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Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Rangers logo
Rangers
New York
2
vs
Canadiens logo
Canadiens
Montreal
3
NYR 56%44% MTL
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

New York Rangers 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Rangers:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: NYR 52% (−4)

Win probability movement

NYR home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%56%51%Mar 30Apr 2

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueMadison Square Garden
New York, NY

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Canadiens (away)
Rangers (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Canadiens defeated the Rangers 3-2.

Our model predicted the Rangers would win with 56% confidence, but the Canadiens won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Rangers and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history available
  • Recent Form was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent form data available

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Canadiens won 2-3

Canadiens won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Rangers at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors New York Rangers
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

MTL
NYR
Home Field Advantage
Favours MTL|Favours NYR

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Rangers

Our Model56%

Canadiens

Our Model44%

Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/2/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Canadiens

Sam MontembeaultG
Kaapo KahkonenG
Jacob FowlerG
Jakub DobesG
Oliver KapanenC

Rangers

No player data available

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Rangers has a 56% win probability, while Canadiens has a 44% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.

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