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NYI @ MTL

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 · 6:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

New York Islanders
35-35-12 · Away
1 – 2
FINAL / OT
Montréal Canadiens
40-31-11 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
NYI -130 · MTL +110
Puck Line
NYI -1.5 (+175) · MTL +1.5 (-240)
Total
O 5.5 (-115) · U (-105)

Graded: total 3 → OVER L · MTL +1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 5.5
 NYIo5.5 60%
15-10
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
57%
8-6
75%
3-1
58%
14-10-1
MTLo5.5 63%
15-9
80%
4-1
60%
6-4
50%
6-6
75%
3-1
58%
14-10
Puck Line
cover %
 NYI-1.5 20%
5-20
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
21%
3-11
0%
0-4
-6.29u
11-14
MTL+1.5 50%
12-12
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
58%
7-5
100%
4-0
-3.22u
12-12
Moneyline
win %
 NYI fav -130 36%
9-16
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
36%
5-9
50%
2-2
-5.40u
4-8
MTL dog +110 33%
8-16
20%
1-4
40%
4-6
42%
5-7
50%
2-2
-4.95u
7-16
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-120/u-110 FD 1.5 o-108/u-118 NYI 24%
6-19
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
21%
3-11
50%
2-2
44%
11-14
 1.44 0.76 / 0.68
MTL 29%
7-17
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
25%
3-9
50%
2-2
54%
13-11
 1.83 0.67 / 1.17
2nd Period
over 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-154/u+120 FD 1.5 o-172/u+134 NYI 16%
4-21
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
14%
2-12
25%
1-3
48%
12-13
 1.48 0.92 / 0.56
MTL 33%
8-16
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
25%
3-9
25%
1-3
63%
15-9
 2.29 1.00 / 1.29
3rd Period
over 2.5
 FD 1.5 o-192/u+150 NYI 48%
12-13
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
43%
6-8
50%
2-2
74%
14-5
 2.36 0.84 / 1.52
MTL 46%
11-13
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
42%
5-7
50%
2-2
47%
8-9
 2.42 1.13 / 1.29
Team Comparison '24-25
NYIMTL
Record (W-L-OTL)35-35-1240-31-11
Points %50.0%55.5%
Goals for / game2.732.99
Goals against / game3.173.23
Shots for / game29.525.6
Shots against / game28.729.0
Power play %12.6%20.1%
Penalty kill %72.2%80.9%
Faceoff %54.9%50.8%
1st period GF / GA0.70 / 0.820.82 / 1.02
2nd period GF / GA0.95 / 1.061.00 / 1.02
3rd period GF / GA1.00 / 1.151.05 / 1.05
Avg game total5.906.22
Starting Goalies from the box score
NYI · Ilya Sorokin
25 saves on 27 shots · 2 GA · OTL
30 saves on 31 shots · 1 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
NYI0100310/3
MTL0101271/2
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
NYIPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Anders Lee G 0.5
o+185
 36% 50% 25%1/4 1 O
Kyle Palmieri G 0.5
o+185
 36% 30% 75%3/4 0 U
Brock Nelson G 0.5
o+170
 32% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Simon Holmstrom G 0.5
o+300
 20% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
Jean-Gabriel Pageau G 0.5
o+325
 22% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Scott Mayfield G 0.5
o+1200
 4% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Noah Dobson G 0.5
o+550
 4% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Kyle MacLean G 0.5
o+700
 4% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Maxim Tsyplakov G 0.5
o+350
 12% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Matt Martin G 0.5
o+800
 0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Casey Cizikas G 0.5
o+650
 4% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Bo Horvat G 0.5
o+185
 20% 0% 75%3/4 0 U
Ryan Pulock G 0.5
o+850
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Oliver Wahlstrom G 0.5
o+525
 5% 0% — 0 U
Alexander Romanov G 0.5
o+1000
 0% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Isaiah George G 0.5
o+1200
 0% 0% — 0 U
Kyle Palmieri PTS 0.5
o-145 / u+110
 60% 60% 75%3/4 0 U
Anders Lee PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+100
 48% 50% 25%1/4 1 O
Brock Nelson PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+115
 44% 50% 50%2/4 0 U
Noah Dobson PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-130
 32% 40% 75%3/4 1 O
Bo Horvat PTS 0.5
o-165 / u+125
 44% 30% 75%3/4 0 U
