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Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks NHL Predictions

2025-02-02 • Honda Center
Anaheim Ducks 3 - 2 Montreal Canadiens
🚨 Upset Win (56% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
ANA: 44.0%
MTL: 56.0%
Expected Goals
ANA: 2.95
MTL: 3.37
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

ANA
Lukas Dostal - 13-9-2 | 0.888 SV% | 3.15 GAA
MTL
Samuel Montembeault - 6-6-1 | 0.863 SV% | 3.52 GAA
StatANAMTL
Season SV%0.8880.863
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.153.52
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
ANALukas Dostal2321291.3%2.1900.19
MTLSamuel Montembeault2219386.4%1.870-1.13
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: 33% • ANA at home vs MTL: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-15MTL 3 - 4 ANAANAMTL
2026-03-06ANA 6 - 5 MTLANAMTL
2025-02-02ANA 3 - 2 MTLANAMTL
2024-12-09MTL 3 - 2 ANAMTLMTL
2024-02-13MTL 5 - 0 ANAMTLMTL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1ANA700.42
1MTL1401.14
2ANA1300.84
2MTL700.52
3ANA1400.60
3MTL1400.53
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: 56.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Anaheim Ducks 3 - 2 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 2.9 - 3.4