NHL1/29/2026
Scheduled
TIME:7:00 PM UTC
CHANNEL:ESPN+
VENUE:Bell Centre
LOCATION:Montreal, QC
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COL
34-6.694
Away Team
1st in Central DivisionLast5: W3L2
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28-16.549
MON
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Home Team
3rd in Atlantic DivisionLast5: W2L3

AI Game Overview

Alright, hockey fans, settle in! It's your favorite voice in the game, and we're about to dive headfirst into what promises to be a thrilling encounter on January 29th, 2026. The ice is set to sizzle as the Colorado Avalanche, making the trek as the away team, face off against the formidable Montreal Canadiens on their home turf.

Now, looking at the season so far, both these franchises have been carving their own narratives. The Avalanche, as we know, are always a force to be reckoned with, bringing that electrifying offensive firepower that can light up the scoreboard in a heartbeat. They've been battling hard, aiming to solidify their position and make a deep playoff push.

On the other side, the Montreal Canadiens, playing in front of their passionate Bell Centre faithful, are looking to continue building on their season's momentum. They've shown grit and determination, and playing at home, with that incredible crowd behind them, always adds an extra layer of intensity.

As for the betting lines, well, it seems the oddsmakers are keeping their cards close to their chest for this one, with no moneyline, point spread, or over/under currently available. This tells us one thing: this game is shaping up to be a true toss-up, a real nail-biter where anything can happen!

So, get ready for a clash of titans. Will the Avalanche's offensive prowess shine through on the road? Or will the Canadiens harness the energy of Montreal and defend their home ice with everything they've got? Tune in on January 29th, 2026, at 7 PM Eastern, because this is one matchup you absolutely do not want to miss! It's going to be epic!

AI Matchup Overview

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Looking at the recent matchups between these two teams, the away team, the undefined, has had the upper hand. In their last three meetings, the undefined have won two games, with one going to a shootout. The most recent game saw the undefined secure a decisive 7-2 victory. However, the game prior to that was a much closer affair, with the undefined winning 5-4 in a shootout. The undefined's lone victory in this recent stretch was a tight 2-1 overtime win. Scoring trends show a tendency for games to be relatively low-scoring, with only one of the last three games exceeding six total goals. The undefined have demonstrated a strong ability to score against the undefined, particularly in their most recent encounter. Conversely, the undefined have struggled to consistently put pucks in the net against the undefined, with two of their three recent losses being decided by a single goal or in a shootout.

Previous Matchups

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Injury Report

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Starters

Devon Toews
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Upper Body injury

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Player Statistics

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Nathan MacKinnon
Nathan MacKinnon
C • #29
Goals
38
Assists
47
Shots On Goal
225
Power Play Goals
8
Brock Nelson
Brock Nelson
C • #11
Goals
24
Assists
18
Shots On Goal
111
Power Play Goals
8
Martin Necas
Martin Necas
C • #88
Goals
22
Assists
38
Shots On Goal
110
Power Play Goals
4
Artturi Lehkonen
Artturi Lehkonen
LW • #62
Goals
17
Assists
20
Shots On Goal
120
Power Play Goals
1
Cale Makar
Cale Makar
D • #8
Goals
14
Assists
40
Shots On Goal
130
Power Play Goals
2
Valeri Nichushkin
Valeri Nichushkin
RW • #13
Goals
11
Assists
16
Shots On Goal
95
Power Play Goals
1
Parker Kelly
Parker Kelly
C • #17
Goals
9
Assists
8
Shots On Goal
62
Short Handed Goals
1
Victor Olofsson
Victor Olofsson
LW • #95
Goals
9
Assists
14
Shots On Goal
90
Power Play Goals
2
Brent Burns
Brent Burns
D • #84
Goals
8
Assists
17
Shots On Goal
110
Gabriel Landeskog
Gabriel Landeskog
LW • #92
Goals
7
Assists
15
Shots On Goal
87
Power Play Goals
1

