Penguins at Canadiens preview: October 31, 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins (5-6-2) visit the Montréal Canadiens (8-3-2) at Centre Bell on October 31, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with NHL ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026-27) | Last 5 | Away (2026-27) | Home (2026-27) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 5-6-2 | 2-3 (3.2-3.4) | 1-5-1 (3.3-4.1) | 4-1-1 (3.3-2.5) |
| Montréal Canadiens | 8-3-2 | 4-1 (3.2-1.6) | 5-1-1 | 3-2-1 (3-3.5) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026-27 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026-27 regular-season games. In parentheses: goals for and against per game. Records read wins, regulation losses, then overtime and shootout losses. Last 5 counts overtime and shootout losses as losses.
Team comparison
2026-27 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 32 NHL teams (1st = the most).
| PIT | MTL | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 3.3 (11th) | 3.3 (11th) |
| Goals allowed per game | 3.4 (10th) | 2.9 (22nd) |
| Shots on goal per game | 28.2 (10th) | 27.5 (16th) |
| Shots on goal allowed per game | 28 (11th) | 27.5 (17th) |
| Power-play goals per game | 0.3 (30th) | 0.4 (28th) |
| Power-play goals allowed per game | 0.5 (23rd) | 0.6 (19th) |
| Hits per game | 10.7 (32nd) | 19.4 (25th) |
| Hits allowed per game | 23.1 (11th) | 21 (20th) |
| Blocked shots per game | 13.2 (23rd) | 12.6 (26th) |
| Blocked shots allowed per game | 14.1 (15th) | 14.3 (14th) |
Recent form
Pittsburgh Penguins
- Oct 29, 2026: L 3-4 vs UTA
- Oct 24, 2026: W 3-2 vs NSH
- Oct 22, 2026: W 4-0 vs FLA
- Oct 19, 2026: L 4-5 at UTA
- Oct 17, 2026: L 2-6 at VGK
Montréal Canadiens
Head-to-head
7 earlier meetings stored: Canadiens 2, Penguins 5. Full Canadiens vs Penguins head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2026-27 | MTL 5, PIT 6 (at PIT) |
| Dec 21, 2025 | 2025-26 | MTL 3, PIT 4 (at PIT) |
| Dec 20, 2025 | 2025-26 | MTL 4, PIT 0 (at MTL) |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 2025-26 | MTL 4, PIT 2 (at PIT) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2024-25 | MTL 2, PIT 9 (at MTL) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Karlsson | D | 13 | 1 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.8 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 12 | 0.9 Pts/g, 0.5 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Bryan Rust | RW | 7 | 0.7 Pts/g, 0.4 G/g, 0.3 A/g | 0.6 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Samuel Girard | D | 10 | 0.7 Pts/g, 0.1 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 0.4 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Sergei Murashov | G | 4 | 26.5 Saves/g, 30 SA/g, 3.5 GA/g | 27.6 Saves/g | Saves |
| Arturs Silovs | G | 9 | 24 Saves/g, 27 SA/g, 3 GA/g | 26.2 Saves/g | Saves |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki | C | 9 | 1.3 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.8 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Cole Caufield | RW | 13 | 0.9 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.3 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals |
| Lane Hutson | D | 13 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 0.6 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Juraj Slafkovský | LW | 13 | 0.7 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.5 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, assists |
| Jacob Fowler | G | 7 | 25.7 Saves/g, 27.3 SA/g, 1.6 GA/g | 27 Saves/g | Saves |
| Jakub Dobes | G | 6 | 23.2 Saves/g, 27.2 SA/g, 4 GA/g | 22.6 Saves/g | Saves |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026-27 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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