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Montreal Canadiens vs New York Rangers Predictions, H2H Stats & TV Channels (Saturday, October 18, 2025)

Match Info

NHL

Date: 18 October 2025, Saturday

Location: Bell Centre (Montreal, QC)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Montreal Canadiens		New York Rangers

	1	X	2
	2.25	4	2.7	Watch
	2.27	4.3	2.67
	2.34	4.05	2.60	Watch
	2.36	4.52	2.6
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.31 ↓ (2.34)	4.22 ↑ (4.05)	2.64 ↑ (2.6)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.00

The best margin for this event is 3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Montreal Canadiens
41.3%

Draw
22.6%

New York Rangers
36.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

40.4%

23.3%

36.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

41.9%

22.5%

35%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Montreal Canadiens has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.9%)

New York Rangers has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.2%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Montreal Canadiens than the current prediction. (+0.6%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for New York Rangers than the current prediction. (-1.1%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
36.8%	31.6%	31.6%

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Predictions

Users Predictions: 18 users predict this event. Montreal will win (votes: 6 - 33.3%). NY Rangers will win (votes: 6 - 33.3%). It will Tie (votes: 6 - 33.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Montreal: 11.5% – 55.1%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 7 Selected Experts predict this event. NY Rangers (votes: 5 - 71.4%). Tie (votes: 2 - 28.6%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:2

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Lineups

Line 1
35. Montembeault S. (G)	32. Quick J. (G)
53. Dobson N.	23. Fox A.
8. Matheson M. (A)	44. Gavrikov V.
20. Slafkovsky J.	50. Cuylle W.
14. Suzuki N. (C)	93. Zibanejad M. (A)
13. Caufield C.	10. Panarin A. (A)
Line 2
48. Hutson L.	18. Vaakanainen U.
47. Struble J.	4. Schneider B.
93. Demidov I.	13. Lafreniere A.
91. Kapanen O.	8. Miller J.T. (C)
15. Newhook A.	43. Sheary C.
Line 3
45. Carrier A.	17. Borgen W.
72. Xhekaj A.	29. Robertson M.
62. Beck O.	14. Raddysh T.
90. Veleno J.	42. Laba N.
76. Bolduc Z.	71. Parssinen J.
Line 4
11. Gallagher B. (A)	73. Rempe M.
71. Evans J.	39. Carrick S.
17. Anderson J.	84. Edstrom A.
Substitutes
75. Dobes J. (G)	31. Shesterkin I. (G)
Coaches
. St. Louis M.	. Sullivan M.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (2 - 1)
01:33, 1 - 0, Slafkovsky J. (G), Caufield C. (A),
02:11, Vaakanainen U. (2 min),
03:42, 2 - 0, Suzuki N. (G), Demidov I. (A), Gallagher B. (A2)
06:50, Sheary C. (2 min),
10:24, Anderson J. (2 min),
11:56, 2 - 1, Zibanejad M. (G), Fox A. (A), Panarin A. (A2)
2nd Period (0 - 0)
15:10, Xhekaj A. (5 min),
15:10, Carrick S. (5 min),
18:32, Carrier A. (2 min),
3rd Period (1 - 3)
00:34, 2 - 2, Miller J.T. (G), Fox A. (A), Panarin A. (A2)
00:58, Xhekaj A. (2 min),
00:58, Rempe M. (2 min),
04:11, 2 - 3, Robertson M. (G), Panarin A. (A), Sheary C. (A2)
05:51, 2 - 4, Panarin A. (G), Zibanejad M. (A), Gavrikov V. (A2)
08:26, 3 - 4, Dobson N. (G), Struble J. (A), Anderson J. (A2)
16:55, Newhook A. (2 min),
16:55, Gavrikov V. (2 min),

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Montreal won 1.

Montreal is in very good shape right now (last 5 games: 4 wins).

NY Rangers has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

NY Rangers may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.

There will not play in NY Rangers: Soucy C. (Upper-Body Injury) Trocheck V. (Upper-Body Injury)

We predict that Montreal will win today's game, with odds of 2.36.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Montreal won 9 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 62:74. (average 3.1:3.7).

Including home matches between the teams, Montreal won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 36:43. (average 3.3:3.9).

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Last Results with these Odds

New York Rangers - the odds 2.6 are the expected chance of winning is 36.32%, but this team recently wins 30% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Montreal Canadiens
NHL
16.10.25	Montreal Canadiens - Nashville Predators	3:2 OT ✺
14.10.25	Montreal Canadiens - Seattle Kraken	5:4 OT ✺
11.10.25	Chicago Blackhawks - Montreal Canadiens	2:3 ✺
09.10.25	Detroit Red Wings - Montreal Canadiens	1:5 ✺
08.10.25	Toronto Maple Leafs - Montreal Canadiens	5:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 13.9 WWWWL
- New York Rangers
NHL
16.10.25	Toronto Maple Leafs - New York Rangers	2:1 OT ✺
14.10.25	New York Rangers - Edmonton Oilers	0:2 ✺
12.10.25	New York Rangers - Washington Capitals	0:1 ✺
11.10.25	Pittsburgh Penguins - New York Rangers	1:6 ✺
09.10.25	Buffalo Sabres - New York Rangers	0:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.9 LLLWW

Latest Head to Head

NHL
19.01.25	Montreal Canadiens - New York Rangers	5:4 OT
30.11.24	New York Rangers - Montreal Canadiens	4:3
22.10.24	Montreal Canadiens - New York Rangers	2:7
07.04.24	New York Rangers - Montreal Canadiens	5:2
15.02.24	New York Rangers - Montreal Canadiens	7:4
06.01.24	Montreal Canadiens - New York Rangers	4:3 penalties
09.03.23	Montreal Canadiens - New York Rangers	3:4 penalties

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