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Next game · Mon, Feb 1, 8:30 p.m. EST · Rogers Arena

MTL at VAN

MTL

MTL

Montréal Canadiens

@

VAN

VAN

Vancouver Canucks

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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 60% of 94 graded games.

How they compare

Side by side · Last 10

MTLVAN

Goals

3.80Goals for / GP2.70
2.60Goals against / GP4.50
+12Goal diff-18

Results and form

8-0-2Record1-8-1
90.0%Points %15.0%
80.0%Home pts %0.0%
100.0%Road pts %30.0%

Shots and possession

27.0Shots for / GP21.4
30.0Shots against / GP30.9
14.1%Shooting %12.6%
0.913Save %0.854
1.054PDO0.981
53.3%Corsi %42.1%
54.5%Fenwick %40.0%

Special teams and discipline

18.5%Power play %22.6%
73.5%Penalty kill %68.8%
11.3PIM / GP11.7

Puck battles

51.1%Faceoff %47.0%
18.6Hits / GP21.6
15.6Blocks / GP13.1
3.9Takeaways / GP3.3
16.3Giveaways / GP17.3
MTL last 5W0
W
W
L
W
W
VAN last 5L0
L
L
L
L
W

Head-to-Head — All-Time

0MTL
1VAN
MTL: 2 GFVAN: 5 GF

Last met: Nov 13, 2023

Recent Meetings

Jan 13, 2026VAN @ MTL3 – 6MTL W
Oct 25, 2025MTL @ VAN4 – 3MTL W
Mar 12, 2025MTL @ VAN4 – 2MTL W
Jan 7, 2025VAN @ MTL4 – 5MTL W
Mar 22, 2024MTL @ VAN1 – 4VAN 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

71

Injured now

5

Games played

18

  • Tom WillanderLower Body
    2 GMOut

    out · Nov 7

  • Filip ChytilUpper Body
    3 GMInjured Reserve

    Chytil (upper body) won't travel with the Canucks during their upcoming two-game road trip, per Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com. · Nov 3

  • Akil ThomasUndisclosed
    18 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 29

  • Mackenzie MacEachernUndisclosed
    18 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 29

  • Thatcher DemkoHip (Surgery)
    18 GMInjured Reserve

    Co-president of hockey operations Henrik Sedin said Monday that he hopes Demko (hip) will be ready to return before Christmas, Kevin Woodley of NHL.com reports. · Sep 28

Most games missed this season

  • Akil Thomas18
  • Mackenzie MacEachern18
  • Thatcher Demko18
  • Jack Thompsonreturned12
  • Filip Chytil3

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

VAN

Projected

Lines from last completed game, minus injured players.

L1
14:04
74DeBrusk
21:39
40Pettersson
24:57
6Boeser
21:45
L2
9:34
18O'Connor
15:30
77Chytil
21:26
88Lekkerimaki
19:55
L3
11:41
92Ohgren
13:43
94Karlsson
18:02
23Rossi
17:06
L4
4:24
13Bains
7:13
63Sasson
9:42
47Cotter
10:45
D1
16:56
5Willander
20:57
4Oleksiak
20:51
D2
11:38
17Hronek
27:08
25Pettersson
14:15
D3
9:57
8Buium
20:18
90Mancini
11:05
31Merilainen
62:47
Starter
32Lankinen
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

  • Akil Thomasinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
  • Mackenzie MacEacherninjured-reserve · Undisclosed
  • Thatcher Demkoinjured-reserve · Hip (Surgery)

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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