NHL Friday, 30 October 2026
Dallas Stars vs Montreal Canadiens 2-5 – NHL, 30 Oct 2026
Dallas Stars 11th place · GP 15 · W 9 · PTS 19
2–5
Final
Montreal Canadiens 6th place · GP 15 · W 9 · PTS 21
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
50%
Montreal Canadiens
Away
50%
50%
Our pick Dallas Stars Low confidence Missed
- Dallas is 12th with 15 points from 12 games, Montreal 10th with 16 points from 12
- Dallas form is WWWWL and Montreal form is WLWWW, both strong recently
- Dallas won both last meetings listed, 4-3 in 2020 and 4-1 in 2019
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLDallas StarsMontreal Canadiens
19Shots on goal21
64%Face-off %36%
1/3Power play0/4
33%Power play %0%
8Penalty minutes6
16Hits13
10Blocked shots9
17Giveaways20
4Takeaways4
Skaters
NHLDallas Stars
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. JohnstonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:41 |
| M. RantanenR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23:04 |
| M. HeiskanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 29:47 |
| J. BennL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 11:58 |
| J. RobertsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 21:32 |
| A. HyryR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 13:21 |
| R. HintzC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:27 |
| J. HryckowianC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:20 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. DobsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20:24 |
| C. CaufieldR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18:21 |
| A. NewhookC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18:47 |
| P. DanaultC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19:26 |
| C. KreiderL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12:23 |
| J. EvansC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:57 |
| L. HutsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:55 |
| J. SlafkovskýL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:26 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 07:24 | MTL | C. Caufield | P. Danault, A. Carrier | 0–1 |
| P1 12:53 | DAL | W. Johnston (PP) | M. Rantanen, M. Heiskanen | 1–1 |
| P1 16:05 | MTL | A. Newhook | N. Dobson, L. Hutson | 1–2 |
| P1 16:32 | MTL | C. Caufield | A. Engstrom, J. Slafkovský | 1–3 |
| P2 06:11 | MTL | A. Newhook | C. Kreider, N. Dobson | 1–4 |
| P2 08:52 | DAL | J. Benn | M. Rantanen, W. Johnston | 2–4 |
| P3 19:12 | MTL | P. Danault | J. Evans | 2–5 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Oettinger | Dallas Stars | 16/20 | 0.800 | 57:42 |
| J. Dobes | Montreal Canadiens | 17/19 | 0.895 | 60:00 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Caufield | MTL | R | 2G 0A |
| 2 | A. Newhook | MTL | C | 2G 0A |
| 3 | N. Dobson | MTL | D | 0G 2A |
Form and recent results
Dallas StarsWLLWW
Montreal CanadiensWWWWL
Last meetings
- 16 Feb 2020Montreal Canadiens 3–4 Dallas StarsNHL
- 2 Nov 2019Dallas Stars 4–1 Montreal CanadiensNHL