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Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2027-01-02 • Amerant Bank Arena
Florida Panthers vs Montreal Canadiens @ 4:00 PM EST

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 44.7%
MTL: 55.3%
Expected Goals
FLA: 2.66
MTL: 3.08
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Jacob Markstrom - 23-19-1 | 0.883 SV% | 3.07 GAA
MTL
Jakub Dobes - 29-10-4 | 0.901 SV% | 2.78 GAA
StatFLAMTL
Season SV%0.8830.889
Last 5 SV%0.8730.891
SV% vs Opponent0.9190.909
GAA3.073.01
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 55% • FLA at home vs MTL: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-07MTL 4 - 3 FLAMTLFLA
2026-01-08MTL 6 - 2 FLAMTLFLA
2025-12-30FLA 2 - 3 MTLMTLMTL
2025-04-01MTL 3 - 2 FLAMTLFLA
2025-03-30FLA 2 - 4 MTLMTLFLA

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2027-01-02 at 4:00 PM EST.

Check back after the game for in-game win probability analysis and post-game results.