Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild Prediction & Picks

Best tip of the gameBest tip Handicap Won

Canadiens +1.5 1.38

Confidence67%

All predictions

9 picks graded · Average confidence 62%

Full game

1X2LostWildodds down 2.27Confidence 51%
Over/UnderLostO4.5odds up 1.33Confidence 70%
Best tip of the game: HandicapWonCanadiens +1.5odds up 1.38Confidence 67%
Winner (incl. OT)WonWildodds down 1.78Confidence 54%
Double chanceWonWild or drawodds down 1.42Confidence 66%
Draw no betPushWildodds down 1.79Confidence 55%
Both teams to score (GG/NG)WonYes1.07Confidence 89%

1st period

1st period 1X2LostWildodds down 2.70Confidence 51%
1st period Over/UnderLostO1.5odds down 1.73Confidence 55%

How to read the picks

Confidence is the model’s own score for a pick, out of 100. It is not a probability, but picks with higher confidence have won more often. The score details show the model’s probability instead — they are not picks.

Why some of these picks carry a lower confidence: the league is not yet proven in the model’s replay; no record yet for this market in the model’s replay.

Predicted final score

What the picks are derived from. Not a bet.

Canadiens 23

Wild

Final 1–2

Total goalsTotal 5 Actual 3

Draw after 60 minDraw 23% Went to overtime

Minnesota to winTo win 53% MIN won

Score details

Correct scoreLost2–3After 60 min1–13%chance
1st period correct scoreLost0–21st period0–07%chance
Highest scoring periodWon3rd periodMost goals3rd · 2 goals30%chance

Score breakdown

After 60 minutes 2-3
By period 0-2, 0-0, 2-1
Likeliest 2-3 (3%), 3-4 (2%), 4-5 (1%)

Team stats

Shots & goaltending

Special teams

Possession & hits

Built on 20+ games of full box scores a team — no betting odds in it

Season so far

Season and recent form

Season

Season record11-3-312-3-4

Home / road split5-2-27-3-2

StreakW2L1

Rest2 days2 days

Goals for3.63.3

Goals against3.12.3

In the standings2nd1st

Per game · last 10 each

Goal differential per game+1.2+1.3

Goals for3.83.5

Goals against2.62.2

Shots on goal27.029.4

Shots against30.125.8

Shooting %14.1%11.9%

Save %91.4%91.5%

Power-play %12.2%18.8%

Penalty kill %81.6%74.4%

Faceoff %52.6%46.5%

Penalty minutes11.29.0

Blocked shots12.914.8

Per-game figures from the games with full stats, all competitions.

Head-to-head

Canadiens 13

Wild

Minnesota won three of the last four meetings

Goals a gameGoals 5.3 MTL 1.8 · MIN 3.5

Over 6.0 goalsOver 6.0 2 of 4 This game’s line

Past 60 minutesOvertime 1 of 4 1 in overtime

Feb 2, 2026: Minnesota Wild 4, Montreal Canadiens 3, after overtime.
Jan 20, 2026: Montreal Canadiens 4, Minnesota Wild 3.
Jan 30, 2025: Montreal Canadiens 0, Minnesota Wild 4.
Nov 14, 2024: Minnesota Wild 3, Montreal Canadiens 0.

Last five games

Canadiens 4-0-1

Win, 4–2 at Toronto Maple Leafs, Nov 7. Odds: Maple Leafs 2.70, Canadiens 2.15.
Win, 5–4 against Utah Mammoth, after overtime, Nov 5. Odds: Canadiens 2.65, Mammoth 2.15.
Overtime loss, 4–5 against Winnipeg Jets, after overtime, Nov 3. Odds: Canadiens 1.83, Jets 3.45.
Win, 5–4 against Pittsburgh Penguins, Oct 31. Odds: Canadiens 2.20, Penguins 2.60.
Win, 5–2 at Dallas Stars, Oct 29. Odds: Stars 1.96, Canadiens 3.19.

