National Hockey League
MATCHUP
Montreal at Columbus
Stats: Overall | Home/Away | Conference | Favorite | Underdog | Last 5
Records: ATS Overall | On Days Rest | vs Scoring | vs Situation
Teams: Montreal Canadiens | Columbus Blue Jackets
Summary
7:00 PM ET W/L ATS Money H A O/U
Montreal 14-16-2-1 17-16 -625 10-7-2-0 4-9-0-1 17-13
Columbus 13-15-6-0 18-16 -491 9-4-3-0 4-11-3-0 22-11
Live Odds | All Odds
Home Away O/U
Opening line -137 114 6.5 -114
FanDuel -130 108 6.5 -108
Westgate OFF OFF OFF
Wynn OFF OFF OFF
Best home line Best road line Recent line moves
Recent Trends
Montreal:
  • Over is 12-3-1 in MON last 16 road games.
  • Over is 9-3-1 in MON last 13 vs. Metropolitan.
  • MON are 6-2 in their last 8 Mon. games.
Columbus:
  • Over is 5-1-2 in CLB last 8 Mon. games.
  • Over is 16-5-1 in CLB last 22 home games.
  • CLB are 14-37 in their last 51 vs. Atlantic.
Head to Head:
  • Favorite is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings.
Quickchart Matchup
Montreal Off vs  Columbus Def
2.91 GF
3.62 GA
24.6 Shots
29 Shots
24 PP
27 PK
Columbus Off vs  Montreal Def
3.26 GF
3.55 GA
30.4 Shots
29.3 Shots
17 PP
21 PK
Goaltenders
Montreal Shots Saves Save % W/L
Sam Montembeault 710 641 0.903 12-13-2-0
Cayden Primeau 250 209 0.836 2-3-0-1
Columbus Shots Saves Save % W/L
Elvis Merzlikins 619 550 0.889 10-9-3-0
Daniil Tarasov 266 228 0.857 3-5-1-0
Overall Stats | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
MON
CLB		 24.6
30.4		 2.9
3.3		 11.8
10.8		 22.4
18.7
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
MON
CLB		 29.3
29.0		 3.55
3.62		 0.879
0.875		 82.4
73.5
Home/Away Stats | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
MON
CLB		 24.3
30.2		 3.00
3.88		 12.4
12.8		 20.9
25.0
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
MON
CLB		 27.6
30.1		 4.14
3.19		 0.850
0.894		 76.8
75.0
Last 5 | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
MON
CLB		 27.0
29.4		 3.80
3.00		 14.1
10.2		 23.8
20.0
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
MON
CLB		 26
32		 3.60
4.00		 0.862
0.875		 81.8
90.0
ATS Records | In Depth
  Overall Home Away
MON
CLB		 17-16
18-16		 11-8
11-5		 6-8
7-11
ATS on Days Rest | In Depth
  0 Days 1 Day 2 Days 3+ Days
MON
CLB		 3-2
0-5		 7-9
12-8		 5-4
4-1		 2-1
2-2
Over/Under Records
  Total Home Away
MON
CLB		 17-13
22-11		 7-10
12-4		 10-3
10-7

