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Red Wings at Canadiens

NHL · Saturday, Jan 10 · 6:00 PM CT · Bell Centre · Final DET 4 – MTL 0

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
DET0224
MTL0000
Team box
DET·MTL
24
shots
27
1 of 5
power play
0 of 1
57.7
faceoff %
42.3
14
hits
27
16
blocked shots
17
2
penalty minutes
10
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
John GibsonDET27271.000
Jacob FowlerMTL2320.870

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was DET 46%, MTL 54% · Updated Jan 10

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
MTL 3.4 – 3.2 DET
Expected total
6.6
Red WingsThe matchupCanadiens
+117Our fair odds−117
3.2Expected goals3.4
−0.02Power rating−0.01
3.1Goals / game3.4
3.2Allowed / game3.3
28.5Shots / game25.8
51.2Faceoff %49.6
17.6Hits / game21.4
26−19Season record25−19
7−3Last 107−3

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
DET chance · MTL chance
Our model fair46.1%53.9%
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
DETDetroit Red Wings+11746%————
MTLMontreal Canadiens−11754%————
Spreadabout even
DETDetroit Red Wings+0.2our margin————
MTLMontreal Canadiens−0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.6
Over6.6our total————
Under6.6our 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
Detroit Red Wings by 6 goals: <1%Detroit Red Wings by 5 goals: 2%Detroit Red Wings by 4 goals: 5%Detroit Red Wings by 3 goals: 10%Detroit Red Wings by 2 goals: 9%Detroit Red Wings by 1 goal: 19%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 22%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%
← DET wins byMTL wins by →
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more32%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 3 or more22%
Detroit Red Wings wins by 2 or more27%
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

6.6 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 9%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 19%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 12%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.562%
Total over 6.551%
Total over 7.532%
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
DETJohn Gibson G · last 5 starts: .927 save %, 2.23 GAAstarted
MTLJacob Fowler G · last 5 starts: .930 save %, 1.80 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
DET·MTL
Jan 8 vs VAN
last game
Jan 8 vs FLA
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
4
road after a home game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 44+ games
DET·MTL
−0.02
rating (0 = average)
−0.01
3.1
goals / game
3.4
3.2
goals allowed / game
3.3
26−19
season record
25−19
15−9
home record
12−10
11−10
away record
13−9
W2
streak
W3
7−3
last 10
7−3
28.5
shots / game
25.8
51.2
faceoff %
49.6
17.6
hits / game
21.4
16.7
blocked shots / game
16.2
4.2
takeaways / game
4.4
16.0
giveaways / game
13.5

Rating Trend

DET · MTL · 85 days
Detroit Red WingsMontreal Canadiens
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · MTL 5−5
Oct 9, 2025at DETMTL 5 − 1
Apr 8, 2025at MTLMTL 4 − 1
Jan 23, 2025at DETDET 4 − 2
Dec 21, 2024at MTLMTL 5 − 1
Dec 20, 2024at DETMTL 4 − 3
Apr 16, 2024at MTLDET 5 − 4 SO
Apr 15, 2024at DETDET 5 − 4 OT
Dec 2, 2023at MTLDET 5 − 4 OT
Nov 9, 2023at DETMTL 3 − 2 OT
Apr 4, 2023at MTLDET 5 − 0

DET · Last 10

7−3 · streak W2
Jan 8vs VAN5 − 1W
Jan 5at OTT5 − 3W
Jan 3vs PIT1 − 4L
Jan 1at PIT3 − 4L
Dec 31, 2025vs WPG2 − 1W
Dec 28, 2025vs TOR3 − 2W
Dec 27, 2025at CAR2 − 5L
Dec 23, 2025vs DAL4 − 3W
Dec 21, 2025vs WSH3 − 2W
Dec 20, 2025at WSH5 − 2W

MTL · Last 10

7−3 · streak W3
Jan 8vs FLA6 − 2W
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