PlayDecoded
Menu

New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Canadiens logo
Canadiens
Montreal
0
vs
Devils logo
Devils
New Jersey
3
MTL 59%41% NJD
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Montreal Canadiens 59% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Canadiens:

  • Home Field Advantage. Canadiens are 0-0 at home this season
  • Offensive Efficiency. Canadiens offense (3.5 PPG) outpaces Devils (2.5 PPG)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: MTL 55% (−4)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: MTL 55% (−4)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: MTL 59% (0)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: MTL 58% (−1)

Win probability movement

MTL home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement65%60%54%Apr 2Apr 5

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

Make Your Prediction

View leaderboard to see rankings

VenueBell Centre
Montreal, QC

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Devils (away)
Canadiens (home)
41%
Win probability
59%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Devils defeated the Canadiens 3-0.

Our model predicted the Canadiens would win with 59% confidence, but the Devils 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 Canadiens and was a notable factor: Canadiens are 0-0 at home this season
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Canadiens and was a contributing factor: Canadiens offense (3.5 PPG) outpaces Devils (2.5 PPG)
  • Defensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar defensive efficiency (3.3 vs 3.0 Opp PPG)

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

Devils won 0-3

Devils won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Canadiens at 59%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Montreal Canadiens
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Montreal Canadiens
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
Sign in to see factor scores, charts, and what-if simulations

What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

NJD
MTL
Home Field Advantage
Offensive Efficiency
Defensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Favours NJD|Favours MTL

Premium feature: factor breakdown

Start 14-day free trial →

Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Canadiens

Our Model59%

Devils

Our Model41%

Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/5/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Devils

Jake AllenG
Nico DawsG
Remi PoirierG
David RittichG
Dawson MercerC

Canadiens

Sam MontembeaultG
Kaapo KahkonenG
Jacob FowlerG
Jakub DobesG
Oliver KapanenC

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Canadiens has a 59% win probability, while Devils has a 41% 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 Bell Centre in Montreal, QC.

View all NHL games