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Cole Caufield
Cole Caufield
RW • #13
Goals
26
Assists
24
Shots On Goal
149
Power Play Goals
5
Juraj Slafkovsky
Juraj Slafkovsky
LW • #20
Goals
19
Assists
21
Shots On Goal
98
Power Play Goals
9
Nick Suzuki
Nick Suzuki
C • #14
Goals
16
Assists
41
Shots On Goal
110
Power Play Goals
9
Oliver Kapanen
Oliver Kapanen
C • #91
Goals
16
Assists
11
Shots On Goal
93
Power Play Goals
1
Short Handed Goals
1
Josh Anderson
Josh Anderson
RW • #17
Goals
11
Assists
6
Shots On Goal
59
Short Handed Goals
2
Ivan Demidov
Ivan Demidov
RW • #93
Goals
11
Assists
32
Shots On Goal
74
Power Play Goals
3
Zachary Bolduc
Zachary Bolduc
RW • #76
Goals
10
Assists
9
Shots On Goal
69
Power Play Goals
3
Noah Dobson
Noah Dobson
D • #53
Goals
9
Assists
22
Shots On Goal
97
Power Play Goals
1
Lane Hutson
Lane Hutson
D • #48
Goals
9
Assists
43
Shots On Goal
86
Power Play Goals
1
Alexandre Texier
Alexandre Texier
LW • #85
Goals
7
Assists
10
Shots On Goal
53

Current Season Games

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Wvs WAS5 - 2
Lvs NAS3 - 7
Lvs TOR3 - 4
Wvs CBJ4 - 0
Wvs OTT8 - 2
L@ TB2 - 4
L@ FLA1 - 2
W@ CAR5 - 3
Wvs STL6 - 1
Wvs LA5 - 2
Wvs UTA1 - 0
W@ MIN5 - 1
Wvs WPG3 - 2
W@ SEA5 - 3
Wvs NAS4 - 2
Wvs FLA6 - 2
W@ PHI3 - 2
W@ NYR3 - 2
L@ NYI3 - 6
Wvs VAN3 - 1
Wvs MON7 - 2
Wvs SJ6 - 0
W@ CHI1 - 0
W@ NAS3 - 0
Wvs NYR6 - 3
Wvs NYI4 - 1
Wvs BUF6 - 3
Wvs ANA4 - 1
W@ VAN5 - 4
W@ EDM9 - 1
Wvs TB3 - 2
L@ SJ2 - 3
W@ VEG4 - 2
Wvs NJ8 - 4
L@ NJ3 - 4
L@ BOS2 - 3
L@ UTA3 - 4
Wvs BOS4 - 1
W@ CBJ4 - 1
W@ BUF3 - 1
Wvs UTA2 - 1
W@ LA4 - 1

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Lvs BUF2 - 4
Wvs MIN4 - 3
W@ OTT6 - 5
L@ BUF3 - 5
L@ WAS2 - 3
Wvs VAN6 - 3
Lvs DET0 - 4
Wvs FLA6 - 2
Wvs CGY4 - 1
W@ DAL4 - 3
L@ STL0 - 2
W@ CAR7 - 5
W@ FLA3 - 2
W@ BOS6 - 2
Wvs PIT4 - 0
Wvs CHI4 - 1
Lvs PHI1 - 4
Wvs EDM4 - 1
L@ NYR4 - 5
W@ PIT4 - 2
Lvs TB1 - 6
Lvs STL3 - 4
Lvs OTT2 - 5
L@ COL2 - 7
W@ VEG4 - 1
W@ UTA4 - 3
Wvs TOR5 - 2
Lvs WAS4 - 8
Lvs BOS2 - 3
Lvs DAL0 - 7
Lvs LA1 - 5
Wvs UTA6 - 2
L@ NJ3 - 4
Wvs OTT4 - 3
W@ SEA4 - 3
W@ VAN4 - 3
L@ EDM5 - 6
W@ CGY2 - 1
Wvs BUF4 - 2
Lvs NYR3 - 4
Wvs NAS3 - 2
Wvs SEA5 - 4
W@ CHI3 - 2
W@ DET5 - 1
L@ TOR2 - 5

