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Rangers at Canadiens

NHL · Saturday, Oct 18 · 6:00 PM CT · Bell Centre · Final NYR 4 – MTL 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
NYR1034
MTL2013
Team box
NYR·MTL
22
shots
24
1 of 2
power play
1 of 2
48.3
faceoff %
51.7
24
hits
16
13
blocked shots
11
13
penalty minutes
13
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Artemi PanarinNYR133
Mika ZibanejadNYR113
Adam FoxNYR022
J.T. MillerNYR104
Noah DobsonMTL103
Nick SuzukiMTL102
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jonathan QuickNYR2421.875
Sam MontembeaultMTL2218.818

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
MTL +3
NYR +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: MTL 2 · NYR 2lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NYR 47%, MTL 53% · Updated Oct 18, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
NYR 3.2 – 3.0 MTL
Expected total
6.2
RangersThe matchupCanadiens
+112Our fair odds−112
3.2Expected goals3.0
+0.09Power rating−0.04
1.8Goals / game3.6
1.5Allowed / game2.8
30.3Shots / game25.6
54.2Faceoff %49.1
25.0Hits / game21.2
2−4Season record4−1
5−5Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NYR chance · MTL chance
Our model fair47.2%52.8%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
NYRNew York Rangers+11247%————
MTLMontreal Canadiens−11253%————
Spreadabout even
NYRNew York Rangers−0.2our margin————
MTLMontreal Canadiens+0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.2
Over6.2our total————
Under6.2our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
New York Rangers by 6 goals: <1%New York Rangers by 5 goals: 2%New York Rangers by 4 goals: 7%New York Rangers by 3 goals: 13%New York Rangers by 2 goals: 11%New York Rangers by 1 goal: 17%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 26%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 9%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 9%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 5%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 1%Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: <1%
← NYR wins byMTL wins by →
New York Rangers wins by 2 or more33%
New York Rangers wins by 3 or more23%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more25%
Decided by one goal42%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.2 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 11%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 21%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.556%
Total over 6.545%
Total over 7.526%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
NYRJonathan Quick G · last 5 starts: .860 save %, 3.68 GAAstarted
MTLSam Montembeault G · last 5 starts: .885 save %, 2.88 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NYR·MTL
Oct 16, 2025 at TOR
last game
Oct 16, 2025 vs NSH
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
3
2nd straight road game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 5+ games
NYR·MTL
+0.09
rating (0 = average)
−0.04
1.8
goals / game
3.6
1.5
goals allowed / game
2.8
2−4
season record
4−1
0−3
home record
2−0
2−1
away record
2−1
L3
streak
W4
5−5
last 10
5−5
30.3
shots / game
25.6
54.2
faceoff %
49.1
25.0
hits / game
21.2
13.7
blocked shots / game
15.0
5.2
takeaways / game
3.6
15.3
giveaways / game
13.2

Rating Trend

NYR · MTL · 5 days
New York RangersMontreal Canadiens
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · MTL 4−6
Jan 19, 2025at MTLMTL 5 − 4 OT
Nov 30, 2024at NYRNYR 4 − 3
Oct 22, 2024at MTLNYR 7 − 2
Apr 7, 2024at NYRNYR 5 − 2
Feb 15, 2024at NYRNYR 7 − 4
Jan 6, 2024at MTLMTL 4 − 3 SO
Mar 9, 2023at MTLNYR 4 − 3 SO
Jan 15, 2023at NYRMTL 2 − 1
Jan 5, 2023at MTLNYR 4 − 1
Apr 27, 2022at NYRMTL 4 − 3

NYR · Last 10

5−5 · streak L3
Oct 16, 2025at TOR1 − 2L
Oct 14, 2025vs EDM0 − 2L
Oct 12, 2025vs WSH0 − 1L
Oct 11, 2025at PIT6 − 1W
Oct 9, 2025at BUF4 − 0W
Oct 7, 2025vs PIT0 − 3L
Apr 17, 2025vs TB4 − 0W
Apr 14, 2025at FLA5 − 3W
Apr 12, 2025at CAR3 − 7L
Apr 10, 2025at NYI9 − 2W

MTL · Last 10

5−5 · streak W4
Oct 16, 2025vs NSH3 − 2W
Oct 14, 2025vs SEA5 − 4W
Oct 11, 2025at CHI3 − 2W
Oct 9, 2025at DET5 − 1W
Oct 8, 2025at TOR2 − 5L
Apr 30, 2025at WSH1 − 4L
Apr 27, 2025vs WSH2 − 5L
Apr 25, 2025vs WSH6 − 3W
Apr 23, 2025at WSH1 − 3L
Apr 21, 2025at WSH2 − 3L