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Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2022-12-29 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 7 - 2 Montreal Canadiens

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 76.9%
MTL: 23.1%
Expected Goals
FLA: 4.19
MTL: 2.94
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
MTL
Samuel Montembeault - 6-6-1 | 0.863 SV% | 3.52 GAA
StatFLAMTL
Season SV%0.8880.863
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.803.52
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
FLASergei Bobrovsky2725292.6%1.721-0.28
MTLSamuel Montembeault4134782.9%5.032-1.97
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: 68% • FLA at home vs MTL: 6-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-07MTL 4 - 3 FLAMTLFLA
2026-01-08MTL 6 - 2 FLAMTLFLA
2025-12-30FLA 2 - 3 MTLMTLMTL
2025-04-01MTL 3 - 2 FLAMTLFLA
2025-03-30FLA 2 - 4 MTLMTLFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA1701.27
1MTL1800.73
2FLA1801.39
2MTL500.22
3FLA1722.38
3MTL1110.77
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: 76.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 7.1
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 7 - 2 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 4.2 - 2.9