21Snuggerud
16:46
L2
11:25
77McMichael
17:01
83McTavish
17:57
29Berggren
15:01
L3
9:25
89Buchnevich
21:57
15Dvorsky
11:13
63Neighbours
16:41
L4
5:19
41Kaskimaki
8:58
22Suter
10:23
13Toropchenko
10:25
D1
11:50
17Fowler
23:30
55Parayko
21:46
D2
10:08
6Broberg
26:11
25Carlo
15:19
D3
8:16
36Jiricek
16:21
72Barron
11:14
30Hofer
0:00
Starter
50Binnington
54:06
Backup

Injured / Scratched

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

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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