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Montréal Canadiens vs St Louis Blues Final — October 27, 2026

Montréal Canadiens

6-3-2

Goalie Jacob Fowler Likely

FINAL

St Louis Blues

5-5-1

Goalie Joel Hofer Likely

Tuesday, October 27 · 8:10 PM ET

MTLStarting goaliesSTL

This season

Starts

.925

Sv%

.916

.826

HDSv%

.857

+6.0

GSAx

+3.2

Last season

Starts

.908

Sv%

.910

.861

HDSv%

.856

+9.9

GSAx

+9.1

MTLOffense2026-27 regular season to dateSTL

12th3.27

GF/G

3.1814th

31st3.80

PP GF/60

7.4717th

MTLDefenseSTL

18th3.27

GA/G

3.1814th

14th6.64

PK GA/60

4.334th

MTLTeamSTL

10th63.6%

Pts%

50.0%22nd

8th54.9%

xGF%

49.4%17th

5th55.9%

CF%

49.7%16th

8th57.5%

HDCF%

63.9%6th

MTL5-on-5STL

6th2.86

xGF/60

2.3721st

9th2.35

xGA/60

2.4213th

18th9.2%

Sh%

8.8%22nd

21st89.5%

Sv%

89.6%20th

16th112.4

CF/60 (both)

109.624th

20th−0.15

GAx/G

+0.208th

15th−0.05

GSAx/G

−0.3124th

19th10.4%

Sh%

11.1%13th

20th88.6%

Sv%

89.4%13th

MTLSpecial teamsSTL

30th5.45

PP xG/60

6.8023rd

27th59.5

PP FF/60

61.026th

31st4.3

PP min/G

4.428th

18th7.99

PK xGA/60

5.571st

31st6.6

PK min/G

5.014th

MTLRecent formSTL

L@ WSH 4-5Wvs BUF 4-3OTLvs SJS 3-4W@ CHI 4-1W@ WPG 2-1

Resultsoldest to newest

L@ MIN 4-5L@ NSH 2-5Wvs WPG 2-1Wvs VGK 6-2Lvs CAR 0-4

Game by game

6-3-2

Record

5-5-1

3-1-1

Last 5

2-3-0

5-3-2

Last 10

4-5-1

7-4

Over–under

7-4

MTLHome and roadseason to dateSTL

3-2-1

Home record

3-1-1

Road record

2-4-0

5-1

Home O/U

2-3

Road O/U

5-1

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

MTLRest & travelSTL

2 days

Days of rest

3 days

850 mi1,368 km

Travel to the game

Home

MTLKey injuriesSTL

Nick Suzuki COutIvan Demidov RWIR

Players out or limited

Torey Krug DIR

About these numbers

Goalie status from the G&W goalie tracker (Confirmed, Expected, Likely or Not confirmed); teams confirm starters close to puck drop. Season lines come from the NHL Lab goalie tables. GSAx = goals saved above expected (Gridiron & Wine expected goals). HD Sv% = save rate on high-danger shots.

2026-27 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (32 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

2026-27 regular season, public NHL Lab tables; ranks out of 32 teams. Expected goals are Gridiron & Wine's own expected-goals numbers.

2026-27 regular season. Rates are per 60 minutes of power-play or penalty-kill time.

Regular-season results this season, oldest to newest (OTL = overtime or shootout loss). Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Over–under uses the consensus closing total.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 27, 10:10 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Canadiens (6-3-2) visited the Blues (5-5-1) on Tuesday, October 27 at 8:10 PM ET.

The Canadiens score 3.27 goals per game (12th of 32) and allow 3.27 (18th). The Blues score 3.18 goals per game (14th of 32) and allow 3.18 (14th). The Canadiens earn 63.6% of available standings points (10th) and the Blues 50.0% (22nd).

Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Canadiens 54.9% (8th), Blues 49.4% (17th). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Canadiens 55.9% (5th), Blues 49.7% (16th). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Canadiens 57.5% (8th), Blues 63.9% (6th).

The total closed 6.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Canadiens -117, Blues +100) prices the Canadiens at 52% and the Blues at 48%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Montréal Canadiens 2, St Louis Blues 0

Montréal Canadiens won by 2.

Against the closing spread (St Louis Blues +1.5): Montréal Canadiens covered.
Combined score 2 vs the closing total of 6.5: Under.
Montréal Canadiens closed at -117 on the moneyline (a 52% no-vig market-implied chance).

The official play, graded

The official play on this game, at the price it was sent, graded against the final score.

Official playUnder 6.5 -1170.50uWIN +0.50u

Every official play is logged and graded, wins and losses alike. Full track record.

Market

Closing line and line movement

Puck linefavorite flipped

OpenBlues -1.5 (+200)
Canadiens +1.5 (-255)

CloseBlues +1.5 (-275)
Canadiens -1.5 (+200)

Totalno move

Open6.5 (o +110 / u -132)

Close6.5 (o +104 / u -125)

Moneyline

OpenCanadiens -104 49%
Blues -115 51%

CloseCanadiens -117 52%
Blues +100 48%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2018-19: the Canadiens won 7 and the Blues 7.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Jan 3, 2026	Canadiens 0, Blues 2 Blues won	Canadiens -160 underdog won	6 under
Dec 7, 2025	Blues 4, Canadiens 3 Blues won	Canadiens -134 underdog won	5.5 over
Mar 25, 2025	Canadiens 1, Blues 6 Blues won	Blues -150 favorite won	5.5 over
Oct 26, 2024	Blues 2, Canadiens 5 Canadiens won	Blues -125 underdog won	6 over
Feb 11, 2024	Blues 7, Canadiens 2 Blues won	Blues -120 favorite won	6 over

Regular-season meetings since 2018-19, most recent first. Line = consensus closing moneyline favorite and total where line history is available.

Teams