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Islanders at Canadiens

NHL · Saturday, Mar 21 · 6:00 PM CT · Bell Centre · Final NYI 3 – MTL 7

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
NYI2013
MTL1247
Team box
NYI·MTL
22
shots
36
2 of 3
power play
3 of 4
50.0
faceoff %
50.0
34
hits
25
11
blocked shots
18
30
penalty minutes
28
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
David RittichNYI43.750
Ilya SorokinNYI3226.812
Jacob FowlerMTL2219.864

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
MTL +4
NYI +4
P1P2P3
largest lead: MTL 4 · NYI 1lead changes: 2

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NYI 45%, MTL 55% · Updated Mar 21

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
MTL 3.3 – 3.0 NYI
Expected total
6.3
IslandersThe matchupCanadiens
+122Our fair odds−122
3.0Expected goals3.3
+0.01Power rating+0.06
2.9Goals / game3.5
2.8Allowed / game3.3
28.0Shots / game26.6
52.1Faceoff %51.1
19.1Hits / game21.8
39−30Season record37−31
6−4Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NYI chance · MTL chance
Our model fair45.0%55.0%
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
NYINew York Islanders+12245%————
MTLMontreal Canadiens−12255%————
Spreadabout even
NYINew York Islanders+0.3our margin————
MTLMontreal Canadiens−0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.3
Over6.3our total————
Under6.3our 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

Even game expected
New York Islanders by 6 goals: <1%New York Islanders by 5 goals: 2%New York Islanders by 4 goals: 5%New York Islanders by 3 goals: 10%New York Islanders by 2 goals: 9%New York Islanders by 1 goal: 20%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 22%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 10%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 13%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 7%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 2%Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: 1%
← NYI wins byMTL wins by →
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more33%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 3 or more23%
New York Islanders wins by 2 or more25%
Decided by one goal42%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,070 past NHL games.

Total range

6.3 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 10%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.558%
Total over 6.547%
Total over 7.527%
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 7,070 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
NYIIlya Sorokin G · last 5 starts: .919 save %, 2.17 GAAstarted
MTLJacob Fowler G · last 5 starts: .900 save %, 2.87 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NYI·MTL
Mar 19 at OTT
last game
Mar 19 at DET
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
4
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 68+ games
NYI·MTL
+0.01
rating (0 = average)
+0.06
2.9
goals / game
3.5
2.8
goals allowed / game
3.3
39−30
season record
37−31
18−13
home record
19−15
21−17
away record
18−16
L1
streak
L1
6−4
last 10
5−5
28.0
shots / game
26.6
52.1
faceoff %
51.1
19.1
hits / game
21.8
14.8
blocked shots / game
16.5
4.6
takeaways / game
4.5
14.6
giveaways / game
13.8

Rating Trend

NYI · MTL · 136 days
New York IslandersMontreal Canadiens
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · MTL 4−6
Feb 26at MTLNYI 4 − 3 OT
Mar 20, 2025at NYINYI 4 − 3 OT
Dec 3, 2024at MTLMTL 2 − 1 OT
Oct 19, 2024at NYINYI 4 − 3 SO
Apr 11, 2024at NYINYI 3 − 2 OT
Jan 25, 2024at MTLMTL 4 − 3
Dec 16, 2023at MTLMTL 5 − 3
Apr 12, 2023at NYINYI 4 − 2
Feb 11, 2023at MTLMTL 4 − 3 OT
Jan 14, 2023at NYINYI 2 − 1

NYI · Last 10

6−4 · streak L1
Mar 19at OTT2 − 3L
Mar 17at TOR3 − 1W
Mar 14vs CGY3 − 2W
Mar 13vs LA2 − 3L
Mar 10at STL4 − 3W
Mar 7at SJ2 − 1W
Mar 5at LA3 − 5L
Mar 4at ANA1 − 5L
Mar 1vs FLA5 − 4W
Feb 28at CBJ4 − 3W

MTL · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Mar 19at DET1 − 3L
Mar 17vs BOS3 − 2W
Mar 15vs ANA3 − 4L
Mar 14vs SJ2 − 4L
Mar 11at OTT3 − 2W
Mar 10vs TOR3 − 1W
Mar 7at LA4 − 3W
Mar 6at ANA5 − 6L
Mar 3at SJ5 − 7L
Feb 28vs WSH6 − 2W