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Away · favoriteMTLMontréal Canadiens →#17 Puckigree · 4-3-2
HomeCHIChicago Blackhawks →#31 Puckigree · 3-6-0
59% MTL
Puckigree odds LOCKED BEFORE PUCK DROP
41% CHI

If this game were played 100 times, CHI win about 41. For fun, not betting advice.

Goalie scenarios

HOVER A PAIRING
MTL starts Jakub Dobes 12 of last 20 starts · 59% to start
MTL starts Jacob Fowler 8 of last 20 starts · 41% to start
CHI starts Spencer Knight 15 of last 20 starts · 73% to start
CHI starts Arvid Soderblom 5 of last 20 starts · 27% to start

Goalie value is saves above a league-average save % over recent seasons, shrunk toward average for small samples and measured against what the team’s rating already reflects. The NHL doesn’t confirm starters before puck drop, so the odds above blend these pairings by how likely each is. Click a pairing to see its odds on their own.

The read

Montréal Canadiens come in as the favorite at 59%. Montréal Canadiens have played the 22nd-hardest schedule so far, so their record flatters them more. An upset by Chicago Blackhawks would move the rankings most.

Head to head

#17 Puckigree rank #31
-0.3 Rating -11.2
22nd Standings 31st
4-3-2 Record 3-6-0
28–34 Goals for–against 21–36
22nd hardest Schedule strength 5th hardest
Last 5

Blue marks the edge. Hover a last-5 result for the game.

What’s on the line

Full re-run of the rankings · regulation results assume a two-goal margin
Projected table · canadiens win in regulation
1 CAR Carolina Hurricanes +11.0 –
⋯ 11 teams
13 STL St. Louis Blues +1.4 –
14 MTL Montréal Canadiens +0.7 ▲3
15 WPG Winnipeg Jets +0.3 ▼1
16 NYI New York Islanders 0.1 ▼1
17 NJD New Jersey Devils −0.2 ▼1
18 BUF Buffalo Sabres −0.5 –
⋯ 11 teams
30 CGY Calgary Flames −7.9 –
31 CHI Chicago Blackhawks −12.2 –
32 VAN Vancouver Canucks −16.1 –
Montréal Canadiens · now 42%
Win46%
Lose36%
A 10-point swing on one game.
Chicago Blackhawks · now 6%
Win8%
Lose4%
A 4-point swing on one game.
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