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Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens NHL Predictions

2023-02-12 • Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens 6 - 2 Edmonton Oilers
🚨 Upset Win (56% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MTL: 44.3%
EDM: 55.7%
Expected Goals
MTL: 2.67
EDM: 3.74
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MTL
J. Allen
EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
StatMTLEDM
Season SV%—0.896
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.81
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
MTLJ. Allen3129293.5%3.5641.56
EDMStuart Skinner3024680.0%1.981-4.02
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: 70% • MTL at home vs EDM: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-14MTL 4 - 1 EDMMTLMTL
2025-10-23EDM 6 - 5 MTLEDMEDM
2025-03-06EDM 3 - 2 MTLEDMEDM
2024-11-18MTL 3 - 0 EDMMTLEDM
2024-03-19EDM 3 - 2 MTLEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1MTL1500.94
1EDM1211.02
2MTL1400.62
2EDM1721.77
3MTL410.42
3EDM1110.77
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 55.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Montreal Canadiens 6 - 2 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 2.7 - 3.7