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Canadiens at Panthers

NHL · Tuesday, Dec 30 · 6:00 PM CT · Amerant Bank Arena · Final MTL 3 – FLA 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
MTL00213
FLA00202
Team box
MTL·FLA
29
shots
30
1 of 4
power play
1 of 4
55.7
faceoff %
44.3
16
hits
30
18
blocked shots
11
8
penalty minutes
8
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Nick SuzukiMTL207
Cole CaufieldMTL115
Noah DobsonMTL024
Lane HutsonMTL020
Sam ReinhartFLA105
Brad MarchandFLA104
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Sam MontembeaultMTL3028.933
Daniil TarasovFLA2926.897

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
FLA +3
MTL +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: FLA 2 · MTL 1lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was MTL 40%, FLA 60% · Updated Dec 30, 2025

Expected margin
FLA by 0.9
Expected score
FLA 3.7 – 2.8 MTL
Expected total
6.5
CanadiensThe matchupPanthers
+153Our fair odds−153
2.8Expected goals3.7
−0.05Power rating+0.22
3.3Goals / game3.3
3.4Allowed / game3.2
25.7Shots / game29.2
49.8Faceoff %47.4
21.3Hits / game25.5
20−18Season record21−17
5−5Last 107−3

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
MTL chance · FLA chance
Our model fair39.5%60.5%
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
MTLMontreal Canadiens+15340%————
FLAFlorida Panthers−15360%————
SpreadFLA by 0.9
MTLMontreal Canadiens+0.9our margin————
FLAFlorida Panthers−0.9our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.5
Over6.5our total————
Under6.5our 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

Florida Panthers by 0.9 expected
Montreal Canadiens by 7 goals: <1%Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: <1%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 1%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 3%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 7%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 6%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 22%Florida Panthers by 1 goal: 17%Florida Panthers by 2 goals: 12%Florida Panthers by 3 goals: 16%Florida Panthers by 4 goals: 10%Florida Panthers by 5 goals: 4%Florida Panthers by 6 goals: 1%Florida Panthers by 7 goals: <1%
← MTL wins byFLA wins by →
Florida Panthers wins by 2 or more44%
Florida Panthers wins by 3 or more32%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more17%
Decided by one goal39%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,072 past NHL games.

Total range

6.5 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 9%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 19%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 11%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.561%
Total over 6.550%
Total over 7.531%
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 7,072 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
MTLSam Montembeault G · last 5 starts: .868 save %, 3.46 GAAstarted
FLADaniil Tarasov G · last 5 starts: .885 save %, 3.66 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
MTL·FLA
Dec 28, 2025 at TB
last game
Dec 29, 2025 vs WSH
1 day
days of rest
0 days
no
back-to-back
yes
2
games in last 7 days
3
4th straight road game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 38+ games
MTL·FLA
−0.05
rating (0 = average)
+0.22
3.3
goals / game
3.3
3.4
goals allowed / game
3.2
20−18
season record
21−17
10−10
home record
13−10
10−8
away record
8−7
L1
streak
W1
5−5
last 10
7−3
25.7
shots / game
29.2
49.8
faceoff %
47.4
21.3
hits / game
25.5
16.3
blocked shots / game
12.9
4.3
takeaways / game
4.0
13.5
giveaways / game
14.4

Rating Trend

MTL · FLA · 74 days
Montreal CanadiensFlorida Panthers
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · FLA 5−5
Apr 1, 2025at MTLMTL 3 − 2 OT
Mar 30, 2025at FLAMTL 4 − 2
Mar 15, 2025at MTLMTL 3 − 1
Dec 28, 2024at FLAMTL 4 − 0
Apr 2, 2024at MTLMTL 5 − 3
Feb 29, 2024at FLAFLA 4 − 3 SO
Dec 30, 2023at FLAFLA 4 − 1
Nov 30, 2023at MTLFLA 5 − 1
Mar 30, 2023at MTLFLA 5 − 2
Mar 16, 2023at FLAFLA 9 − 5

MTL · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Dec 28, 2025at TB4 − 5L
Dec 23, 2025at BOS6 − 2W
Dec 21, 2025at PIT3 − 4L
Dec 20, 2025vs PIT4 − 0W
Dec 18, 2025vs CHI4 − 1W
Dec 16, 2025vs PHI1 − 4L
Dec 14, 2025vs EDM4 − 1W
Dec 13, 2025at NYR4 − 5L
Dec 11, 2025at PIT4 − 2W
Dec 9, 2025vs TB1 − 6L

FLA · Last 10

7−3 · streak W1
Dec 29, 2025vs WSH5 − 3W
Dec 27, 2025vs TB2 − 4L
Dec 23, 2025at CAR5 − 2W
Dec 20, 2025vs STL2 − 6L
Dec 19, 2025vs CAR4 − 3W
Dec 17, 2025vs LA3 − 2W
Dec 15, 2025at TB5 − 2W
Dec 13, 2025at DAL4 − 0W
Dec 11, 2025at COL2 − 6L
Dec 10, 2025at UTAH4 − 3W