MTL @ WPJ Gameday Thread
MTL @ WPJ
Venue: Canada Life Centre
Puck drop: Wed Feb 4, 2026 7:00pm EST
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
MTL
- Record 5-3-2
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.7 · 3.5
- Power play 8/31 (25.8%)
- Last game OTL vs MIN (3–4)
WPJ
- Record 4-3-3
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.4 · 2.7
- Power play 5/27 (18.5%)
- Last game OTL vs DAL (3–4)
Recent meetings:
- 2025-12-03 WPJ 2 @ MTL 3 OT/SO
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
MTL
- Nick Suzuki 8 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG
- Cole Caufield 7 pts · 6 G · 17 SOG
- Noah Dobson 5 pts · 1 G · 16 SOG
- Lane Hutson 5 pts · 0 G · 4 SOG
WPJ
- Mark Scheifele 6 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
- Gabriel Vilardi 5 pts · 2 G · 7 SOG
- Kyle Connor 5 pts · 1 G · 18 SOG
- Cole Perfetti 3 pts · 2 G · 13 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: MTL 3.25 · WPJ 3.04 · Win odds: MTL 53.6% · WPJ 46.4% · OT/SO chance: 15.3%
- 3-2 33.8%
- 3-3 33.3%
- 2-3 32.9%
Box Score
MTL 5
Final
WPJ 1
2026-02-04
| Stat | MTL | WPJ |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 1 |
| Shots | 27 | 37 |
| Power Play | 1/2 (50.0%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
| PIM | 8 | 4 |
| Faceoffs | 33 / 27 | 27 / 33 |
| Blocks | 11 | 16 |
| Saves | 36 | 22 |
| MTL Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Brendan Gallagher | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Josh Anderson | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lane Hutson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Danault | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Noah Dobson | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jayden Struble | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kirby Dach | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zachary Bolduc | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WPJ Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Scheifele | 0 | 1 | 1 |