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Avalanche vs. Canadiens Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Avalanche vs. Canadiens NHL game on January 29, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Avalanche
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Jan 30, 12AM Bell Centre
Canadiens
Jan 30, 12AM Bell Centre
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Avalanche
1 1 1 3
Canadiens
3 2 2 7
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Moneyline
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AvalancheCOL
Win %
0%
100%
CanadiensMTL
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Avalanche
1 1 1 3
Canadiens
3 2 2 7
P3 19:24 Shot missed by Oliver Kapanen
P3 18:19 Shot on goal by Ivan Demidov saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 17:58 Jake Evans shot blocked by teammate
P3 16:08 Shot missed by Ivan Demidov
P3 15:00 Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 13:06 Josh Manson shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 12:58 Shot missed by Ross Colton
P3 12:27 Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 12:01 Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Keaton Middleton
P3 09:55 Goal scored by Juraj Slafkovský assisted by Oliver Kapanen and Ivan Demidov
P3 09:51 Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 09:36 Shot on goal by Samuel Girard saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 09:14 Shot on goal by Alexandre Texier saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 09:12 Shot missed by Canadiens
P3 07:31 Shot missed by Kirby Dach
P3 06:56 Shot missed by Josh Anderson
P3 05:27 Shot on goal by Mike Matheson saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 04:36 Shot missed by Ross Colton
P3 04:09 Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 03:41 Shot missed by Zakhar Bardakov
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
P3 20:00
End of 3rd Period.
P3 19:39
Shorthanded - Kirby Dach won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
P3 19:24
SHOT
Shot missed by Oliver Kapanen
P3 18:22
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Oliver Kapanen in defensive zone
P3 18:19
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Demidov saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 17:58
SHOT
Jake Evans shot blocked by teammate
P3 17:39
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jake Evans in defensive zone
P3 17:39
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P3 16:51
Parker Kelly credited with hit on Arber Xhekaj in neutral zone
P3 16:08
SHOT
Shot missed by Ivan Demidov
P3 15:29
Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against Ross Colton in offensive zone
P3 15:29
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
P3 15:02
Avalanche won faceoff against Canadiens in offensive zone
P3 15:00
SHOT
Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 13:37
Brendan Gallagher won faceoff against Parker Kelly in offensive zone
P3 13:37
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
P3 13:06
SHOT
Josh Manson shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 12:58
SHOT
Shot missed by Ross Colton
P3 12:27
SHOT
Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 12:01
SHOT
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Keaton Middleton
P3 11:21
Giveaway by Mike Matheson in defensive zone
P3 11:17
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
P3 11:17
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P3 10:59
Avalanche won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
P3 10:06
Giveaway by Brent Burns in defensive zone
P3 09:55
Parker Kelly won faceoff against Phillip Danault in neutral zone
P3 09:55
GOAL
Goal scored by Juraj Slafkovský assisted by Oliver Kapanen and Ivan Demidov
3-7
P3 09:51
SHOT
Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 09:36
SHOT
Shot on goal by Samuel Girard saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 09:14
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexandre Texier saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 09:12
SHOT
Shot missed by Canadiens
P3 07:35
Joel Kiviranta won faceoff against Jake Evans in defensive zone
P3 07:31
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirby Dach
P3 07:09
Giveaway by Samuel Girard in offensive zone
P3 06:56
SHOT
Shot missed by Josh Anderson
P3 06:29
Takeaway by Lane Hutson in defensive zone
P3 05:45
Parker Kelly won faceoff against Oliver Kapanen in neutral zone
P3 05:27
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mike Matheson saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 05:11
Takeaway by Noah Dobson in defensive zone
P3 04:36
SHOT
Shot missed by Ross Colton
P3 04:09
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 03:41
SHOT
Shot missed by Zakhar Bardakov
P3 03:35
Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against Parker Kelly in offensive zone
P3 02:50
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 02:36
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle in defensive zone
P3 01:52
Jack Drury credited with hit on Alexandre Carrier in offensive zone
P3 01:18
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 00:00
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
P2 20:00
End of 2nd Period.
P2 19:47
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 18:42
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 18:15
Stoppage - Icing
P2 18:06
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
P2 18:06
GOAL
Goal scored by Joel Kiviranta assisted by Sam Malinski and Jack Drury
2-5
P2 18:04
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 17:16
Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against Parker Kelly in neutral zone
P2 16:42
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Jake Evans in defensive zone
P2 16:36
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Jake Evans in neutral zone
P2 15:49
Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Artturi Lehkonen in defensive zone
P2 15:43
Giveaway by Alexandre Texier in offensive zone
P2 14:24
Jack Drury won faceoff against Phillip Danault in defensive zone
P2 14:24
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
P2 14:21
SHOT
Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
P2 13:56
Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
P2 13:22
SHOT
Shot missed by Noah Dobson
P2 12:35
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
P2 11:08
SHOT
Shot on goal by Juraj Slafkovský saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 10:26
SHOT
Shot on goal by Juraj Slafkovský saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 09:44
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 08:50
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by teammate
P2 08:48
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
P2 08:46
SHOT
