Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden KnightsJun 26, 2021

Time TBDPlayoffsSaturday, Jun 26, 2021

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

MTLaway−1.0 pts

1 day rest · 3,610 km travel · -3 h

3 h time-zone change −1.0 pts

VGKhome−1.0 pts

1 day rest · 3,610 km travel · -3 h

3 h time-zone change −1.0 pts

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

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Montreal Canadiens

Goalie: Starter not announced
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 3–2 vs VGK · Jun 24

L1Byron – Anderson – Kotkaniemi
11:29
L2Gallagher – Danault – Lehkonen
10:01
L3Toffoli – Suzuki – Caufield
9:05
L4Staal – Perry – Armia
8:03
D1Petry – Edmundson
18:11
D2Weber – Chiarot
13:12
D3Merrill – Gustafsson
0:00
PP1Weber – Petry – Gallagher – Anderson – Kotkaniemi
2:40

Projected MTL lines →·MTL goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Vegas Golden Knights

Goalie: Starter not announced
Schedule: Rested
Last game: OTL 2–3 at MTL · Jun 24

L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
13:43
L2Janmark – Tuch – Roy
11:43
L3Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson
11:29
L4Carrier – Nosek – Kolesar
7:38
D1Martinez – Pietrangelo
12:32
D2McNabb – Theodore
10:00
D3Hague – Whitecloud
8:41
PP1Pacioretty – Pietrangelo – Stone – Karlsson – Marchessault
2:05

Projected VGK lines →·VGK goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Game day: all games on Jun 26.

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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.