NHL
Friday, October 23 at 08:00 PM EDT
10,000 Sim Trials Run
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
Away
4-3-2
(1-1-1 Away)
Form
W
W
L
W
L
Projected Final Score
3.33
—
3.07
CHI
Chicago Blackhawks
Home
3-6-0
(3-2-0 Home)
Form
L
L
W
W
L
- Spread
-
MTL -1.5 (+180)CHI +1.5 (-220)
- Total
-
Posted 6.5 (-100)Simulated 6.4
- Moneyline
-
MTL -140CHI +115
Simulated Outcome Probability
Montréal Canadiens
54.3%
Chicago Blackhawks
45.7%
No edge at -140
No edge at +115
Our 10,000 iterations project the Montréal Canadiens to win outright in 54.3% of simulated game-runs.
Simulator Cover Probability
Spread
Line: MTL -1.5 / CHI +1.5
MTL covers
(+180)
32.7%
CHI covers
(-220)
67.3%
Total
O/U: 6.5
OVER
(-100)
47.5%
UNDER
(-120)
52.5%
Model Simulation Deciders
- • 🥅 Goaltending: MTL Jakub Dobes (.894 projected SV%) vs CHI Spencer Knight (.897 projected SV%).
- • 🏒 Lineup Scoring: MTL dresses 2.95 goals/game of talent (led by Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský) | CHI dresses 2.55 goals/game of talent (led by Bedard, Kane, Bertuzzi).
- • 📐 Model Rates: MTL 3.11 vs CHI 2.95 regulation goals before the market blend.
- • ⏱️ Overtime: Tied after regulation in 20.1% of trials. Most common finals: 3-2 (6.8%), 2-3 (6.2%), 4-3 (6.1%).
- • 💵 Market Anchor: Blended 60% toward rates implied by the posted prices (CHI 44.4% no-vig, Over 6.5 47.8%).
- • ❌ Injury: MTL - Nick Suzuki (C) is Out; removed from the projected lineup.
- • ❌ Injury: MTL - Ivan Demidov (R) is Injured Reserve; removed from the projected lineup.
- • ❌ Injury: MTL - Florian Xhekaj (L) is Injured Reserve; removed from the projected lineup.
- • ⚠️ Thin Roster: MTL is short 1 healthy skater(s); filled with replacement-level call-ups.
- • ❌ Injury: CHI - Andrew Mangiapane (L) is Injured Reserve; removed from the projected lineup.
VegasSims Best Bet & Analysis
Best Bet
Our 10,000 simulations project the Montréal Canadiens winning in 54.3% of trials. Projected score: MTL 3.33 - CHI 3.07. No side clears a 3.0-point edge over the posted prices.
Starting Goalies
Montréal Canadiens
Jakub Dobes
- Proj SV%
- .894
- Starts
- 30
- Shots Faced
- 856
Chicago Blackhawks
Spencer Knight
- Proj SV%
- .897
- Starts
- 40
- Shots Faced
- 1173
Save percentage blends this season and last, weighted by shots faced and regressed toward replacement level, so a hot two-week stretch does not read as elite.
Top Skaters (Per Game)
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