Golden Knights vs. Canadiens Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Golden Knights vs. Canadiens NHL game on January 27, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Golden Knights
1 0 1 0 2
Canadiens
0 2 0 1 3
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  • Canadiens
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Golden Knights
1 0 1 0 2
Canadiens
0 2 0 1 3
OT1 03:47 Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Jakub Dobes
OT1 02:27 Kaedan Korczak shot blocked by Lane Hutson
OT1 01:30 Shot missed by Nick Suzuki
OT1 01:13 Power play - Shot on goal by Lane Hutson saved by Akira Schmid
P3 19:42 Power play - Lane Hutson shot blocked by teammate
P3 18:36 Braeden Bowman shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
P3 17:48 Shot on goal by Rasmus Andersson saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 16:51 Goal scored by Pavel Dorofeyev assisted by Ben Hutton and Braeden Bowman
P3 14:38 Shot missed by Ivan Demidov
P3 12:37 Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
P3 11:37 Shot missed by Mark Stone
P3 10:49 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Rasmus Andersson
P3 08:56 Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 08:53 Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 07:41 Josh Anderson shot blocked by Ben Hutton
P3 06:53 Mark Stone shot blocked by Noah Dobson
P3 06:01 Shot missed by Nick Suzuki
P3 04:26 Shot missed by Noah Hanifin
P3 01:59 Power play - Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 01:37 Shot missed by Pavel Dorofeyev
Play by Play
  1. OT1 05:00
    End of 1st OT.
  2. OT1 03:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Jakub Dobes
  3. OT1 02:43
    Kaedan Korczak credited with hit on Lane Hutson in defensive zone
  4. OT1 02:27
    SHOT
    Kaedan Korczak shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  5. OT1 01:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nick Suzuki
  6. OT1 01:13
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Lane Hutson saved by Akira Schmid
  7. OT1 01:07
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
  8. OT1 01:07
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  9. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  10. P3 19:42
    SHOT
    Power play - Lane Hutson shot blocked by teammate
  11. P3 19:27
    Shorthanded - Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
  12. P3 18:36
    SHOT
    Braeden Bowman shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  13. P3 18:13
    Giveaway by Cole Caufield in offensive zone
  14. P3 17:50
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  15. P3 17:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Andersson saved by Jakub Dobes
  16. P3 17:39
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Canadiens in offensive zone
  17. P3 17:39
    Stoppage - Icing
  18. P3 16:52
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jake Evans in neutral zone
  19. P3 16:51
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Pavel Dorofeyev assisted by Ben Hutton and Braeden Bowman
    2-2
  20. P3 14:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ivan Demidov
  21. P3 12:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
  22. P3 11:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mark Stone
  23. P3 11:08
    Takeaway by Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  24. P3 10:49
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Rasmus Andersson
  25. P3 09:01
    Power play - Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  26. P3 09:01
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  27. P3 09:01
    Penalty to Shea Theodore 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Kaiden Guhle)
  28. P3 08:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Jakub Dobes
  29. P3 08:53
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Jakub Dobes
  30. P3 07:41
    SHOT
    Josh Anderson shot blocked by Ben Hutton
  31. P3 07:02
    Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak in offensive zone
  32. P3 06:53
    SHOT
    Mark Stone shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  33. P3 06:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nick Suzuki
  34. P3 04:35
    Ivan Barbashev credited with hit on Juraj Slafkovský in defensive zone
  35. P3 04:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Noah Hanifin
  36. P3 01:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Jakub Dobes
  37. P3 01:37
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
  38. P3 01:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pavel Dorofeyev
  39. P3 01:25
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mark Stone
  40. P3 00:31
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Mark Stone
  41. P3 00:00
    Power play - Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jake Evans in neutral zone
  42. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  43. P2 19:18
    Power play - Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
  44. P2 18:07
    Tanner Laczynski won faceoff against Phillip Danault in neutral zone
  45. P2 18:07
    Stoppage - Offside
  46. P2 16:56
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jake Evans saved by Akira Schmid
  47. P2 16:34
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
  48. P2 16:22
    SHOT
    Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  49. P2 15:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mark Stone saved by Jakub Dobes
  50. P2 15:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mike Matheson saved by Akira Schmid
  51. P2 14:43
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  52. P2 14:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kaiden Guhle saved by Akira Schmid
  53. P2 14:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Golden Knights
  54. P2 13:05
    Giveaway by Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  55. P2 12:44
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alexander Holtz
  56. P2 12:28
    Power play - Jake Evans won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
  57. P2 12:16
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Zachary Bolduc
  58. P2 11:44
    Power play - Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against Mitch Marner in neutral zone
  59. P2 11:18
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Akira Schmid
  60. P2 10:53
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Mark Stone in offensive zone
  61. P2 10:31
    Shorthanded - Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
  62. P2 10:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Phillip Danault saved by Akira Schmid
  63. P2 09:30
    SHOT
    Mitch Marner shot blocked by Jake Evans
  64. P2 09:20
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
  65. P2 08:55
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Cole Caufield assisted by Noah Dobson and Mike Matheson
    1-2
  66. P2 08:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Akira Schmid
  67. P2 08:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  68. P2 08:14
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Reilly Smith