Previous Season Games

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L@ DAL2 - 4
Wvs DAL7 - 4
L@ DAL2 - 6
Wvs DAL4 - 0
Lvs DAL1 - 2
L@ DAL3 - 4
W@ DAL5 - 1
W@ ANA4 - 2
L@ LA4 - 5
Lvs VAN1 - 4
L@ STL4 - 5
W@ CBJ7 - 3
Lvs STL1 - 2
Wvs LA4 - 0
Wvs DET5 - 2
W@ OTT5 - 1
L@ TOR1 - 2
Wvs DAL4 - 3
W@ CGY4 - 2
Wvs CHI3 - 0
Wvs TOR7 - 4
Wvs SJ7 - 3
Wvs PIT4 - 1
Wvs MIN5 - 2
Wvs NJ5 - 1
L@ STL1 - 3
L@ NAS1 - 2
W@ EDM5 - 4
W@ CGY4 - 2
L@ VAN0 - 3
Wvs PHI2 - 0
Wvs STL5 - 0
L@ NYI2 - 5
W@ NYR5 - 4
L@ BOS1 - 3
Lvs WPG2 - 3
Lvs MIN1 - 3
Wvs DAL6 - 3
Lvs EDM3 - 4
Wvs NYR3 - 2
L@ WPG0 - 3
W@ MIN6 - 1
L@ CHI1 - 3
Wvs FLA3 - 1
Wvs BUF6 - 5
Wvs WPG5 - 2
W@ UTA4 - 1
Wvs SEA5 - 2
W@ ANA4 - 2
W@ SJ4 - 2
L@ VAN1 - 3
Wvs NAS5 - 2
Lvs UTA1 - 4
W@ PIT6 - 2
W@ NJ4 - 0
W@ DET2 - 1
L@ CAR3 - 5
W@ BUF5 - 4
Lvs EDM1 - 4
L@ DAL3 - 5
L@ TB2 - 8
W@ FLA7 - 4
W@ WAS2 - 1
W@ PHI3 - 2
Lvs WAS2 - 5
Wvs LA4 - 2
Wvs NAS3 - 2
Wvs CAR6 - 4
L@ WPG0 - 1
Wvs SEA6 - 3
L@ NAS2 - 5
Lvs TB2 - 5
Lvs CHI2 - 5
Wvs OTT5 - 4
W@ UTA5 - 1
W@ SEA3 - 2
W@ SJ4 - 1
Wvs ANA4 - 3
Lvs BOS3 - 5
Lvs NYI2 - 6
Lvs CBJ4 - 6
L@ VEG4 - 8

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L@ WAS1 - 4
Lvs WAS2 - 5
Wvs WAS6 - 3
L@ WAS1 - 3
L@ WAS2 - 3
Wvs CAR4 - 2
L@ TOR0 - 1
L@ OTT2 - 5
Wvs DET4 - 1
W@ NAS2 - 1
Wvs PHI3 - 2
Wvs BOS4 - 1
Wvs FLA3 - 2
W@ FLA4 - 2
L@ CAR1 - 4
L@ PHI4 - 6
L@ STL1 - 6
L@ NYI3 - 4
Wvs OTT6 - 3
Wvs FLA3 - 1
L@ SEA4 - 5
W@ VAN4 - 2
L@ CGY0 - 1
L@ EDM2 - 3
Wvs BUF4 - 3
W@ BUF4 - 2
Wvs SJ4 - 3
Wvs CAR4 - 0
W@ OTT5 - 2
Lvs TB3 - 5
Lvs NJ0 - 4
L@ LA3 - 6
W@ SJ4 - 3
L@ ANA2 - 3
Lvs MIN0 - 4
Lvs WPG1 - 4
Lvs NJ3 - 4
L@ DET2 - 4
Wvs TB3 - 2
Wvs NYR5 - 4
Lvs TOR3 - 7
W@ DAL3 - 1
W@ UTA5 - 3
W@ WAS3 - 2
Wvs VAN5 - 4
L@ CHI2 - 4
W@ VEG3 - 2
W@ TB5 - 2
W@ FLA4 - 0
L@ CBJ4 - 5
Wvs DET5 - 1
W@ DET4 - 3
Wvs BUF6 - 1
L@ WPG2 - 4
Lvs PIT2 - 9
Lvs WAS2 - 4
Wvs NAS3 - 0
Wvs NYI2 - 1
L@ BOS3 - 6
L@ NYR3 - 4
W@ CBJ4 - 3
Lvs UTA2 - 3
Lvs VEG2 - 6
Wvs EDM3 - 0
Wvs CBJ5 - 1
L@ MIN0 - 3
W@ BUF7 - 5
L@ TOR1 - 4
L@ NJ3 - 5
Lvs CGY2 - 3
L@ PIT1 - 3
L@ WAS3 - 6
Lvs SEA2 - 8
W@ PHI4 - 3
Wvs STL5 - 2
Lvs NYR2 - 7
Lvs LA1 - 4
Lvs PIT3 - 6
Wvs OTT4 - 1
L@ BOS4 - 6
Wvs TOR1 - 0