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Montréal Canadiens 5, Dallas Stars 2 — Recap
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Game Recap
The Montréal Canadiens secured a 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars, propelled by two-goal performances from Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook. The win improved Montréal's record to 7-3-2, while Dallas fell to 7-4-1. SportsFBI's model had leaned toward a Stars win at 64% in pregame analysis, missing on the outcome.
Montréal established control early in the first period, with Caufield opening the scoring at 7:24, assisted by Phillip Danault and Alexandre Carrier. Dallas responded five minutes later as Wyatt Johnston, with help from Mikko Rantanen and Miro Heiskanen, tied the game 1-1. However, the Canadiens quickly regained and extended their lead. Alex Newhook, assisted by Noah Dobson and Lane Hutson, made it 2-1 at 16:05, followed just 27 seconds later by Caufield's second goal of the night, assisted by Adam Engstrom and Juraj Slafkovský, pushing the score to 3-1.
The scoring pace continued into the second period. Newhook notched his second goal of the game at 6:11, assisted by Chris Kreider and Noah Dobson, further widening Montréal's advantage to 4-1. Jamie Benn then brought the Stars within two goals at 8:52, with assists from Mikko Rantanen and Wyatt Johnston, making the score 4-2.
Phillip Danault sealed the Canadiens' victory late in the third period with an unassisted goal at 19:11, bringing the final score to 5-2. Montréal finished with 21 shots on goal, while Dallas managed 19. Jakub Dobes stopped 17 of 19 shots for Montréal, and Jake Oettinger made 15 saves on 19 shots for Dallas.
How the Prediction Fared
Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the Dallas Stars (-175, 64% implied) over the Montréal Canadiens. The underdog won.
SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the Dallas Stars (64% confidence). It gave a 31% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 3 goals.
💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line
Standouts
Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.
📊 Game Flow
- P1 7:24 Cole Caufield (Phillip Danault, Alexandre Carrier) MTL · snap shot · MTL 1, DAL 0
- P1 12:53 Wyatt Johnston (Mikko Rantanen, Miro Heiskanen) DAL · Power play · snap shot · MTL 1, DAL 1
- P1 16:05 Alex Newhook (Noah Dobson, Lane Hutson) MTL · backhand shot · MTL 2, DAL 1
- P1 16:32 Cole Caufield (Adam Engstrom, Juraj Slafkovský) MTL · snap shot · MTL 3, DAL 1
- P2 6:11 Alex Newhook (Chris Kreider, Noah Dobson) MTL · backhand shot · MTL 4, DAL 1
- P2 8:52 Jamie Benn (Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston) DAL · wrist shot · MTL 4, DAL 2
- P3 19:12 Phillip Danault (Jake Evans) MTL · Empty net · wrist shot · MTL 5, DAL 2
Biggest Period
The Montréal Canadiens scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.
📋 Team Stats
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| DAL | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
🎯 Shot Map
- 5Goals15% of attempts
- 16Saved47% of attempts
- 13Missed the net38% of attempts
- 2Goals7% of attempts
- 17Saved61% of attempts
- 9Missed the net32% of attempts
● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.
🏒 Box Score
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Newhook | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18:47 |
| Cole Caufield | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:21 |
| Phillip Danault | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:26 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20:24 |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:47 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:55 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 |
| Jake Evans | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:57 |
| Chris Kreider | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:23 |
| Adam Engstrom | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:42 |
| Kaiden Guhle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:02 |
| Josh Anderson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:42 |
| Zachary Bolduc | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15:20 |
| Alexandre Texier | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:34 |
| Kirby Dach | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 |
| Oliver Kapanen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:50 |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:02 |
| Florian Xhekaj | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 06:54 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | W | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 2 | 60:00 |
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Johnston | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:41 |
| Mikko Rantanen | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:04 |
| Jamie Benn | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11:58 |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29:47 |
| Thomas Harley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24:53 |
| Jason Robertson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21:32 |
| Roope Hintz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:27 |
| Tyler Seguin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17:01 |
| Nils Lundkvist | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:01 |
| Sam Steel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:21 |
| Lian Bichsel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:01 |
| Tyler Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:43 |
| Arttu Hyry | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13:21 |
| Justin Hryckowian | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:20 |
| Trey Taylor | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:44 |
| Joel Kiviranta | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:04 |
| Colin Blackwell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:45 |
| Matthew Seminoff | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:35 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Oettinger | L | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 4 | 57:42 |
🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines
| Player | Prop | Line | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikko Rantanen DAL | Points | 1.5 | 2 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 2 | Over | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Shots on goal | 2.5 | 1 | Under | |
| Cole Caufield MTL | Points | 0.5 | 2 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 2 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 2.5 | 3 | Over | |
| Wyatt Johnston DAL | Points | 0.5 | 2 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 2.5 | 2 | Under | |
| Miro Heiskanen DAL | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 2.5 | 3 | Over | |
| Lane Hutson MTL | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 1.5 | 1 | Under | |
| Juraj Slafkovský MTL | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Shots on goal | 2.5 | 0 | Under |
The last pregame line, graded against the final box score.
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