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Oilers at Canadiens

NHL · Sunday, Dec 14 · 6:00 PM CT · Bell Centre · Final EDM 1 – MTL 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
EDM0011
MTL0224
Team box
EDM·MTL
28
shots
27
1 of 5
power play
2 of 4
50.9
faceoff %
49.1
17
hits
20
12
blocked shots
11
8
penalty minutes
10
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Juraj SlafkovskyMTL023
Lane HutsonMTL021
Alexandre TexierMTL105
Zach HymanEDM102
Nick SuzukiMTL102
Ivan DemidovMTL102
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Calvin PickardEDM2723.852
Jakub DobesMTL2827.964

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
MTL +3
EDM +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: MTL 3 · EDM 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was EDM 50%, MTL 50% · Updated Dec 14, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
MTL 3.5 – 3.5 EDM
Expected total
6.9
OilersThe matchupCanadiens
−101Our fair odds+101
3.5Expected goals3.5
+0.11Power rating−0.09
3.4Goals / game3.3
3.4Allowed / game3.6
28.8Shots / game25.2
53.0Faceoff %49.9
17.7Hits / game21.3
15−17Season record16−15
6−4Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
EDM chance · MTL chance
Our model fair50.3%49.7%
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
EDMEdmonton Oilers−10150%————
MTLMontreal Canadiens+10150%————
Spreadabout even
EDMEdmonton OilersPKour margin————
MTLMontreal CanadiensPKour margin————
Totalwe expect 6.9
Over6.9our total————
Under6.9our 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
Edmonton Oilers by 6 goals: <1%Edmonton Oilers by 5 goals: 2%Edmonton Oilers by 4 goals: 6%Edmonton Oilers by 3 goals: 11%Edmonton Oilers by 2 goals: 9%Edmonton Oilers by 1 goal: 20%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 20%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 9%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 11%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 6%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 2%Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: <1%
← EDM wins byMTL wins by →
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more30%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 3 or more21%
Edmonton Oilers wins by 2 or more30%
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

6.9 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 7%4 goals: 6%5 goals: 18%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 20%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 13%10 goals: 5%11 goals: 5%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 2%14 goals: <1%15 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.567%
Total over 6.556%
Total over 7.536%
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
EDMCalvin Pickard G · last 5 starts: .852 save %, 4.77 GAAstarted
MTLJakub Dobes G · last 5 starts: .881 save %, 3.32 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
EDM·MTL
Dec 13, 2025 at TOR
last game
Dec 13, 2025 at NYR
0 days
days of rest
0 days
yes
back-to-back
yes
3
games in last 7 days
4
2nd 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 31+ games
EDM·MTL
+0.11
rating (0 = average)
−0.09
3.4
goals / game
3.3
3.4
goals allowed / game
3.6
15−17
season record
16−15
8−6
home record
7−9
7−11
away record
9−6
W2
streak
L1
6−4
last 10
5−5
28.8
shots / game
25.2
53.0
faceoff %
49.9
17.7
hits / game
21.3
14.8
blocked shots / game
16.9
4.4
takeaways / game
4.3
16.0
giveaways / game
13.8

Rating Trend

EDM · MTL · 61 days
Edmonton OilersMontreal Canadiens
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · MTL 3−6
Oct 23, 2025at EDMEDM 6 − 5
Mar 6, 2025at EDMEDM 3 − 2 OT
Nov 18, 2024at MTLMTL 3 − 0
Mar 19, 2024at EDMEDM 3 − 2 OT
Jan 13, 2024at MTLEDM 2 − 1 OT
Feb 12, 2023at MTLMTL 6 − 2
Dec 3, 2022at EDMEDM 5 − 3
Mar 5, 2022at EDMMTL 5 − 2
Jan 29, 2022at MTLEDM 7 − 2

EDM · Last 10

6−4 · streak W2
Dec 13, 2025at TOR6 − 3W
Dec 11, 2025vs DET4 − 1W
Dec 9, 2025vs BUF3 − 4L
Dec 6, 2025vs WPG6 − 2W
Dec 4, 2025vs SEA9 − 4W
Dec 2, 2025vs MIN0 − 1L
Nov 29, 2025at SEA4 − 0W
Nov 25, 2025vs DAL3 − 8L
Nov 22, 2025at FLA6 − 3W
Nov 20, 2025at TB1 − 2L

MTL · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Dec 13, 2025at NYR4 − 5L
Dec 11, 2025at PIT4 − 2W
Dec 9, 2025vs TB1 − 6L
Dec 7, 2025vs STL3 − 4L
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