Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Canadiens @ Stars

Thu, Oct 29, 2026

Canadiens 5, Stars 2

Canadiens at Stars: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameCanadiens1 gameStars1 game
Goals+2.03−1.22
Goals against−1.18+1.80
Shots−2.7−10.3
Shots against−7.9−5.9
Power-play goals−0.60+0.27
Power-play goals allowed+0.33−0.61
Penalty minutes−3.3−1.4

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Stars

Canadiens

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

The series

  • The Canadiens lead the series 90–50–21 since 1967-68. The Canadiens have won the last 2. The Canadiens have won 4 straight at the Stars.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • The Stars had won 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 7 of 11.
  • On the road, the Canadiens' goals against were 0.74 under expected in 6 games. 6 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.21 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 29, 2026at StarsCanadiens 5, Stars 2
Jan 4, 2026at StarsCanadiens 4, Stars 3
Nov 13, 2025at CanadiensStars 7, Canadiens 0
Jan 16, 2025at StarsCanadiens 3, Stars 1
Jan 11, 2025at CanadiensStars 2, Canadiens 1
Feb 10, 2024at CanadiensStars 3, Canadiens 2
Jan 2, 2024at StarsCanadiens 4, Stars 3
Dec 23, 2022at StarsStars 4, Canadiens 2
Oct 22, 2022at CanadiensStars 5, Canadiens 2
Mar 17, 2022at CanadiensStars 4, Canadiens 3

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 28, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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