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MTL at CAR

MTL

MTL

Montréal Canadiens

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CAR

CAR

Carolina Hurricanes

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How they compare

Side by side · Last 10

MTLCAR

Goals

3.80Goals for / GP3.80
2.90Goals against / GP2.40
+9Goal diff+14

Results and form

7-1-2Record7-2-1
80.0%Points %75.0%
80.0%Home pts %100.0%
80.0%Road pts %64.3%

Shots and possession

27.1Shots for / GP34.1
29.6Shots against / GP23.3
14.0%Shooting %11.1%
0.902Save %0.897
1.042PDO1.008
53.9%Corsi %54.1%
54.6%Fenwick %56.5%

Special teams and discipline

18.5%Power play %12.5%
73.5%Penalty kill %75.0%
11.8PIM / GP8.9

Puck battles

49.3%Faceoff %47.6%
18.8Hits / GP18.9
15.2Blocks / GP15.0
3.4Takeaways / GP5.0
16.1Giveaways / GP17.3
MTL last 5W0
W
L
W
W
W
CAR last 5W0
W
L
W
W
W

Head-to-Head — This Season

0MTL
1CAR
MTL: 4 GFCAR: 6 GF

Last met: Oct 6, 2026

Recent Meetings

Oct 6, 2026CAR @ MTL6 – 4CAR W
May 30, 2026MTL @ CAR1 – 6CAR W
May 28, 2026CAR @ MTL4 – 0CAR W
May 26, 2026CAR @ MTL3 – 2CAR W
May 23, 2026MTL @ CAR2 – 3CAR 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

20

Injured now

1

Games played

15

Most games missed this season

  • Alexander Nikishinreturned7
  • Jordan Staal7
  • Taylor Hallreturned5
  • Mark Jankowskireturned1

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

CAR

Projected

Lines from last completed game, minus injured players.

L1
11:42
28Carrier
14:00
20Aho
21:18
37Svechnikov
16:47
L2
10:57
27Ehlers
16:16
22Stankoven
15:03
53Blake
16:47
L3
8:25
48Martinook
13:53
77Jankowski
17:16
24Jarvis
16:29
L4
6:37
50Robinson
12:17
82Kotkaniemi
10:18
44Deslauriers
7:29
D1
14:57
74Slavin
23:16
5Chatfield
22:32
D2
14:47
19Miller
20:24
26Walker
18:18
D3
10:19
4Gostisbehere
15:24
8Valimaki
13:43
52Kochetkov
60:00
Starter
32Bussi
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

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.