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Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Predictions

2025-10-08 • Scotiabank Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 - 2 Montreal Canadiens
🚨 Upset Win (56% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TOR: 43.9%
MTL: 56.1%
Expected Goals
TOR: 2.88
MTL: 2.74
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 46%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 73% • TOR at home vs MTL: 4-1
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
1TOR900.66
1MTL1210.94
2TOR1600.69
2MTL2101.49
3TOR1022.09
3MTL1400.84
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 56.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.6
Score Breakdown
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 - 2 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 2.9 - 2.7