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Panthers at Canadiens

NHL · Thursday, Jan 8 · 6:00 PM CT · Bell Centre · Final FLA 2 – MTL 6

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
FLA0112
MTL2136
Team box
FLA·MTL
27
shots
19
0 of 3
power play
0 of 4
57.6
faceoff %
42.4
18
hits
18
11
blocked shots
20
24
penalty minutes
22
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Sergei BobrovskyFLA1914.737
Sam MontembeaultMTL2725.926

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
MTL +4
FLA +4
P1P2P3
largest lead: MTL 4 · FLA 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was FLA 51%, MTL 49% · Updated Jan 8

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
FLA 3.4 – 3.1 MTL
Expected total
6.5
PanthersThe matchupCanadiens
−104Our fair odds+104
3.4Expected goals3.1
+0.17Power rating−0.01
3.1Goals / game3.4
3.2Allowed / game3.3
29.4Shots / game26.0
47.2Faceoff %49.8
26.0Hits / game21.4
22−20Season record24−19
5−5Last 107−3

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
FLA chance · MTL chance
Our model fair50.9%49.1%
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
FLAFlorida Panthers−10451%————
MTLMontreal Canadiens+10449%————
Spreadabout even
FLAFlorida Panthers−0.3our margin————
MTLMontreal Canadiens+0.3our 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

Even game expected
Florida Panthers by 6 goals: 1%Florida Panthers by 5 goals: 3%Florida Panthers by 4 goals: 7%Florida Panthers by 3 goals: 13%Florida Panthers by 2 goals: 11%Florida Panthers by 1 goal: 16%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 25%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 8%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 9%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 4%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 2%Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: <1%
← FLA wins byMTL wins by →
Florida Panthers wins by 2 or more35%
Florida Panthers wins by 3 or more24%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more24%
Decided by one goal41%

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

6.5 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 9%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 19%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%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 7.530%
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
FLASergei Bobrovsky G · last 5 starts: .865 save %, 3.08 GAAstarted
MTLSam Montembeault G · last 5 starts: .892 save %, 2.94 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
FLA·MTL
Jan 6 at TOR
last game
Jan 7 vs CGY
1 day
days of rest
0 days
no
back-to-back
yes
3
games in last 7 days
4
2nd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 42+ games
FLA·MTL
+0.17
rating (0 = average)
−0.01
3.1
goals / game
3.4
3.2
goals allowed / game
3.3
22−20
season record
24−19
14−12
home record
11−10
8−8
away record
13−9
L1
streak
W2
5−5
last 10
7−3
29.4
shots / game
26.0
47.2
faceoff %
49.8
26.0
hits / game
21.4
12.6
blocked shots / game
16.2
4.1
takeaways / game
4.3
14.1
giveaways / game
13.6

Rating Trend

FLA · MTL · 83 days
Florida PanthersMontreal Canadiens
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · MTL 6−4
Dec 30, 2025at FLAMTL 3 − 2 OT
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

FLA · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Jan 6at TOR1 − 4L
Jan 4vs COL2 − 1W
Jan 2vs NYR1 − 5L
Dec 30, 2025vs MTL2 − 3L
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

MTL · Last 10

7−3 · streak W2
Jan 7vs CGY4 − 1W
Jan 4at DAL4 − 3W
Jan 3at STL0 − 2L
Jan 1at CAR7 − 5W
Dec 30, 2025at FLA3 − 2W
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