More Records:
 vs Scoring | vs Situation

More Stats:
Conference | Favorite | Underdog

Injuries
Montreal Canadiens
Player   Status/Updated Notes
David Reinbacher D Early Feb - Knee - 10/8/24 Reinbacher has been placed on the injured reserve after undergoing left knee surgery, and is expected to miss five-to-six months.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Dante Fabbro D Ques Mon - Lower Body - 12/21/24 Fabbro is nursing a lower body injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will be active against the Canadiens on Monday.
Justin Danforth RW Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 12/22/24 Danforth has landed on the injured reserve list due to a lower body injury, and there is no timetable for his return.
Yegor Chinakhov RW Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 12/11/24 Chinakhov has wound up on the injured reserve due to an upper body injury, and the team officials have yet to provide an exact return date.
Erik Gudbranson D Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 10/22/24 Gudbranson is placed on the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury, and a timetable for return has yet to be established.
Boone Jenner C Out Indefinitely - Shoulder - 10/21/24 Jenner has been placed on the injured reserve after undergoing surgery to repair an injured shoulder, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Recent Meetings
Date Home/Away Line ATS
11/27/24 CLB 3 - MON 4 (OT) -1.5, 133/6.5 MON/O
11/16/24 MON 5 - CLB 1 -1.5, 191/6.5 MON/U
3/12/24 MON 3 - CLB 0 -1.5, 209/6.5 MON/U
11/29/23 CLB 2 - MON 4 -1.5, 180/6.5 MON/U
10/26/23 MON 4 - CLB 3 (OT) -1.5, 206/6.5 CLB/O
3/25/23 MON 8 - CLB 2 -1.5, 169/6.5 MON/O
11/23/22 CLB 1 - MON 3 -1.5, 208/6.5 MON/U
11/17/22 CLB 6 - MON 4 -1.5, 215/6.5 CLB/O
4/13/22 CLB 5 - MON 1 -1.5, 152/6.5 CLB/U
2/12/22 MON 1 - CLB 2 1.5, -200/6.5 MON/U
Montreal Schedule/Results
NEXT 5 | Remaining Games
Date vs Last Meeting Line ATS Where Last Meeting
12/23/24 @ CLB W 4-3 (OT) 1.5,-150/6.5 W/O CLB 11/27/24
12/28/24 @ FLA W 5-3 1.5,-154/5.5 W/O MON 4/2/24
12/29/24 @ TB L 4-7 1.5,-184/6.5 P/O MON 4/4/24
12/31/24 @ VEG L 2-6 1.5,-162/6 P/O MON 11/23/24
1/3/25 @ CHI W 5-2 1.5,-253/6 W/O CHI 12/22/23
LAST 10 | Past Results
Date vs Score Line ATS SF SA PP PK
12/21/24 DET W 5-1 1.5,-247/6 W/P 24 21 1/5 0/4
12/20/24 @ DET W 4-3 1.5,-194/6 W/O 33 28 1/2 0/4
12/17/24 BUF W 6-1 1.5,-231/6 W/O 27 21 3/6 0/5
12/14/24 @ WIN L 2-4 1.5,-124/6 P/P 28 27 0/4 2/6
12/12/24 PIT L 2-9 1.5,-238/6.5 P/O 23 33 0/4 2/3
12/9/24 ANA W 3-2 (SO) -1.5,162/6 L/U 21 29 1/2 1/3
12/7/24 WAS L 2-4 1.5,-198/6 P/P 24 35 0/2 1/3
12/5/24 NAS W 3-0 1.5,-205/6 W/U 30 29 1/3 0/5
12/3/24 NYI W 2-1 (OT) 1.5,-238/5.5 W/U 27 31 1/2 0/3
12/1/24 @ BOS L 3-6 1.5,-121/5.5 P/O 28 30 0/2 0/2
Columbus Schedule/Results
NEXT 5 | Remaining Games
Date vs Last Meeting Line ATS Where Last Meeting
1/2/25 DET L 3-4 (OT) 1.5,-157/6.5 W/O DET 3/19/24
12/31/24 CAR L 1-4 1.5,124/6.5 P/U CAR 12/15/24
12/28/24 @ BOS W 5-1 1.5,-155/6 W/P BOS 11/18/24
12/27/24 BOS W 5-1 1.5,-155/6 W/P BOS 11/18/24
12/23/24 MON L 3-4 (OT) -1.5,133/6.5 L/O CLB 11/27/24
LAST 10 | Past Results
Date vs Score Line ATS SF SA PP PK
12/21/24 @ PHI L 4-5 (OT) 1.5,-184/6.5 W/O 25 30 0/1 0/3
12/19/24 NJ W 4-2 1.5,-130/6.5 W/U 20 42 1/2 0/1
12/17/24 @ TB L 3-5 1.5,-109/6.5 P/O 32 33 1/5 1/2
12/15/24 @ CAR L 1-4 1.5,124/6.5 P/U 28 28 0/5 0/3
12/14/24 ANA L 3-4 (OT) -1.5,149/6.5 L/O 42 27 1/2 0/1
12/12/24 WAS L 1-2 (OT) 1.5,-160/6.5 W/U 33 37 1/5 0/1
12/10/24 PHI L 3-5 1.5,-237/6.5 P/O 18 25 1/2 1/3
12/8/24 @ WIN W 4-1 1.5,-176/6.5 W/U 28 25 1/2 1/4
12/6/24 @ VAN L 2-5 1.5,-127/6.5 P/O 32 17 0/3 1/2
12/5/24 @ EDM L 3-6 1.5,101/6.5 P/O 22 36 0/2 2/5
Abbreviations Legend