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Montreal Canadiens at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Predictions

2022-11-25 • United Center
Chicago Blackhawks 2 - 3 Montreal Canadiens (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CHI: 42.1%
MTL: 57.9%
Expected Goals
CHI: 2.84
MTL: 3.16
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CHI
Arvid Soderblom - 4-7-1 | 0.873 SV% | 4.02 GAA
MTL
Samuel Montembeault - 6-6-1 | 0.863 SV% | 3.52 GAA
StatCHIMTL
Season SV%0.8730.863
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA4.023.52
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
CHIArvid Soderblom2621580.8%5.3130.31
MTLSamuel Montembeault3531488.6%5.0361.03
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% • CHI at home vs MTL: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-18MTL 4 - 1 CHIMTLMTL
2025-10-11CHI 2 - 3 MTLMTLMTL
2025-04-14MTL 3 - 4 CHICHIMTL
2025-01-03CHI 4 - 2 MTLCHIMTL
2023-12-22CHI 2 - 5 MTLMTLCHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CHI1310.86
1MTL1000.81
2CHI1731.75
2MTL1500.97
3CHI1100.57
3MTL900.60
4CHI200.13
4MTL300.15
5CHI321.73
5MTL332.78
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: 57.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Chicago Blackhawks 2 - 3 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 2.8 - 3.2