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Canadiens at Wild

NHL · Monday, Feb 2 · 6:30 PM CT · Grand Casino Arena · Final MTL 3 – MIN 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
MTL11103
MIN20114
Team box
MTL·MIN
20
shots
24
0 of 1
power play
1 of 3
53.4
faceoff %
46.6
16
hits
18
13
blocked shots
15
6
penalty minutes
2
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Quinn HughesMIN036
Kirill KaprizovMIN204
Matt BoldyMIN022
Marcus JohanssonMIN021
Kirby DachMTL104
Brock FaberMIN102
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jakub DobesMTL2420.833
Filip GustavssonMIN2017.850

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was MTL 44%, MIN 56% · Updated Feb 2

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
MIN 3.4 – 3.0 MTL
Expected total
6.4
CanadiensThe matchupWild
+126Our fair odds−126
3.0Expected goals3.4
−0.01Power rating+0.07
3.5Goals / game3.3
3.3Allowed / game2.9
26.3Shots / game28.7
50.6Faceoff %46.5
21.9Hits / game20.7
31−24Season record32−24
6−4Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
MTL chance · MIN chance
Our model fair44.3%55.7%
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
MTLMontreal Canadiens+12644%————
MINMinnesota Wild−12656%————
Spreadabout even
MTLMontreal Canadiens+0.4our margin————
MINMinnesota Wild−0.4our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.4
Over6.4our total————
Under6.4our 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
Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: <1%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 1%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 4%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 9%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 8%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 20%Minnesota Wild by 1 goal: 21%Minnesota Wild by 2 goals: 11%Minnesota Wild by 3 goals: 13%Minnesota Wild by 4 goals: 7%Minnesota Wild by 5 goals: 3%Minnesota Wild by 6 goals: 1%
← MTL wins byMIN wins by →
Minnesota Wild wins by 2 or more35%
Minnesota Wild 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

6.4 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 10%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 20%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 5.559%
Total over 6.548%
Total over 7.529%
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
MTLJakub Dobes G · last 5 starts: .910 save %, 2.57 GAAstarted
MINFilip Gustavsson G · last 5 starts: .901 save %, 2.95 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
MTL·MIN
Jan 31 at BUF
last game
Jan 31 at EDM
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
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 55+ games
MTL·MIN
−0.01
rating (0 = average)
+0.07
3.5
goals / game
3.3
3.3
goals allowed / game
2.9
31−24
season record
32−24
16−12
home record
16−13
15−12
away record
16−11
W3
streak
W3
6−4
last 10
6−4
26.3
shots / game
28.7
50.6
faceoff %
46.5
21.9
hits / game
20.7
16.7
blocked shots / game
15.8
4.5
takeaways / game
4.5
13.5
giveaways / game
14.9

Rating Trend

MTL · MIN · 108 days
Montreal CanadiensMinnesota Wild
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · MIN 8−1
Jan 20at MTLMTL 4 − 3
Jan 30, 2025at MTLMIN 4 − 0
Nov 14, 2024at MINMIN 3 − 0
Dec 21, 2023at MINMIN 4 − 3 OT
Oct 17, 2023at MTLMIN 5 − 2
Nov 1, 2022at MINMIN 4 − 1
Oct 25, 2022at MTLMIN 3 − 1
Apr 19, 2022at MTLMIN 2 − 0
Jan 24, 2022at MINMIN 8 − 2

MTL · Last 10

6−4 · streak W3
Jan 31at BUF4 − 2W
Jan 29vs COL7 − 3W
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

MIN · Last 10

6−4 · streak W3
Jan 31at EDM7 − 3W
Jan 29vs CGY4 − 1W
Jan 27vs CHI4 − 3W
Jan 24vs FLA3 − 4L
Jan 22vs DET4 − 3W
Jan 20at MTL3 − 4L
Jan 19at TOR6 − 3W
Jan 17at BUF5 − 4W
Jan 15vs WPG2 − 6L
Jan 12vs NJ2 − 5L