Match Info

NHL

Date: 12 January 2026, Monday

Location: Bell Centre (Montreal, QC)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Montreal Canadiens		Vancouver Canucks

	1	X	2
	1.87	4.25	3.5	Watch
	1.86	4.34	3.51
	1.84	4.48	3.51	Watch
	1.83	4.33	3.75
	1.94	4.46	3.45
	1.8	4.4	3.6
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.86 ↑ (1.77)	4.38 ↓ (4.68)	3.55 ↓ (3.59)

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
51.4%

Draw
21.8%

Vancouver Canucks
26.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

53.4%

20.2%

26.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

52.8%

20.4%

26.6%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Montreal Canadiens has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2%)

Vancouver Canucks has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.5%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Montreal Canadiens than the current prediction. (+1.4%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Vancouver Canucks than the current prediction. (-0.2%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
72.2%	16.7%	11.1%

Montreal Canadiens - Vancouver Canucks Predictions

Users Predictions: 18 users predict this event. Montreal will win (votes: 13 - 72.2%). Vancouver will win (votes: 2 - 11.1%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 16.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Montreal: 51.5% – 92.9%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 5 Selected Experts predict this event. Montreal (votes: 3 - 60%). Tie (votes: 2 - 40%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

1X2, 1st Period - Montreal (2.32) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 5.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 6 Selected Experts predict this event. Montreal (votes: 4 - 66.7%). Tie (votes: 2 - 33.3%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 4:3

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Lineups

Line 1
75. Dobes J. (G)	60. Tolopilo N. (G)
53. Dobson N.	17. Hronek F. (A)
8. Matheson M. (A)	5. Willander T.
85. Texier A.	94. Karlsson L.
14. Suzuki N. (C)	40. Pettersson E. (A)
13. Caufield C.	74. DeBrusk J.
Line 2
45. Carrier A.	57. Myers T.
48. Hutson L.	7. Joseph P.
93. Demidov I.	6. Boeser B. (A)
91. Kapanen O.	64. Kampf D.
20. Slafkovsky J.	8. Garland C.
Line 3
72. Xhekaj A.	90. Mancini V.
21. Guhle K.	29. Pettersson M.
11. Gallagher B. (A)	18. O'Connor D.
24. Danault P.	63. Sasson M.
76. Bolduc Z.	92. Ohgren L.
Line 4
62. Beck O.	21. Hoglander N.
90. Veleno J.	54. Raty A.
27. Blais S.	91. Kane E.
Substitutes
32. Fowler J. (G)	32. Lankinen K. (G)
Coaches
. St. Louis M.	. Foote A.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (1 - 1)
11:53, 0 - 1, Pettersson E. (G), Karlsson L. (A), Hronek F. (A2)
18:09, Boeser B. (2 min),
18:13, 1 - 1, Dobson N. (G), Suzuki N. (A),
2nd Period (2 - 2)
01:50, 1 - 2, Kane E. (G), Raty A. (A),
04:31, 2 - 2, Carrier A. (G), Suzuki N. (A), Texier A. (A2)
04:51, 3 - 2, Carrier A. (G), Slafkovsky J. (A), Demidov I. (A2)
09:42, 3 - 3, Sasson M. (G), O'Connor D. (A), Joseph P. (A2)
3rd Period (3 - 0)
00:29, 4 - 3, Matheson M. (G), Caufield C. (A), Texier A. (A2)
01:07, 5 - 3, Slafkovsky J. (G), Demidov I. (A), Hutson L. (A2)
06:05, 6 - 3, Kapanen O. (G), Demidov I. (A), Slafkovsky J. (A2)
10:19, Carrier A. (2 min),
17:48, Dobson N. (2 min),

Preview

One of the top teams will play against one of the outsiders (ranked 4 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 16).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Montreal won 3.

Recent performances by Montreal have been up and down (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Vancouver has suffered multiple defeats recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).

Montreal will hold a modest advantage in this match.

There will not play in Montreal: Dach K. (Broken Leg) Evans J. (Lower-Body Injury) Laine P. (Abdominal strain) Newhook A. (Ankle Injury)

There will not play in Vancouver: Blueger T. (Lower-Body Injury) Chytil F. (Upper-Body Injury) Forbort D. (Injury) Garland C. (Injury) Rossi M. (Lower-Body Injury)

There are questionable in Montreal: Anderson J. (Upper-Body Injury)

There are questionable in Vancouver: Demko T. (Lower-Body Injury)

We predict that Montreal will win today's game, with odds of 1.89.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Montreal won 11 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 78:65. (average 3.9:3.3).

Including home matches between the teams, Montreal won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 34:29. (average 3.8:3.2).

Outrights of NHL for now

Montreal Canadiens: 3.83% Vancouver Canucks: 0.23%

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Montreal Canadiens
NHL
10.01.26	Montreal Canadiens - Detroit Red Wings	0:4 ✺
08.01.26	Montreal Canadiens - Florida Panthers	6:2 ✺
07.01.26	Montreal Canadiens - Calgary Flames	4:1 ✺
04.01.26	Dallas Stars - Montreal Canadiens	3:4 OT ✺
03.01.26	St. Louis Blues - Montreal Canadiens	2:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 13.4 LWWWL
- Vancouver Canucks
NHL
10.01.26	Toronto Maple Leafs - Vancouver Canucks	5:0 ✺
08.01.26	Detroit Red Wings - Vancouver Canucks	5:1 ✺
06.01.26	Buffalo Sabres - Vancouver Canucks	5:3 ✺
03.01.26	Vancouver Canucks - Boston Bruins	2:3 OT ✺
02.01.26	Vancouver Canucks - Seattle Kraken	3:4 penalties ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 0 LLLLL

Latest Head to Head

NHL
25.10.25	Vancouver Canucks - Montreal Canadiens	3:4
11.03.25	Vancouver Canucks - Montreal Canadiens	2:4
06.01.25	Montreal Canadiens - Vancouver Canucks	5:4 OT
21.03.24	Vancouver Canucks - Montreal Canadiens	4:1
12.11.23	Montreal Canadiens - Vancouver Canucks	2:5
05.12.22	Vancouver Canucks - Montreal Canadiens	7:6 OT
09.11.22	Montreal Canadiens - Vancouver Canucks	5:2

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