Shot on goal by Samuel Girard saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 08:08
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lane Hutson saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 07:20
SHOT
Shot on goal by Parker Kelly saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 07:01
Jake Evans won faceoff against Parker Kelly in offensive zone
P2 07:01
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
P2 06:19
SHOT
Martin Necas shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
P2 06:17
SHOT
Martin Necas shot blocked by Mike Matheson
P2 05:51
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
P2 05:51
Stoppage - Offside
P2 04:47
Shorthanded - Josh Manson credited with hit on Alexandre Texier in defensive zone
P2 04:26
Power play - Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský in offensive zone
P2 03:34
SHOT
Power play - Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Brent Burns
P2 03:14
Avalanche won faceoff against Canadiens in defensive zone
P2 03:08
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by Lane Hutson
P2 03:04
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 03:02
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gavin Brindley saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 02:02
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Victor Olofsson
P2 01:19
Power play - Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone
P2 01:19
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 01:17
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 01:13
Avalanche won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
P2 00:42
Power play - Giveaway by Martin Necas in offensive zone
P2 00:37
Penalty to Cole Caufield 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Artturi Lehkonen)
P2 00:24
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Necas
P2 00:07
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mike Matheson saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 20:00
End of 1st Period.
P1 19:54
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 19:45
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noah Dobson saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 19:26
Jack Drury won faceoff against Phillip Danault in neutral zone
P1 19:01
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Jakub Dobes
P1 19:00
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Jakub Dobes
P1 17:44
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noah Dobson saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 17:38
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirby Dach
P1 16:42
Jake Evans won faceoff against Parker Kelly in neutral zone
P1 16:42
Stoppage - Offside
P1 16:27
Nick Suzuki credited with hit on Sam Malinski in offensive zone
P1 15:05
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Ross Colton in offensive zone
P1 14:44
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Demidov saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 14:35
Giveaway by Ivan Demidov in offensive zone
P1 13:49
Takeaway by Cale Makar in offensive zone
P1 12:45
Giveaway by Zachary Bolduc in defensive zone
P1 12:04
Jack Drury won faceoff against Jake Evans in neutral zone
P1 11:00
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
P1 09:56
SHOT
Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Jakub Dobes
P1 09:52
SHOT
Cale Makar shot blocked by Alexandre Texier
P1 08:50
Jack Drury won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
P1 08:49
SHOT
Avalanche shot blocked by Lane Hutson
P1 08:45
SHOT
Shot missed by Josh Manson
P1 08:42
Jack Drury won faceoff against Kirby Dach in offensive zone
P1 07:33
Shorthanded - Jake Evans won faceoff against Gavin Brindley in neutral zone
P1 07:33
GOAL
Shorthanded - Goal scored by Nick Suzuki assisted by Oliver Kapanen
1-3
P1 06:14
Shorthanded - Jake Evans won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
P1 05:59
SHOT
Shot on goal by Phillip Danault saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 05:51
Phillip Danault won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
P1 05:48
SHOT
Power play - Ivan Demidov shot blocked by teammate
P1 05:24
Shorthanded - Jack Drury won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
P1 05:24
Penalty to Keaton Middleton 2 minutes for Cross Checking
P1 04:51
SHOT
Keaton Middleton shot blocked by Jake Evans
P1 04:09
Jake Evans won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
P1 03:39
Cole Caufield credited with hit on Sam Malinski in neutral zone
P1 03:25
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Necas
P1 03:21
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
P1 03:21
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 03:13
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
P1 03:13
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
P1 02:34
SHOT
Josh Manson shot blocked by Noah Dobson
P1 02:33
Parker Kelly won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
P1 02:07
Ross Colton credited with hit on Alexandre Carrier in offensive zone
P1 02:02
Giveaway by Ross Colton in neutral zone
P1 01:12
SHOT
Josh Manson shot blocked by Ivan Demidov
P1 00:56
Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
P1 00:51
Stoppage - Icing
P1 00:44
Artturi Lehkonen credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone
P1 00:43
Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle in defensive zone
P1 00:26
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jakub Dobes
P1 00:20
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Jakub Dobes
P1 00:00
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
P1 00:00
Game Setup.
Stats
Avalanche
STATS
Canadiens
29Shots on Goal28
45% Faceoff Win % 55%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/1
6Penalty Infraction Mins6
25Hits22
8Shots Blocked21
17Giveaways14
AvalancheCOL
CanadiensMTL
29Shots on Goal28
45% Faceoff Win % 55%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/1
6Penalty Infraction Mins6
25Hits22
8Shots Blocked21
17Giveaways14

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Avalanche vs. Canadiens: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Avalanche vs. Canadiens
  • Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Bell Centre

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Avalanche -125, Canadiens +114

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Avalanche: 56%
  • Canadiens: 44%

Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.

Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Avalanche a win probability of 56%, while the Canadiens have a win probability of 44%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Avalanche are more likely to beat the Canadiens in the NHL game at Bell Centre on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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