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Avalanche at Canadiens

NHL · Thursday, Jan 29 · 6:00 PM CT · Bell Centre · Final COL 3 – MTL 7

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
COL1113
MTL3227
Team box
COL·MTL
29
shots
28
0 of 2
power play
1 of 2
45.3
faceoff %
54.7
25
hits
22
8
blocked shots
21
6
penalty minutes
6
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Nick SuzukiMTL214
Juraj SlafkovskyMTL114
Kirby DachMTL112
Zack BolducMTL023
Ivan DemidovMTL022
Oliver KapanenMTL020
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Scott WedgewoodCOL2821.750
Jakub DobesMTL2926.897

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was COL 63%, MTL 37% · Updated Jan 29

Expected margin
COL by 0.9
Expected score
COL 3.9 – 2.9 MTL
Expected total
6.8
AvalancheThe matchupCanadiens
−167Our fair odds+167
3.9Expected goals2.9
+0.67Power rating−0.01
3.9Goals / game3.4
2.5Allowed / game3.3
34.6Shots / game26.2
51.2Faceoff %50.1
16.9Hits / game21.8
35−16Season record29−24
4−6Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
COL chance · MTL chance
Our model fair62.5%37.5%
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
COLColorado Avalanche−16763%————
MTLMontreal Canadiens+16737%————
SpreadCOL by 0.9
COLColorado Avalanche−0.9our margin————
MTLMontreal Canadiens+0.9our 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

Colorado Avalanche by 0.9 expected
Colorado Avalanche by 7 goals: <1%Colorado Avalanche by 6 goals: 1%Colorado Avalanche by 5 goals: 4%Colorado Avalanche by 4 goals: 10%Colorado Avalanche by 3 goals: 16%Colorado Avalanche by 2 goals: 12%Colorado Avalanche by 1 goal: 20%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 19%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 7%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 7%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 3%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 1%Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: <1%Montreal Canadiens by 7 goals: <1%
← COL wins byMTL wins by →
Colorado Avalanche wins by 2 or more43%
Colorado Avalanche wins by 3 or more32%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more18%
Decided by one goal38%

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

6.8 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 8%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 18%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%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 7,072 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
COLScott Wedgewood G · last 5 starts: .919 save %, 2.00 GAAstarted
MTLJakub Dobes G · last 5 starts: .880 save %, 3.11 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
COL·MTL
Jan 28 at OTT
last game
Jan 27 vs VGK
0 days
days of rest
1 day
yes
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
3rd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 51+ games
COL·MTL
+0.67
rating (0 = average)
−0.01
3.9
goals / game
3.4
2.5
goals allowed / game
3.3
35−16
season record
29−24
20−6
home record
15−12
15−10
away record
14−12
L1
streak
W1
4−6
last 10
5−5
34.6
shots / game
26.2
51.2
faceoff %
50.1
16.9
hits / game
21.8
13.5
blocked shots / game
16.5
4.6
takeaways / game
4.4
15.8
giveaways / game
13.5

Rating Trend

COL · MTL · 104 days
Colorado AvalancheMontreal Canadiens
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · MTL 3−6
Nov 29, 2025at COLCOL 7 − 2
Mar 22, 2025at MTLCOL 5 − 4 SO
Jan 4, 2025at COLMTL 2 − 1 SO
Mar 26, 2024at COLMTL 2 − 1
Jan 15, 2024at MTLMTL 4 − 3
Mar 13, 2023at MTLCOL 8 − 4
Dec 21, 2022at COLCOL 2 − 1 OT
Jan 22, 2022at COLCOL 3 − 2 OT
Dec 2, 2021at MTLCOL 4 − 1

COL · Last 10

4−6 · streak L1
Jan 28at OTT2 − 5L
Jan 25at TOR4 − 1W
Jan 23vs PHI3 − 7L
Jan 21vs ANA1 − 2L
Jan 19vs WSH5 − 2W
Jan 16vs NSH3 − 7L
Jan 12vs TOR3 − 4L
Jan 10vs CBJ4 − 0W
Jan 8vs OTT8 − 2W
Jan 6at TB2 − 4L

MTL · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Jan 27vs VGK3 − 2W
Jan 24at BOS3 − 4L
Jan 22vs BUF2 − 4L
Jan 20vs MIN4 − 3W
Jan 17at OTT6 − 5W
Jan 15at BUF3 − 5L
Jan 13at WSH2 − 3L
Jan 12vs VAN6 − 3W
Jan 10vs DET0 − 4L
Jan 8vs FLA6 − 2W