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MTL at NJD

MTL

MTL

Montréal Canadiens

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NJD

NJD

New Jersey Devils

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How they compare

Side by side · Last 10

MTLNJD

Goals

3.80Goals for / GP4.10
2.90Goals against / GP2.50
+9Goal diff+16

Results and form

7-1-2Record8-2-0
80.0%Points %80.0%
80.0%Home pts %100.0%
80.0%Road pts %50.0%

Shots and possession

27.1Shots for / GP30.8
29.6Shots against / GP24.3
14.0%Shooting %13.3%
0.902Save %0.897
1.042PDO1.030
53.9%Corsi %54.0%
54.6%Fenwick %53.2%

Special teams and discipline

18.5%Power play %11.5%
73.5%Penalty kill %61.1%
11.8PIM / GP7.6

Puck battles

49.3%Faceoff %48.4%
18.8Hits / GP18.0
15.2Blocks / GP10.4
3.4Takeaways / GP4.4
16.1Giveaways / GP14.6
MTL last 5W0
W
L
W
W
W
NJD last 5W0
W
W
W
L
W

Head-to-Head — All-Time

1MTL
3NJD
MTL: 10 GFNJD: 15 GF

Last met: Feb 24, 2024

Recent Meetings

Apr 5, 2026NJD @ MTL3 – 0NJD W
Apr 4, 2026MTL @ NJD4 – 3MTL W
Nov 7, 2025MTL @ NJD3 – 4NJD W
Feb 8, 2025NJD @ MTL4 – 0NJD W
Jan 26, 2025NJD @ MTL4 – 3NJD W

Injuries

League injury report →

Man-games lost

61

Injured now

6

Games played

14

  • Josh AndersonPersonal
    0 GMOut

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

  • Ivan DemidovRight Ankle (Fracture)
    12 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
    2 GMOut

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

  • Sam MontembeaultLower Body
    10 GMInjured Reserve

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

  • Bryce PickfordUndisclosed
    14 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 29

  • Lucas CondottaUndisclosed
    14 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 29

Most games missed this season

  • Bryce Pickford14
  • Lucas Condotta14
  • Ivan Demidov12
  • Sam Montembeault10
  • Nick Suzukireturned5

GM = team games missed in the current stint. PuckMetrics 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

15

Injured now

1

Games played

14

  • Seamus CaseyKnee
    13 GMInjured Reserve

    Casey will be out of action for 6-8 weeks after undergoing a knee procedure, Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports Friday. · Oct 2

Most games missed this season

  • Seamus Casey13
  • Anthony Manthareturned1
  • Connor Hellebuyckreturned1

GM = team games missed in the current stint. PuckMetrics 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

NJD

Projected

Lines from last completed game, minus injured players.

L1
9:29
28Meier
16:18
13Hischier
18:08
77Evangelista
18:44
L2
9:09
63Bratt
16:35
86Hughes
19:42
81Gritsyuk
13:18
L3
9:01
70Boqvist
14:03
17Rodrigues
17:01
39Mantha
16:10
L4
6:57
12Glass
9:55
93Lombardi
12:50
16Brown
12:48
D1
13:40
43Hughes
22:58
22Pesce
18:07
D2
15:21
71Siegenthaler
20:28
7Hamilton
19:47
D3
10:43
8Kovacevic
17:44
5Dillon
15:24
34Allen
0:00
Starter
37Hellebuyck
60:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

  • Seamus Caseyinjured-reserve · Knee

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

Model outlook

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No projection for this game yet.

Poisson goals model; no candidate has beaten it in walk-forward tests. Picked the winner in 58% of 88 graded games.

PuckMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Not gambling advice.