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Islanders vs. Canadiens Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Islanders vs. Canadiens NHL game on December 16, 2023 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Dec 17, 12AM Bell Centre
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Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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Islanders | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Canadiens | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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Islanders | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Canadiens | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
P3 19:40 Goal scored by Christian Dvorak assisted by Nick Suzuki (Empty Net)
P3 19:15 Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovsky
P3 18:26 Michael Matheson shot blocked by Kyle Palmieri
P3 18:08 Shot missed by Josh Anderson
P3 17:48 Shot missed by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
P3 16:07 Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Sam Montembeault
P3 15:04 Shot missed by Alexander Romanov
P3 14:49 Noah Dobson shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky
P3 14:33 Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Semyon Varlamov
P3 14:06 Goal scored by Bo Horvat assisted by Noah Dobson
P3 14:02 Shot on goal by Mathew Barzal saved by Sam Montembeault
P3 13:58 Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
P3 13:10 Shot on goal by Pierre Engvall saved by Sam Montembeault
P3 11:42 Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Sam Montembeault
P3 10:40 Julien Gauthier shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
P3 10:16 Brock Nelson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
P3 09:11 Shot missed by Jayden Struble
P3 08:46 Shot on goal by Mike Reilly saved by Sam Montembeault
P3 08:06 Shot on goal by Joel Armia saved by Semyon Varlamov
P3 06:53 Shot on goal by Julien Gauthier saved by Sam Montembeault
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
Mitchell Stephens won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Christian Dvorak assisted by Nick Suzuki (Empty Net)
3-5
Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Kyle Palmieri in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovsky
Takeaway by Bo Horvat in neutral zone
Giveaway by David Savard in defensive zone
SHOT
Michael Matheson shot blocked by Kyle Palmieri
SHOT
Shot missed by Josh Anderson
SHOT
Shot missed by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Takeaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau in defensive zone
Brendan Gallagher credited with hit on Samuel Bolduc in offensive zone
Brendan Gallagher won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Sam Montembeault
Takeaway by Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Alexander Romanov
SHOT
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Semyon Varlamov
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Bo Horvat assisted by Noah Dobson
3-4
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mathew Barzal saved by Sam Montembeault
Jake Evans won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
Giveaway by Mike Reilly in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pierre Engvall saved by Sam Montembeault
Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone
Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher in defensive zone
Samuel Bolduc credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Sam Montembeault
Samuel Bolduc credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in defensive zone
Giveaway by Jayden Struble in offensive zone
SHOT
Julien Gauthier shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
SHOT
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
SHOT
Shot missed by Jayden Struble
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mike Reilly saved by Sam Montembeault
Takeaway by Michael Matheson in defensive zone
Takeaway by Mathew Barzal in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Armia saved by Semyon Varlamov
Giveaway by Anders Lee in defensive zone
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Joel Armia in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Juraj Slafkovsky credited with hit on Bo Horvat in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Julien Gauthier saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Semyon Varlamov
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Sean Monahan in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Hudson Fasching saved by Sam Montembeault
Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Islanders
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mike Reilly saved by Sam Montembeault
Giveaway by Jake Evans in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Sam Montembeault
Jayden Struble credited with hit on Julien Gauthier in defensive zone
Jean-Gabriel Pageau credited with hit on Jayden Struble in offensive zone
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Jake Evans in neutral zone
Stoppage - Home Timeout
GOAL
Goal scored by Brock Nelson assisted by Noah Dobson
2-4
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mathew Barzal saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Shot missed by Mike Reilly
SHOT
Shot missed by Bo Horvat
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anders Lee saved by Sam Montembeault
Power play - Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
GOAL
Shorthanded - Goal scored by Brock Nelson assisted by Noah Dobson
1-4
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Sam Montembeault
Shorthanded - Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Sean Monahan saved by Semyon Varlamov
Shorthanded - Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Sean Monahan in defensive zone
Penalty to Anders Lee 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Cole Caufield)
SHOT
Shot missed by Cole Caufield
SHOT
Shot missed by Alexander Romanov
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Juraj Slafkovsky credited with hit on Alexander Romanov in neutral zone
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Michael Pezzetta credited with hit on Simon Holmstrom in offensive zone
Jesse Ylonen credited with hit on Jean-Gabriel Pageau in defensive zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Cole Caufield assisted by Nick Suzuki
0-4
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Mitchell Stephens in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Josh Anderson assisted by Sean Monahan and Justin Barron
0-4
SHOT
Shot missed by Josh Anderson
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Sean Monahan in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Alexander Romanov credited with hit on Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
Casey Cizikas credited with hit on Joel Armia in offensive zone
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Sean Monahan won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anders Lee saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noah Dobson saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Noah Dobson shot blocked by David Savard
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Juraj Slafkovsky credited with hit on Mike Reilly in offensive zone
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Michael Pezzetta shot blocked by Brock Nelson
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Josh Anderson
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Brendan Gallagher
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Josh Anderson
Power play - Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Michael Matheson saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Sean Monahan saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Juraj Slafkovsky saved by Semyon Varlamov
Power play - Takeaway by Cole Caufield in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Michael Matheson saved by Semyon Varlamov
Shorthanded - Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Sean Monahan in defensive zone
Penalty to Brock Nelson 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Josh Anderson)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Johnathan Kovacevic saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky
SHOT
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Michael Pezzetta
Giveaway by Michael Matheson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jesse Ylonen saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Samuel Bolduc saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jayden Struble saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Johnathan Kovacevic shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Josh Anderson assisted by Justin Barron
