The Vegas Golden Knights head to Quebec to face the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. Vegas has fewer points than the Canadiens so far this season, but the Knights are in first place in the Pacific Division, while Montreal is in fourth place in the Atlantic. Which team will get the win in this matchup with big playoff implications for both sides? Keep reading to get my Golden Knights vs Canadiens prediction in the NHL.
Our Golden Knights vs Canadiens Pick
Canadiens ML ATS PRO
Confidence: ★★★☆☆
Game Snapshot
Matchup: Vegas Golden Knights vs Montreal Canadiens
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
Broadcast: ESPN+
Key Storylines
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The Golden Knights have lost three of their last four games, including two of the first three games of their current road trip. Vegas is coming off a 7-1 thrashing at the hands of the Ottawa Senators, where the Knights weren't good enough on either end of the ice.
Montreal has dropped two games in a row going into Tuesday night. The Canadiens lost to the red-hot Buffalo Sabres at home before falling at TD Garden against the Boston Bruins. The Habs will try to rebound on home ice here.
Goaltending
Adin Hill is expected to get the start for the Golden Knights in this matchup. Hill has missed most of this season due to injuries, and he has struggled when he has played, entering this game with a 3.53 GAA for the year.
Jakub Dobes is the expected starter in net for the Habs. Dobes leads the Canadiens with a .887 save percentage and a 3.01 GAA. Those are not great numbers by any stretch of the imagination, but they are the best the Canadiens have to work with.
Key skaters
Vegas headliners: Jack Eichel sits at 61 points with 19 goals and 42 assists. Pavel Dorofeyev leads the club in goals with 22. Vegas averages 3.33 goals per game, and the power play converts at 26%.
Montreal headliners: Nick Suzuki has 59 points with 16 goals and 43 assists, while Cole Caufield leads the Habs with 29 goals. The power play converts at 23.8%, and the club averages 3.37 goals per game.
Betting Trends & H2H
Season series: Montreal leads 1-0 after a 4-1 road win in Vegas on November 28.
The Golden Knights have gone over the total in 60% of their games so far this season.
The Canadiens have been even more impressive with a 61.5% over rate this year.
Golden Knights vs Canadiens Model Projection
Score Projection: Montreal Canadiens 4 – Vegas Golden Knights 3 Win Probability: Vegas Golden Knights 44%, Montreal Canadiens 56%
Final Thoughts
Neither team is playing all that well going into this matchup. But I would lean toward the Canadiens to get the win on home ice in this one. I would also lean slightly toward the over, given the history of both teams going over their totals in most games this season. Expect an exciting game, one that will eventually go over the posted total.
Jay Sanin is the GM and Head of Sports at ATS.io. He has been writing about sports gambling since 2013, handicapping tens of thousands of sporting events. He plays sides and totals aggressively across most sports and is more selective in player prop markets. He does his own modeling across most sports, and his family is jealous of how much time he spends on his precious spreadsheets.
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