2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
15
Games played
21
Points
.700
Points %
+5
Goal diff
7-3
Last 10
37 GF · 28 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

15 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
15
82
Goals for / game
3.47
3.45
+2.0
Goals against / game
3.13
3.12
+1.0
Expected goals for / game
3.36
3.28
+8.0
Expected goals against / game
3.46
3.32
+14.0
Expected-goals share
49.2%
49.7%
−0.4
Shot-attempt share
50.3%
48.4%
+1.9
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

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40 posts
vs Winnipeg JetsL 5–4

Jets run the Canadiens off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsW 5–4

Canadiens hold off the Penguins

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at Dallas StarsW 5–2

Canadiens run the Stars off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at St. Louis BluesW 2–0

Canadiens shut out the Blues, 2-0

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at Winnipeg JetsW 2–1

J. Fowler stands tall as the Canadiens edge the Jets

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vs San Jose Sharks7:00 PM ET

The Canadiens are the model's lean over the Sharks — with PDO regression in play

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vs Buffalo Sabres7:00 PM ET

Sabres at Canadiens: no daylight between these two

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at Washington CapitalsL 5–4

Capitals hold off the Canadiens

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vs Buffalo SabresW 4–3

Canadiens run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Detroit Red WingsW 1–0

Canadiens shut out the Red Wings, 1-0

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vs Nashville PredatorsL 5–2

Predators pull away from the Canadiens

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vs Carolina HurricanesL 6–4

Hurricanes run the Canadiens off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsL 6–5

Penguins edge the Canadiens in overtime

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at Toronto Maple LeafsW 3–2

Canadiens hold off the Maple Leafs

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at Ottawa SenatorsL 4–3

Senators hold off the Canadiens

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vs Ottawa SenatorsW 4–2

Canadiens hold off the Senators

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vs Ottawa SenatorsW 3–2

Canadiens steal one from the Senators against the run of play

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at Toronto Maple LeafsW 4–1

Canadiens pull away from the Maple Leafs

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsW 4–3

Canadiens edge the Maple Leafs in overtime

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at Philadelphia FlyersL 4–2

Flyers hold off the Canadiens

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at New York IslandersW 4–1

J. Fowler stands tall as the Canadiens edge the Islanders

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vs Columbus Blue JacketsL 5–2

Blue Jackets run the Canadiens off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Tampa Bay LightningW 2–1

Canadiens run the Lightning off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Florida PanthersW 4–3

Canadiens edge the Panthers in a shootout

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vs New Jersey DevilsL 3–0

Devils shut out the Canadiens, 3-0

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at New Jersey DevilsW 4–3

Canadiens edge the Devils in a shootout

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at New York RangersW 3–2

Canadiens run the Rangers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Tampa Bay LightningW 4–1

J. Dobes stands tall as the Canadiens edge the Lightning

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at Carolina HurricanesW 3–1

J. Dobes stands tall as the Canadiens edge the Hurricanes

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at Nashville PredatorsW 4–1

Canadiens pull away from the Predators

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vs Columbus Blue JacketsW 2–1

Canadiens steal one from the Blue Jackets against the run of play

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vs Carolina HurricanesW 5–2

Canadiens pull away from the Hurricanes

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vs New York IslandersW 7–3

Canadiens run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Detroit Red WingsL 3–1

Red Wings hold off the Canadiens

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vs Boston BruinsW 3–2

Canadiens edge the Bruins in overtime

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vs Anaheim DucksL 4–3

Ducks hold off the Canadiens

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vs San Jose SharksL 4–2

Sharks hold off the Canadiens

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at Ottawa SenatorsW 3–2

Canadiens hold off the Senators

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsW 3–1

Canadiens run the Maple Leafs off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Los Angeles KingsW 4–3

Canadiens steal one from the Kings against the run of play

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