  69. P2 07:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Keegan Kolesar
  70. P2 07:00
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone
  71. P2 06:53
    SHOT
    Mitch Marner shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  72. P2 06:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Lane Hutson saved by Akira Schmid
  73. P2 05:26
    SHOT
    Kaedan Korczak shot blocked by Zachary Bolduc
  74. P2 05:20
    SHOT
    Jack Eichel shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  75. P2 05:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jake Evans
  76. P2 04:52
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
  77. P2 04:42
    Reilly Smith won faceoff against Cole Caufield in defensive zone
  78. P2 04:40
    SHOT
    Noah Dobson shot blocked by Reilly Smith
  79. P2 04:24
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
  80. P2 04:22
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Phillip Danault assisted by Zachary Bolduc
    1-1
  81. P2 03:47
    SHOT
    Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  82. P2 03:11
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Braeden Bowman in defensive zone
  83. P2 02:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alexandre Texier saved by Akira Schmid
  84. P2 02:10
    Giveaway by Noah Hanifin in neutral zone
  85. P2 02:04
    Stoppage - Chlg Vis - off-side
  86. P2 02:04
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
  87. P2 01:29
    SHOT
    Power play - Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Reilly Smith
  88. P2 00:40
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Rasmus Andersson saved by Jakub Dobes
  89. P2 00:00
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jake Evans in neutral zone
  90. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  91. P1 19:58
    SHOT
    Lane Hutson shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
  92. P1 19:55
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Noah Dobson
  93. P1 19:51
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in offensive zone
  94. P1 17:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brendan Gallagher
  95. P1 17:37
    SHOT
    Braeden Bowman shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  96. P1 17:15
    SHOT
    Mike Matheson shot blocked by Mitch Marner
  97. P1 17:03
    SHOT
    Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Ben Hutton
  98. P1 16:40
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
  99. P1 16:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Noah Hanifin saved by Jakub Dobes
  100. P1 15:20
    SHOT
    Reilly Smith shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  101. P1 14:24
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alexandre Carrier saved by Akira Schmid
  102. P1 14:08
    Giveaway by Keegan Kolesar in defensive zone
  103. P1 13:35
    Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone
  104. P1 13:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ivan Demidov saved by Akira Schmid
  105. P1 13:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ivan Demidov
  106. P1 12:22
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Canadiens in neutral zone
  107. P1 12:22
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  108. P1 12:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mitch Marner saved by Jakub Dobes
  109. P1 11:08
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Rasmus Andersson
  110. P1 11:05
    SHOT
    Mark Stone shot blocked by teammate
  111. P1 10:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jake Evans
  112. P1 09:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Akira Schmid
  113. P1 07:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alexandre Texier
  114. P1 07:06
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  115. P1 07:06
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  116. P1 07:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kaiden Guhle saved by Akira Schmid
  117. P1 06:20
    SHOT
    Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
  118. P1 06:01
    Jake Evans won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  119. P1 06:01
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  120. P1 05:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ben Hutton saved by Jakub Dobes
  121. P1 05:15
    Giveaway by Rasmus Andersson in neutral zone
  122. P1 05:10
    Josh Anderson won faceoff against Mitch Marner in defensive zone
  123. P1 04:29
    SHOT
    Jack Eichel shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  124. P1 04:03
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  125. P1 04:03
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  126. P1 04:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alexandre Texier
  127. P1 03:48
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
  128. P1 03:48
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  129. P1 03:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zachary Bolduc saved by Akira Schmid
  130. P1 01:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mitch Marner saved by Jakub Dobes
  131. P1 01:37
    Juraj Slafkovský credited with hit on Braeden Bowman in neutral zone
  132. P1 01:33
    Giveaway by Oliver Kapanen in neutral zone
  133. P1 00:51
    Reilly Smith credited with hit on Mike Matheson in offensive zone
  134. P1 00:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Andersson saved by Jakub Dobes
  135. P1 00:39
    Nick Suzuki credited with hit on Noah Hanifin in offensive zone
  136. P1 00:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ivan Barbashev saved by Jakub Dobes
  137. P1 00:20
    Jake Evans credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  138. P1 00:05
    Keegan Kolesar credited with hit on Lane Hutson in offensive zone
  139. P1 00:00
    Jake Evans won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in neutral zone
  140. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Golden Knights
STATS
Canadiens
34Shots on Goal26
55% Faceoff Win % 45%
3/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/0
8Penalty Infraction Mins6
24Hits24
15 Shots Blocked 18
12Giveaways8
Golden KnightsVGK
CanadiensMTL
34Shots on Goal26
55% Faceoff Win % 45%
3/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/0
8Penalty Infraction Mins6
24Hits24
15 Shots Blocked 18
12Giveaways8

Golden Knights vs. Canadiens: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Golden Knights vs. Canadiens
  • Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Bell Centre

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Golden Knights favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Golden Knights -120, Canadiens +100

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Golden Knights: 51%
  • Canadiens: 49%

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 Golden Knights a win probability of 51%, while the Canadiens have a win probability of 49%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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

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