Columbus Blue Jackets at Montreal CanadiensDec 29, 2026

Time TBDTuesday, Dec 29, 2026

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

CBJaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 985 km travel

MTLhome±0.0 pts

1 day rest

No meaningful schedule edge: CBJ (1 day rest) at MTL (1 day rest).

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Jet Greaves89%
Cam Talbot11%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 6–3 vs BUF · Oct 1

L1Coyle – Olivier – Sillinger
10:18
L2Johnson – Knies – Fantilli
10:17
L3Heinen – Garland – Lomberg
6:28
L4Monahan – Nichushkin – Voronkov
6:19
D1Werenski – Mateychuk
15:16
D2Soucy – Andrae
8:50
D3Gudbranson – Christiansen
5:17
PP1Coyle – Werenski – Johnson – Knies – Fantilli
2:18

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Montreal Canadiens

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Jakub Dobes82%
Samuel Montembeault9%
Jacob Fowler9%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 3–2 at TOR · Sep 29

L1Kreider – Suzuki – Caufield
10:28
L2Newhook – Slafkovský – Demidov
9:55
L3Danault – Texier – Dach
9:22
L4Anderson – Evans – Bolduc
7:09
D1Carrier – Hutson
14:10
D2Matheson – Dobson
13:14
D3Struble – Xhekaj
8:26
PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
2:21

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Game day: all games on Dec 29.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.