MONTREAL

CANADIENSMTL

20-12-6  |  Road

3
FINAL
Tue, Dec 30 • 7:00 PM ET
Amerant Bank Arena
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FLORIDA

PANTHERSFLA

21-15-2  |  Home

2
Goaltending
Sam Montembeault
GOALTENDER

Sam Montembeault

#35 | Goaltender
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Niko Mikkola
GOALTENDER

Niko Mikkola

#77 | Defense
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Sam Montembeault None-None 1.91 0.933 --
Niko Mikkola None-None -- -- --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
1.91 GAA --
0.933 Save % --
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
CANADIENS
100%
📊
PANTHERS
0%
CANADIENS --
PANTHERS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
7.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-1.0
FLORIDA
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.0 points (Florida)
CanadiensMTL (-3.5) 0 PanthersFLA (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Canadiens Cover

30.9%

Panthers Cover

69.1%

+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around FLA -1.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (FLA)

MTL By 1 goal

12.1%

MTL By 2-3 goals

9.3%

FLA By 1 goal

19.7%

FLA By 2-3 goals

29.6%

AI Model Projected Score
3
MONTREAL
4
FLORIDA
Simulated Score
2
MONTREAL
4
FLORIDA
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Panthers Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Panthers Loss
50% Win Prob
B
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Panthers (+1.5) Win
Proj Goals: -1.0
D
Sim Panthers (+0) Loss
Proj Goals: -2.0
B
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o6.5 Loss
Proj Total: 7.0
D
Sim u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
B
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Apr 7, 2026 FLA @ MTL 3 - 4
Jan 8, 2026 FLA @ MTL 2 - 6
Dec 30, 2025 MTL @ FLA 3 - 2
Apr 1, 2025 FLA @ MTL 2 - 3
Mar 30, 2025 MTL @ FLA 4 - 2
Key Model Drivers
Power Play % (L5) +7.9%
Florida: 17.5% vs Montreal: 9.7%
Blocked Shots (L5) +29.8% more
Montreal: 14.7 vs Florida: 10.3
Takeaways (L5) +24.8% more
Montreal: 5.2 vs Florida: 3.9
Shots on Goal (L5) +11.0% more
Montreal: 29.9 vs Florida: 26.6
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
MTL Score 3.0 3
FLA Score 4.0 2
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 10.3 / 14.7 11.0 / 18.0
Faceoff % 47.0 / 53.5 44.3 / 55.7
Hits 23.7 / 23.1 30.0 / 16.0
Power Play % 17.5 / 9.7 25.0 / 25.0
Shots on Goal 26.6 / 29.9 30.0 / 29.0
Takeaways 3.9 / 5.2 1.0 / 7.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
37%TICKETS63%
48%MONEY52%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
56%TICKETS44%
58%MONEY42%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
67%TICKETS33%
92%MONEY8%