Montreal Canadiens at Washington CapitalsJan 19, 2027

Time TBDTuesday, Jan 19, 2027

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

Schedule Edge

Edge: WSH +2.8 pts

MTLaway−2.8 pts

Back-to-back · 469 km travel

Backup likely (67%) −2.8 pts

WSHhome+2.8 pts

Back-to-back · 306 km travel

MTL backup likely (67%) +2.8 pts

WSH has the schedule edge (+2.8 pts net win probability): mtl backup likely (67%), backup likely (67%).

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Montreal Canadiens

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Samuel Montembeault34%
Jacob Fowler33%
Jakub Dobes33%
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 Thompson61%
Charlie Lindgren40%
Schedule: Second of a back-to-back
Last game: W 2–1 at CBJ · Apr 14

L1McMichael – Lapierre – Leonard
9:35
L2Ovechkin – Strome – Beauvillier
9:27
L3Wilson – Protas – Protas
8:20
L4Duhaime – Sourdif – Miroshnichenko
7:41
D1van Riemsdyk – Chychrun
17:10
D2Roy – Hutson
13:57
D3McIlrath – Fehérváry
11:31
PP1Ovechkin – Strome – Sourdif – Hutson – Protas
3:13

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Game day: all games on Jan 19.

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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.