Wild 3-0-2

Overtime loss, 3–4 against Tampa Bay Lightning, after overtime, Nov 7. Odds: Wild 2.85, Lightning 2.05.
Win, 4–1 against San Jose Sharks, Nov 6. Odds: Wild 1.53, Sharks 4.50.
Win, 4–2 at Philadelphia Flyers, Nov 3. Odds: Flyers 3.50, Wild 1.83.
Win, 5–1 at Washington Capitals, Nov 1. Odds: Capitals 2.45, Wild 2.35.
Overtime loss, 3–4 against New York Islanders, after overtime, Oct 29. Odds: Wild 1.89, Islanders 3.40.

Each side’s last five, every competition — W a win, L a loss, OT a loss after overtime or a shootout. Beside each team, its goals and its 1X2 odds before puck drop; the odds that came in are lit (none after overtime: the draw).

Game timeline

1st period0-0

10:46 2 min Minnesota Wild: Hartman R. Tripping
20:00 2 min Minnesota Wild: Foligno N. Roughing
20:00 2 min Montreal Canadiens: Anderson J. Roughing

2nd period0-0

04:58 2 min Minnesota Wild: Maatta O. Tripping
14:45 2 min Montreal Canadiens: Dach K. Holding

3rd period1-1

02:53 Goal Minnesota Wild: Brink B. 0-1
07:20 2 min Montreal Canadiens: Anderson J. Hooking
18:22 Goal Montreal Canadiens: Suzuki N. assists: Caufield C., Hutson L. 1-1
19:06 2 min Montreal Canadiens: Caufield C. Slashing

Overtime0-1

00:21 Goal PPG Minnesota Wild: Kaprizov K. assists: Boldy M., Hughes Q. 1-2

Times are the minutes played in each period. PPG power-play goal, SHG short-handed goal, ENG empty-net goal, PS penalty shot. A shootout is won by one goal on the final score.

Key insights

3-1 in the last 4 meetings for Minnesota Wild.
4-0-1 in the last five for Montreal Canadiens.
5.3 goals per meeting across the last 4 head-to-head games; the total is 6.

How the odds moved

Market	Opening	Now	Move
1X2: 1 (MTL)	2.75	2.70	Shortened
1X2: X (draw)	4.10	4.10	No change
1X2: 2 (MIN)	2.15	2.15	No change
Over/Under line	6	6	No change
Handicap MTL	+1.5	+1.5	No change

Opening and current odds from the bookmakers we track; the handicap line is shown from the home team’s side.

NHL standings

Regular Season · Atlantic Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Boston Bruins	18	13	4	1	27	.750	68	41	+27
2	Montreal Canadiens	18	11	3	4	26	.722	62	55	+7
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	17	11	4	2	24	.706	63	53	+10
4	Ottawa Senators	19	11	6	2	24	.632	60	57	+3
5	Florida Panthers	19	10	7	2	22	.579	60	56	+4
6	Buffalo Sabres	17	8	6	3	19	.559	50	57	−7
7	Toronto Maple Leafs	20	8	10	2	18	.450	67	70	−3
8	Detroit Red Wings	19	7	9	3	17	.447	51	59	−8

Regular Season · Central Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Minnesota Wild	20	13	3	4	30	.750	65	44	+21
2	Colorado Avalanche	19	11	6	2	24	.632	78	59	+19
3	Nashville Predators	18	9	4	5	23	.639	55	51	+4
4	Dallas Stars	17	10	5	2	22	.647	49	41	+8
5	Utah Mammoth	18	10	7	1	21	.583	63	63	0
6	Winnipeg Jets	19	8	8	3	19	.500	53	65	−12
7	St. Louis Blues	18	8	8	2	18	.500	53	55	−2
8	Chicago Blackhawks	18	4	13	1	9	.250	39	76	−37

Playoffs

Pts points, on the league’s own system — the table is sorted by them. W/L/OTL wins, regulation losses, overtime and shootout losses · GP played · P% points share · GF/GA goals for and against · +/− difference.

Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild prediction

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