NHL MATCHUP REPORT

January 4, 2026, 2:00 | American Airlines Center

Montreal Canadiens (22-13-6) VS Dallas Stars (25-9-7)

ODDS

Bet365
5Dimes
BOL
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Moneyline

175
-200
170
-200

Spread

1.5 -135
-1.5 115
1.5 -138
-1.5 117

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6.5 o -101
6.5 u -115
6.5 o -105
6.5 u -115
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SMART CHART

MON
NAME
DAL
3.43
OFFENSE
3.49
3.40
DEFENSE
2.76
24.78
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
29.84
76.74
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
82.17
25.68
SHOTS FOR
25.29
27.18
SHOTS AGAINST
27.93
0.03
DIFFERENTIAL
0.73

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Montreal 22-13-6 $210 3.34 3.37 10-8 11-10 25-14-2
Dallas 25-9-7 $272 3.49 2.76 18-14 6-2 20-20-1

TEAM RECORDS

Montreal Canadiens

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 22-13-6 10-9-1 12-4-5 10-8-1 11-10-5 25-14-2
Last 10 6-2-2 3-1 3-1-2 2-2 4-2-2 4-6
vs Div 7-4-1 3-3 4-1-1 3-1 4-2-1 7-3-2
vs WEST 12-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-3 10-8
vs EAST 10-7-6 4-6-1 6-1-5 4-4-1 6-2-5 15-6-2

Dallas Stars

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 25-9-7 12-6-2 13-3-5 18-14-5 6-2-2 20-20-1
Last 10 4-4-2 2-2-1 2-2-1 3-6-2 1-0 6-3-1
vs Div 7-3-1 2-0-1 5-3 5-3-1 1-0 9-2
vs WEST 16-5-3 6-2-2 10-3-1 12-5-3 3-0 15-9
vs EAST 9-4-4 6-4 3-0-4 6-4-2 3-0-2 5-11-1

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.43 3 2.76 6
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.70 2 2.65 3
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 27.12 4 78.95 17
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.49 2 3.40 28
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.15 17 3.30 21
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 31.25 2 75.71 28

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Montreal 3-4-3 6-3 2.50 26.00 5.00 16.67 77.78 30.00
Dallas 7-3-0 6-3 3.60 33.60 8.00 22.22 83.33 36.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Nov 13, 2025 DAL 7 MON 0 -120 5.5 O 19 24 1 0 3 3 33.3 0 100 66.7
Jan 16, 2025 MON 3 DAL 1 -220 6 U 24 33 0 0 3 4 0 0 100 100
Jan 11, 2025 DAL 2 MON 1 185 6 U 35 31 0 1 1 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Feb 10, 2024 DAL 3 MON 2 200 6.5 U 38 20 0 0 6 4 0 0 100 100
Jan 2, 2024 MON 4 DAL 3 -300 6.5 O 18 33 1 0 3 1 33.3 0 100 66.7
Dec 23, 2022 MON 2 DAL 4 -320 6 P 24 36 1 3 2 5 50 60 40 50
Oct 22, 2022 DAL 5 MON 2 155 6 O 30 34 2 0 3 4 66.7 0 100 33.3
Mar 17, 2022 DAL 4 MON 3 150 6 O 35 31 0 1 4 5 0 20 80 100
Jan 18, 2022 MON 5 DAL 3 -370 5.5 O 22 51 1 1 3 7 33.3 14.3 85.7 66.7
Feb 15, 2020 DAL 4 MON 3 105 5.5 O 26 32 1 0 2 0 50 - - 50

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Dallas Stars

Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games
Dallas is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games at home
Dallas is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games at home
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games
Montreal is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games on the road
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Montreal is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Montreal Canadiens

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Jan 3, 2026 STL 0-2 L -165 25 19 0/4 2/2 Jordan Binnington A
Jan 1, 2026 CAR 7-5 W 135 23 25 0/1 1/3 Brandon Bussi A
Dec 30, 2025 FLA 3-2 W 105 29 30 1/4 3/4 Daniil Tarasov A
Dec 28, 2025 TB 4-5 L 118 36 22 0/4 1/1 Jonas Johansson A
Dec 23, 2025 BOS 6-2 W 100 29 28 2/7 4/5 Jeremy Swayman A

Dallas Stars

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Jan 1, 2026 CHI 3-4 L -185 25 21 0/1 2/4 Spencer Knight A
Dec 31, 2025 BUF 1-4 L -150 29 31 0/2 2/2 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen H
Dec 27, 2025 CHI 3-4 L -370 31 33 0/4 2/2 Arvid Soderblom H
Dec 23, 2025 DET 3-4 L -125 22 25 2/5 1/3 John Gibson A
Dec 21, 2025 TOR 5-1 W -225 22 28 0/3 4/4 Dennis Hildeby H