Montréal CanadiensMTL @ 7:00 PM EST Minnesota WildMIN

Saturday, December 19, 2026

Win probability, % Win In reg OT/SO Exp pts
MTL 41.3 31.2 10.1 0.97
MIN 58.7 44.3 14.4 1.28

From the ratings the simulation plays every game with: this and last season's results, with home ice. 24% of games go past regulation.

Playoff odds, % Now Day Final Cup
MTL 55.1 +0.4 5.4 2.5
MIN 88.8 +2.5 13.0 6.5

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

The teams

MTL MIN
4–3–1 Record 6–2–1
9 (.562) Points 13 (.722)
1 pt out Place 1st in the Central
4–3–1 Last 10 6–2–1
3–2–0 At home 4–0–0
1–1–1 On the road 2–2–1
W1 Streak W2
3.38 GF per game 3.11
3.75 GA per game 2.33
53.3 (13th) Strength 57.9 (5th)
52.9 (11th) xG share, 5v5 54.1 (9th)
49.3 (17th) xG share, all 57.4 (5th)
-4.0 Saved above expected +3.1
Back-to-back Rest Back-to-back

This regular season. Strength and xG share with the league rank in parentheses.

Leading scorers

SkaterGPGAP
Montréal Canadiens
Nick Suzuki84610
Lane Hutson8268
Cole Caufield8516
Josh Anderson8426
Zachary Bolduc8426
Minnesota Wild
Kirill Kaprizov910515
Quinn Hughes921012
Matt Boldy9527
Maxim Shabanov9246
Joel Eriksson Ek9156

Season series

Nov 10MIN @ MTL
Dec 19MTL @ MIN · this game