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Blues at Canadiens

NHL · Sunday, Dec 7 · 6:00 PM CT · Bell Centre · Final STL 4 – MTL 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
STL1214
MTL2013
Team box
STL·MTL
18
shots
26
1 of 2
power play
0 of 2
59.3
faceoff %
40.7
34
hits
14
19
blocked shots
9
6
penalty minutes
6
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jordan BinningtonSTL2623.885
Jakub DobesMTL1814.778

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was STL 45%, MTL 55% · Updated Dec 7, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
MTL 3.5 – 3.3 STL
Expected total
6.8
BluesThe matchupCanadiens
+122Our fair odds−122
3.3Expected goals3.5
−0.08Power rating−0.06
2.5Goals / game3.3
3.5Allowed / game3.5
25.6Shots / game25.3
50.7Faceoff %50.0
22.9Hits / game21.8
10−19Season record15−12
4−6Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
STL chance · MTL chance
Our model fair45.0%55.0%
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
STLSt. Louis Blues+12245%————
MTLMontreal Canadiens−12255%————
Spreadabout even
STLSt. Louis Blues+0.2our margin————
MTLMontreal Canadiens−0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.8
Over6.8our total————
Under6.8our 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
St. Louis Blues by 6 goals: <1%St. Louis Blues by 5 goals: 2%St. Louis Blues by 4 goals: 5%St. Louis Blues by 3 goals: 11%St. Louis Blues by 2 goals: 9%St. Louis Blues by 1 goal: 17%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 23%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 10%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 12%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 7%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 2%Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: 1%
← STL wins byMTL wins by →
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more32%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 3 or more22%
St. Louis Blues wins by 2 or more28%
Decided by one goal40%

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

6.8 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 8%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 18%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 20%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 12%10 goals: 5%11 goals: 5%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.565%
Total over 6.554%
Total over 7.535%
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
STLJordan Binnington G · last 5 starts: .895 save %, 2.94 GAAstarted
MTLJakub Dobes G · last 5 starts: .901 save %, 2.93 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
STL·MTL
Dec 6, 2025 at OTT
last game
Dec 6, 2025 at TOR
0 days
days of rest
0 days
yes
back-to-back
yes
3
games in last 7 days
3
3rd straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 27+ games
STL·MTL
−0.08
rating (0 = average)
−0.06
2.5
goals / game
3.3
3.5
goals allowed / game
3.5
10−19
season record
15−12
5−10
home record
7−7
5−9
away record
8−5
W1
streak
W2
4−6
last 10
5−5
25.6
shots / game
25.3
50.7
faceoff %
50.0
22.9
hits / game
21.8
14.8
blocked shots / game
16.6
4.2
takeaways / game
4.4
14.2
giveaways / game
13.8

Rating Trend

STL · MTL · 54 days
St. Louis BluesMontreal Canadiens
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · MTL 4−4
Mar 25, 2025at STLSTL 6 − 1
Oct 26, 2024at MTLMTL 5 − 2
Feb 11, 2024at MTLSTL 7 − 2
Nov 4, 2023at STLSTL 6 − 3
Jan 7, 2023at MTLMTL 5 − 4
Oct 29, 2022at STLMTL 7 − 4
Feb 17, 2022at MTLMTL 3 − 2 OT
Dec 11, 2021at STLSTL 4 − 1

STL · Last 10

4−6 · streak W1
Dec 6, 2025at OTT2 − 1W
Dec 4, 2025at BOS2 − 5L
Dec 1, 2025vs ANA1 − 4L
Nov 29, 2025vs UTAH1 − 0W
Nov 28, 2025vs OTT4 − 3W
Nov 26, 2025at NJ2 − 3L
Nov 24, 2025at NYR2 − 3L
Nov 22, 2025at NYI2 − 1W
Nov 20, 2025at PHI2 − 3L
Nov 18, 2025at TOR2 − 3L

MTL · Last 10

5−5 · streak W2
Dec 6, 2025at TOR2 − 1W
Dec 3, 2025vs WPG3 − 2W
Dec 2, 2025vs OTT2 − 5L
Nov 29, 2025at COL2 − 7L
Nov 28, 2025at VGK4 − 1W
Nov 26, 2025at UTAH4 − 3W
Nov 22, 2025vs TOR5 − 2W
Nov 20, 2025vs WSH4 − 8L
Nov 17, 2025at CBJ3 − 4L
Nov 15, 2025vs BOS2 − 3L