Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh PenguinsOct 3, 2026

Time TBDSaturday, Oct 3, 2026

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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±0.0 pts

3 days rest · 360 km travel

3 days rest vs 2 days rest

PIThome±0.0 pts

2 days rest · 414 km travel

2 days rest vs 3 days rest

No meaningful schedule edge: MTL (3 days rest) at PIT (2 days rest).

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Montreal Canadiens

Goalie: Jakub Dobes Projected
Start probability: Jakub Dobes78%Projected
Samuel Montembeault12%
Jacob Fowler10%
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

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

Goalie: Arturs Silovs Projected
Start probability: Arturs Silovs87%Projected
Sergei Murashov13%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 7–0 at PHI · Sep 30

L1Crosby – Rakell – Robertson
10:08
L2Malkin – Novak – Chinakhov
9:32
L3Dewar – Lizotte – Soderblom
7:10
L4Hallander – Lapierre – Koivunen
6:28
D1Girard – Korczak
14:31
D2Letang – van Riemsdyk
13:40
D3Karlsson – Carlile
11:08
PP1Crosby – Karlsson – Rakell – Novak – Chinakhov
4:41

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Game day: all games on Oct 3.

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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.