Montreal Canadiens at Washington CapitalsOct 14, 2026

Time TBDWednesday, Oct 14, 2026

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

Schedule Edge

Edge: WSH +3.3 pts

MTLaway−3.2 pts

Back-to-back · 787 km travel

Backup likely (79%) −3.2 pts

WSHhome+3.3 pts

Back-to-back · 376 km travel

MTL backup likely (79%) +3.3 pts

WSH has the schedule edge (+3.3 pts net win probability): mtl backup likely (79%), backup likely (79%).

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Montreal Canadiens

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Samuel Montembeault41%
Jacob Fowler38%
Jakub Dobes21%
Schedule: Second of a back-to-back
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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Washington Capitals

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Logan Thompson58%
Charlie Lindgren42%
Schedule: Second of a back-to-back
Last game: W 5–2 at CAR · Oct 2

L1Jenner – Beauvillier – Sourdif
9:20
L2Kyrou – Protas – Protas
8:28
L3Ovechkin – Strome – Leonard
6:22
L4Wilson – Tuch – Dubois
5:59
D1Roy – Chychrun
10:48
D2Desharnais – Hutson
9:27
D3Liljegren – Fehérváry
7:08
PP1Ovechkin – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun – Dubois
1:50

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Game day: all games on Oct 14.

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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.