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Calgary Flames at Montreal Canadiens NHL Predictions

2024-11-05 • Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens 2 - 3 Calgary Flames

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MTL: 46.6%
CGY: 53.4%
Expected Goals
MTL: 2.98
CGY: 3.29
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 39%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MTL
Samuel Montembeault - 6-6-1 | 0.863 SV% | 3.52 GAA
CGY
Dustin Wolf - 14-14-2 | 0.901 SV% | 2.82 GAA
StatMTLCGY
Season SV%0.8630.901
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.522.82
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 Montembeault3532391.4%3.3930.39
CGYDustin Wolf2422291.7%3.9511.95
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 CGY: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-07MTL 4 - 1 CGYMTLMTL
2025-10-22CGY 1 - 2 MTLMTLMTL
2025-03-08CGY 1 - 0 MTLCGYCGY
2024-11-05MTL 2 - 3 CGYCGYCGY
2024-03-16CGY 5 - 2 MTLCGYCGY

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1MTL2812.45
1CGY1200.75
2MTL1100.45
2CGY2011.11
3MTL801.05
3CGY2021.47
4MTL000.00
4CGY100.07
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: 53.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Montreal Canadiens 2 - 3 Calgary Flames
Expected: 3.0 - 3.3