🏒 NHLForecasts.com
Data-Driven NHL Predictions & Analytics
2026-27 Season Live

Seattle Kraken at Montreal Canadiens NHL Predictions

2022-03-12 • Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens 3 - 4 Seattle Kraken (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MTL: 41.6%
SEA: 58.4%
Expected Goals
MTL: 2.80
SEA: 3.26
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MTL
Samuel Montembeault - 6-6-1 | 0.863 SV% | 3.52 GAA
SEA
Philipp Grubauer - 7-3-1 | 0.920 SV% | 2.32 GAA
StatMTLSEA
Season SV%0.8630.920
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.522.32
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
MTLSamuel Montembeault4137490.2%3.641-0.36
SEAPhilipp Grubauer3532391.4%3.3310.33
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 50% • MTL at home vs SEA: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-10-28SEA 3 - 4 MTLMTLMTL
2025-10-14MTL 5 - 4 SEAMTLMTL
2025-03-12SEA 5 - 4 MTLSEASEA
2024-10-29MTL 2 - 8 SEASEASEA
2024-03-24SEA 1 - 5 MTLMTLSEA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1MTL1801.11
1SEA1200.64
2MTL1211.02
2SEA2001.30
3MTL800.52
3SEA900.27
4MTL400.21
4SEA300.11
5MTL700.47
5SEA711.32
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 58.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Montreal Canadiens 3 - 4 Seattle Kraken
Expected: 2.8 - 3.3