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2026-27 Season Live

New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens NHL Predictions

2027-02-20 • Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens vs New York Islanders @ 7:00 PM EST

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MTL: 50.2%
NYI: 49.8%
Expected Goals
MTL: 3.07
NYI: 3.05
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MTL
Jacob Fowler - 7-1-1 | 0.925 SV% | 2.17 GAA
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 6-4-0 | 0.911 SV% | 2.41 GAA
StatMTLNYI
Season SV%0.9040.910
Last 5 SV%0.9380.888
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.642.55
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: 47% • MTL at home vs NYI: 5-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-12NYI 1 - 4 MTLMTLNYI
2026-03-21MTL 7 - 3 NYIMTLMTL
2026-02-26MTL 3 - 4 NYINYIMTL
2025-03-20NYI 4 - 3 MTLNYIMTL
2024-12-03MTL 2 - 1 NYIMTLNYI

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2027-02-20 at 7:00 PM EST.

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