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Dallas Stars vs Montréal Canadiens Head to Head

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DAL
vs
Montréal Canadiens logo
MTL
common line 6.5 345678 total goals, one dot per meeting
10 meetings since 2022. 3 finished at 5 goals or fewer, 6 at 7 or more, and 1 landed on 6.

Here is what the record between these two clubs looks like, and how ArakIce reads their next meeting.

The last 10 meetings

10
meetings since 2022
6.10
goals per game
1 of 10
won by the home team
6 of 10
over 6.5

Stars lead the recent series 6 wins to 4. The home team won 1 of the 10 (10%).

3 of the 10 finished at 5 goals or fewer. 6 finished at 7 or more. 1 landed on 6. The busiest was Jan 18, 2022, Canadiens 5, Stars 3, 8 goals between them. 3 of the 10 needed overtime. Most recent meeting: Jan 4, 2026, Canadiens 4, Stars 3.

Every Dallas Stars and Montréal Canadiens meeting since 2022
DateResultHostGoals
Jan 4, 2026Canadiens 4, Stars 3 (OT)Stars7
Nov 13, 2025Stars 7, Canadiens 0Canadiens7
Jan 16, 2025Canadiens 3, Stars 1Stars4
Jan 11, 2025Stars 2, Canadiens 1 (OT)Canadiens3
Feb 10, 2024Stars 3, Canadiens 2Canadiens5
Jan 2, 2024Canadiens 4, Stars 3Stars7
Dec 23, 2022Stars 4, Canadiens 2Stars6
Oct 22, 2022Stars 5, Canadiens 2Canadiens7
Mar 17, 2022Stars 4, Canadiens 3 (OT)Canadiens7
Jan 18, 2022Canadiens 5, Stars 3Stars8

Compiled from ArakIce's own game database, covering every meeting between these clubs since 2022. Percentages appear only for matchups with at least 8 meetings.

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When Dallas Stars and Montréal Canadiens are on the slate, ArakIce projects a win probability and a total for the game.

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How the model reads Dallas Stars vs Montréal Canadiens

The projection starts with expected goals, meaning the quality of chances each club creates and gives up. That holds up better than goals scored, which swing on shooting luck. From there it adjusts for what is true only of this game: who is confirmed in net, whether either club is playing a second night in a row or sitting deep in a road trip, the travel and the time zones, and the referee crew where it moves the total.

What tends to move Dallas Stars vs Montréal Canadiens

These clubs meet rarely, so unfamiliarity, travel and scheduling quirks carry more weight than usual. Those are exactly the situations the model is built to read. Beyond that, the biggest movers are goaltending confirmations, home ice, and whether either side is playing a second night in a row or finishing a long trip.