Venue & Start Time
Arena: Scotiabank Saddledome, 555 Saddledome Rise SE, Calgary, AB
Puckdrop: 8:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. MT
Broadcast: ESPN+ (U.S.), Sportsnet (Canada)
Injury Report
Montreal Canadiens:
Patrik Laine (lower body) – Day-to-day
Kirby Dach (lower body) – Day-to-day
Kaiden Guhle (lower body) – Out
Calgary Flames:
Martin Pospisil (undisclosed) – Out
Player Matchups
Cole Caufield (MTL, 5 G, 3 A) vs. Nazem Kadri (CGY, 0 G, 4 A): Caufield’s scoring touch against Calgary’s struggling top center.
Nick Suzuki (MTL, 1 G, 9 A) vs. Matthew Coronato (CGY, 2 G, 1 A): Suzuki’s playmaking vs. Calgary’s young sniper.
Mike Matheson (MTL, 4 PTS) vs. MacKenzie Weegar (CGY, 2 PTS): Key defensemen driving transition play.
Goaltending: Jakub Dobeš (MTL, 2–0–0, 1.46 GAA, .940 SV%) vs. Dustin Wolf (CGY, 1–4–0, 4.30 GAA, .854 SV%).
Team Recent Form
Montreal Canadien:
Goals per game: 3.6 (5th NHL)
Goals allowed: 2.6 (15th)
Power play: 17.4% (19th)
Penalty kill: 73.7% (23rd)
Last 5: W vs. BUF 4–2, L vs. NYR 4–3, W vs. NSH 3–2 (OT), W vs. SEA 5–4 (OT), W @ CHI 3–2
Calgary Flames:
Goals per game: 1.7 (32nd NHL)
Goals allowed: 3.9 (31st)
Power play: 14.8% (27th)
Penalty kill: 75.0% (20th)
Last 5: L vs. WPG 2–1, L @ VGK 6–1, L @ UTA 3–1, L vs. VGK 4–2, L vs. STL 4–2
Series History
Montreal and Calgary split their 2024–25 season series 1–1.
Canadiens won last meeting 2–1 in overtime.
Flames have won 3 of the last 5 at home vs. Montreal.
Betting Trends:
Montreal is 4–1 as a favorite this season.
Calgary is 1–5 as an underdog.
5 of Montreal’s 7 games have gone Over 5.5 goals.
5 of Calgary’s 7 games have also gone Over.
Game Odds
Montreal Canadiens – 125
Calgary Flames 5.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Tuesday, October 21, 2025
