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MTL at LAK

MTL

MTL

Montréal Canadiens

@

LAK

LAK

Los Angeles Kings

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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

MTLLAK

Goals

3.80Goals for / GP3.30
2.60Goals against / GP3.00
+12Goal diff+3

Results and form

8-0-2Record5-5-0
90.0%Points %50.0%
80.0%Home pts %40.0%
100.0%Road pts %60.0%

Shots and possession

27.0Shots for / GP27.8
30.0Shots against / GP28.4
14.1%Shooting %11.9%
0.913Save %0.894
1.054PDO1.013
53.3%Corsi %52.0%
54.5%Fenwick %53.2%

Special teams and discipline

18.5%Power play %26.7%
73.5%Penalty kill %65.4%
11.3PIM / GP10.7

Puck battles

51.1%Faceoff %49.8%
18.6Hits / GP25.0
15.6Blocks / GP16.8
3.9Takeaways / GP4.8
16.3Giveaways / GP14.8
MTL last 5W0
W
W
L
W
W
LAK last 5W0
W
L
W
L
W

Head-to-Head — All-Time

0MTL
2LAK
MTL: 0 GFLAK: 8 GF

Last met: Dec 8, 2023

Recent Meetings

Mar 8, 2026MTL @ LAK4 – 3MTL W
Nov 12, 2025LAK @ MTL5 – 1LAK W
Feb 6, 2025MTL @ LAK3 – 6LAK W
Oct 17, 2024LAK @ MTL4 – 1LAK W
Dec 8, 2023LAK @ MTL4 – 0LAK 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

63

Injured now

4

Games played

14

  • Mats ZuccarelloUpper Body
    5 GMInjured Reserve

    Zuccarello (upper body) is regarded as week-to-week, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports Thursday. · Oct 29

  • Kevin FialaLeft Lower Leg (Surgery)
    14 GMInjured Reserve

    Head coach Peter Laviolette said Thursday that Fiala (lower leg) remains on a week-to-week timeline, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports. · Oct 29

  • Jakub DvorakUpper Body
    14 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 24

  • Jan JenikUndisclosed
    14 GMInjured Reserve

    Jenik (undisclosed) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by Los Angeles on Thursday, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider. · Sep 24

Most games missed this season

  • Jakub Dvorak14
  • Jan Jenik14
  • Kevin Fiala14
  • Alex Turcottereturned11
  • Mats Zuccarello5

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

LAK

Projected

Lines from last completed game, minus injured players.

L1
13:08
10Panarin
23:54
9Kempe
22:01
14Laferriere
20:27
L2
7:12
12Moore
17:51
55Byfield
20:21
17Ward
13:26
L3
9:33
56Haula
15:00
21Laughton
14:39
40Armia
13:14
L4
5:35
47Lee
8:19
79Helenius
7:22
25Wright
7:59
D1
9:25
64Gustafsson
22:25
92Clarke
22:17
D2
9:28
6Edmundson
18:40
5Ceci
17:10
D3
13:45
44Anderson
17:10
2Dumoulin
16:49
35Kuemper
0:00
Starter
31Forsberg
58:32
Backup

Injured / Scratched

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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