0-2
SHOT
Shot missed by Josh Anderson
Jake Evans credited with hit on Brock Nelson in offensive zone
Sean Monahan won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
Takeaway by Noah Dobson in defensive zone
Alexander Romanov credited with hit on Juraj Slafkovsky in defensive zone
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Cal Clutterbuck won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
Kyle Palmieri credited with hit on Jesse Ylonen in neutral zone
Giveaway by Jayden Struble in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Mike Reilly
Simon Holmstrom credited with hit on Michael Pezzetta in offensive zone
Takeaway by Michael Pezzetta in defensive zone
Mitchell Stephens won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Joel Armia assisted by Brendan Gallagher and Kaiden Guhle
0-1
Julien Gauthier credited with hit on Joel Armia in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kaiden Guhle saved by Semyon Varlamov
Joel Armia won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
David Savard shot blocked by teammate
Bo Horvat credited with hit on Jake Evans in offensive zone
Jake Evans won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Michael Matheson shot blocked by Anders Lee
Jake Evans won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
Hudson Fasching credited with hit in offensive zone
SHOT
Cal Clutterbuck shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
Juraj Slafkovsky credited with hit on Robert Bortuzzo in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Semyon Varlamov
Jean-Gabriel Pageau credited with hit on Jayden Struble in defensive zone
Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Mike Reilly
Power play - Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Noah Dobson saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Kyle Palmieri saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Bo Horvat
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Shorthanded - Jake Evans shot blocked by Samuel Bolduc
Shorthanded - Mitchell Stephens won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
Penalty to Johnathan Kovacevic 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Casey Cizikas)
Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sean Monahan saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot missed by Jake Evans
Jake Evans won faceoff against Simon Holmstrom in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pierre Engvall saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Joel Armia shot blocked by Sebastian Aho
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Armia saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot missed by Brendan Gallagher
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael Matheson saved by Semyon Varlamov
Sean Monahan won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sean Monahan saved by Semyon Varlamov
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Sean Monahan in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Sam Montembeault
Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Kyle Palmieri in defensive zone
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Brendan Gallagher in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sebastian Aho saved by Sam Montembeault
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Bo Horvat in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Islanders saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anders Lee saved by Sam Montembeault
Sean Monahan won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jayden Struble saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mitchell Stephens saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Armia
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Armia
SHOT
Shot missed by Justin Barron
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pierre Engvall saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Michael Matheson
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Sean Monahan in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Semyon Varlamov
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Samuel Bolduc credited with hit on Mitchell Stephens in defensive zone
SHOT
Jayden Struble shot blocked by Hudson Fasching
Jesse Ylonen won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Joel Armia credited with hit on Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
SHOT
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Brendan Gallagher
Alexander Romanov credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in defensive zone
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Juraj Slafkovsky shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Takeaway by Brock Nelson in defensive zone
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mike Reilly saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Semyon Varlamov
Michael Pezzetta credited with hit on Noah Dobson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Casey Cizikas saved by Sam Montembeault
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jayden Struble saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by David Savard
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Giveaway by Anders Lee in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anders Lee saved by Sam Montembeault
Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Jayden Struble in offensive zone
SHOT
Hudson Fasching shot blocked by Jayden Struble
SHOT
Robert Bortuzzo shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
Samuel Bolduc credited with hit on Jesse Ylonen in neutral zone
Mitchell Stephens won faceoff against Cal Clutterbuck in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot missed by Kaiden Guhle
Sean Monahan won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Islanders
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Justin Barron saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Johnathan Kovacevic saved by Semyon Varlamov
Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Kyle Palmieri in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Kyle Palmieri
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Bo Horvat in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Casey Cizikas credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone
Jean-Gabriel Pageau credited with hit on Christian Dvorak in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Sebastian Aho
SHOT
Shot on goal by Julien Gauthier saved by Sam Montembeault
Giveaway by Justin Barron in neutral zone
SHOT
Justin Barron shot blocked by Kyle Palmieri
Pierre Engvall credited with hit on Michael Matheson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Semyon Varlamov
Giveaway by Anders Lee in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Semyon Varlamov
Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovsky in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mike Reilly saved by Sam Montembeault
Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Casey Cizikas
Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Jake Evans
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 33 | Shots on Goal | 41 | |||
| 33% | Faceoff Win % | 67% | |||
| 1/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 2/0 | |||
| 4 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 2 | |||
| 23 | Hits | 14 | |||
| 14 | Shots Blocked | 18 | |||
| 7 | Giveaways | 6 |
| |
|---|
| 33 | Shots on Goal | 41 | |||
| 33% | Faceoff Win % | 67% | |||
| 1/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 2/0 | |||
| 4 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 2 | |||
| 23 | Hits | 14 | |||
| 14 | Shots Blocked | 18 | |||
| 7 | Giveaways | 6 |
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Islanders vs. Canadiens: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Islanders vs. Canadiens
- Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Bell Centre
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Islanders favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6
- Moneyline Odds: Islanders -120, Canadiens +105
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Islanders: 55%
- Canadiens: 45%
Dimers.com's predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Islanders a win probability of 55%, while the Canadiens have a win probability of 45%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Islanders are more likely to beat the Canadiens in the NHL game at Bell Centre on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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