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Sharks at Canadiens

NHL · Saturday, Mar 14 · 6:00 PM CT · Bell Centre · Final SJ 4 – MTL 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
SJ1214
MTL1102
Team box
SJ·MTL
22
shots
27
0 of 1
power play
0 of 3
39.3
faceoff %
60.7
23
hits
22
14
blocked shots
9
6
penalty minutes
2
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Alex NedeljkovicSJ2725.926
Jakub DobesMTL2118.857

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
MTL +3
SJ +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: MTL 1 · SJ 2lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was SJ 36%, MTL 64% · Updated Mar 14

Expected margin
MTL by 0.9
Expected score
MTL 4.1 – 3.2 SJ
Expected total
7.3
SharksThe matchupCanadiens
+174Our fair odds−174
3.2Expected goals4.1
−0.33Power rating+0.07
3.1Goals / game3.6
3.5Allowed / game3.3
26.0Shots / game26.4
47.5Faceoff %50.8
21.3Hits / game21.7
31−32Season record36−28
4−6Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
SJ chance · MTL chance
Our model fair36.5%63.5%
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
SJSan Jose Sharks+17436%————
MTLMontreal Canadiens−17464%————
SpreadMTL by 0.9
SJSan Jose Sharks+0.9our margin————
MTLMontreal Canadiens−0.9our margin————
Totalwe expect 7.3
Over7.3our total————
Under7.3our 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

Montreal Canadiens by 0.9 expected
San Jose Sharks by 7 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: 1%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 4%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 7%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 7%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 16%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 21%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 11%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 16%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 10%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 4%Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: 1%Montreal Canadiens by 7 goals: 1%
← SJ wins byMTL wins by →
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more43%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 3 or more32%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more19%
Decided by one goal37%

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

7.3 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 6%4 goals: 5%5 goals: 15%6 goals: 10%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 10%9 goals: 14%10 goals: 6%11 goals: 7%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 2%14 goals: 1%15 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 6.562%
Total over 7.542%
Total over 8.533%
Total from 7 to 829%

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
SJAlex Nedeljkovic G · last 5 starts: .935 save %, 2.00 GAAstarted
MTLJakub Dobes G · last 5 starts: .883 save %, 3.19 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
SJ·MTL
Mar 12 at BOS
last game
Mar 11 at OTT
1 day
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
3rd 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 63+ games
SJ·MTL
−0.33
rating (0 = average)
+0.07
3.1
goals / game
3.6
3.5
goals allowed / game
3.3
31−32
season record
36−28
17−15
home record
18−13
14−17
away record
18−15
W1
streak
W3
4−6
last 10
6−4
26.0
shots / game
26.4
47.5
faceoff %
50.8
21.3
hits / game
21.7
15.3
blocked shots / game
16.6
4.5
takeaways / game
4.5
16.1
giveaways / game
13.6

Rating Trend

SJ · MTL · 129 days
San Jose SharksMontreal Canadiens
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · MTL 5−4
Mar 3at SJSJ 7 − 5
Feb 27, 2025at MTLMTL 4 − 3 OT
Feb 4, 2025at SJMTL 4 − 3
Jan 11, 2024at MTLSJ 3 − 2
Nov 24, 2023at SJMTL 3 − 2 SO
Feb 28, 2023at SJMTL 3 − 1
Nov 29, 2022at MTLSJ 4 − 0
Oct 28, 2021at SJMTL 4 − 0
Oct 19, 2021at MTLSJ 5 − 0

SJ · Last 10

4−6 · streak W1
Mar 12at BOS4 − 2W
Mar 10at BUF3 − 6L
Mar 7vs NYI1 − 2L
Mar 6vs STL2 − 3L
Mar 3vs MTL7 − 5W
Mar 1vs WPG2 − 1W
Feb 28vs EDM5 − 4W
Feb 26vs CGY1 − 4L
Feb 4at COL2 − 4L
Feb 2at CHI3 − 6L

MTL · Last 10

6−4 · streak W3
Mar 11at OTT3 − 2W
Mar 10vs TOR3 − 1W
Mar 7at LA4 − 3W
Mar 6at ANA5 − 6L
Mar 3at SJ5 − 7L
Feb 28vs WSH6 − 2W
Feb 26vs NYI3 − 4L
Feb 4at WPG5 − 1W
Feb 2at MIN3 − 4L
Jan 31at BUF4 − 2W