Maxim Tsyplakov PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 40% 30% 100%1/1 0 U
Kyle Palmieri A 0.5
o+150 / u-210
 40% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Brock Nelson A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 24% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Anders Lee A 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 28% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
Bo Horvat A 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 32% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Noah Dobson A 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 28% 30% 75%3/4 1 O
Maxim Tsyplakov A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 36% 30% 100%1/1 0 U
Brock Nelson SOG 2.5
o-145 / u+110
 64% 50% 75%3/4 4 O
Maxim Tsyplakov SOG 1.5
o-140 / u+105
 40% 50% 0%0/1 2 O
Anders Lee SOG 2.5
o-120 / u-110
 60% 40% 75%3/4 4 O
Bo Horvat SOG 3.5
o+130 / u-170
 28% 30% 25%1/4 1 U
Noah Dobson SOG 2.5
o+125 / u-165
 52% 30% 50%2/4 3 O
Kyle Palmieri SOG 2.5
o-110 / u-120
 36% 10% 75%3/4 4 O
Ilya Sorokin SV 24.5
o-115 / u-115
 67% 70% — 25 O
MTLPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Nick Suzuki G 0.5
o+210
 29% 40% 25%1/4 1 O
Cole Caufield G 0.5
o+140
 50% 40% 100%4/4 0 U
Emil Heineman G 0.5
o+475
 26% 40% 0%0/1 0 U
Brendan Gallagher G 0.5
o+325
 29% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Mike Matheson G 0.5
o+600
 9% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Josh Anderson G 0.5
o+500
 17% 20% 25%1/4 0 U
Jake Evans G 0.5
o+600
 17% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Jayden Struble G 0.5
o+1500
 11% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Christian Dvorak G 0.5
o+600
 8% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Alex Newhook G 0.5
o+350
 17% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Kaiden Guhle G 0.5
o+1100
 11% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Juraj Slafkovský G 0.5
o+350
 10% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
David Savard G 0.5
o+1600
 0% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Joel Armia G 0.5
o+425
 8% 0% 25%1/4 0 U
Kirby Dach G 0.5
o+400
 4% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Arber Xhekaj G 0.5
o+1600
 0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Lane Hutson G 0.5
o+700
 0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Cole Caufield PTS 0.5
o-155 / u+115
 67% 70% 100%4/4 1 O
Nick Suzuki PTS 0.5
o-155 / u+120
 58% 60% 100%4/4 2 O
Lane Hutson PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 42% 60% 0%0/1 1 O
Mike Matheson PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 50% 40% 75%3/4 1 O
Juraj Slafkovský PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-150
 43% 30% 75%3/4 0 U
Kirby Dach PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 25% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Lane Hutson A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 42% 60% 0%0/1 1 O
Nick Suzuki A 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 46% 40% 100%4/4 1 O
Cole Caufield A 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 21% 40% 50%2/4 1 O
Mike Matheson A 0.5
o+120 / u-165
 46% 30% 75%3/4 1 O
Juraj Slafkovský A 0.5
o+185 / u-260
 38% 30% 75%3/4 0 U
Kirby Dach A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 25% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Brendan Gallagher SOG 1.5
o-145 / u+110
 58% 50% 75%3/4 2 O
Mike Matheson SOG 2.5
o+145 / u-200
 23% 40% 25%1/4 2 U
Nick Suzuki SOG 2.5
o+135 / u-185
 29% 30% 25%1/4 3 O
Cole Caufield SOG 3.5
o+125 / u-170
 25% 20% 75%3/4 2 U
Juraj Slafkovský SOG 1.5
o-115 / u-115
 33% 20% 25%1/4 1 U
Samuel Montembeault SV 25.5
o-115 / u-115
 35% 30% 100%3/3 30 O
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Oct 19, 2024 at NYI MTL 3–4 SO 1–21–01–1 7 6 O NYI
Apr 11, 2024 at NYI MTL 2–3 OT 1–00–11–1 5 — NYI
Jan 25, 2024 at MTL MTL 4–3 3–00–11–2 7 — MTL
Dec 16, 2023 at MTL MTL 5–3 0–04–01–3 8 — MTL
Apr 12, 2023 at NYI MTL 2–4 1–21–10–1 6 — NYI
Feb 11, 2023 at MTL MTL 4–3 OT 1–10–12–1 7 — MTL
Jan 14, 2023 at NYI MTL 1–2 0–20–01–0 3 — NYI
Apr 15, 2022 at MTL MTL 0–3 0–00–00–3 3 — NYI
Feb 20, 2022 at NYI MTL 3–2 SO 1–01–10–1 5 — MTL
Nov 4, 2021 at MTL MTL 2–6 0–10–42–1 8 — NYI