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Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens NHL Predictions

2024-03-09 • Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens 2 - 3 Toronto Maple Leafs
🚨 Upset Loss (53% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MTL: 53.2%
TOR: 46.8%
Expected Goals
MTL: 3.04
TOR: 3.83
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 42%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 73% • MTL at home vs TOR: 3-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-10MTL 3 - 1 TORMTLMTL
2025-12-06TOR 1 - 2 MTLMTLMTL
2025-11-22MTL 5 - 2 TORMTLMTL
2025-10-08TOR 5 - 2 MTLTORMTL
2025-04-12TOR 1 - 0 MTLTORTOR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1MTL1010.77
1TOR1110.58
2MTL1800.76
2TOR1311.10
3MTL1000.60
3TOR920.61
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: 53.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.9
Score Breakdown
Montreal Canadiens 2 - 3 Toronto Maple Leafs
Expected: 3.0 - 3.8