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Seattle Kraken at Montreal Canadiens NHL Predictions

2023-01-09 • Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens 0 - 4 Seattle Kraken
🚨 Upset Loss (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MTL: 52.0%
SEA: 48.0%
Expected Goals
MTL: 3.11
SEA: 3.13
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MTL
Samuel Montembeault - 6-6-1 | 0.863 SV% | 3.52 GAA
SEA
M. Jones
StatMTLSEA
Season SV%0.863—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.52—
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
MTLSamuel Montembeault4137490.2%4.1240.12
SEAM. Jones21210100.0%2.4422.44
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
1MTL700.61
1SEA2311.34
2MTL1600.87
2SEA1800.86
3MTL920.96
3SEA1031.92
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 52.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Montreal Canadiens 0 - 4 Seattle Kraken
Expected: 3.1 - 3.1