SJS @ MTL Gameday Thread
SJS @ MTL
Venue: Bell Centre
Puck drop: Tue Oct 20, 2026 7:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
SJS
- Record 4-5-1
- Streak L5
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.7 · 2.9
- Power play 7/28 (25%)
- Last game L vs TOR (0–0)
MTL
- Record 3-6-1
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.1 · 3.5
- Power play 5/32 (15.6%)
- Last game W vs BUF (4–3)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-03-14 SJS 4 @ MTL 2
- 2026-03-03 MTL 5 @ SJS 7
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
SJS
- Macklin Celebrini 6 pts · 3 G · 22 SOG
- Ivar Stenberg 4 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
- Will Smith 3 pts · 1 G · 18 SOG
- Dmitry Orlov 3 pts · 1 G · 5 SOG
MTL
- Cole Caufield 4 pts · 3 G · 22 SOG
- Josh Anderson 4 pts · 3 G · 11 SOG
- Lane Hutson 4 pts · 2 G · 14 SOG
- Nick Suzuki 4 pts · 2 G · 14 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: SJS 3.06 · MTL 3.16 · Win odds: SJS 48.2% · MTL 51.9% · OT/SO chance: 15.9%
- 2-3 34%
- 3-3 33.6%
- 3-2 32.4%
Box Score
SJS 4
Final
MTL 3
2026-10-20
| Stat | SJS | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 3 |
| Shots | 30 | 34 |
| Power Play | 2/3 (66.7%) | 0/2 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 10 | 12 |
| Faceoffs | 32 / 30 | 30 / 32 |
| Blocks | 21 | 8 |
| Saves | 31 | 26 |
| SJS Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Macklin Celebrini | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Michael Misa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Toffoli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivar Stenberg | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Trouba | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Will Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MTL Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Cole Caufield | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Suzuki | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lane Hutson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phillip Danault | 0 | 1 | 1 |