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Penguins vs Canadiens Prediction, Picks, Best Bets & Parlay

Free NHL prediction and picks for Saturday, October 31, 2026 · powered by DataStreak

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Pittsburgh Penguins

4-6-1, 9 PTS · W1

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Montreal Canadiens

5-3-2, 12 PTS · W1

Penguins vs Canadiens Prediction

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Penguins vs Canadiens Picks

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Injury Report

13 listed

JUST IN: Ryan Graves day-to-day → Injured Reserve (Knee) · Trevor van Riemsdyk out → Injured Reserve (Lower Body) · Justin Brazeau day-to-day → Injured Reserve (Lower Body) · Bryan Rust day-to-day → Injured Reserve (Lower Body) · Ben Kindel out → Injured Reserve (Undisclosed) · Egor Chinakhov out → Day To Day (Lower Body) · Samuel Girard out → Day To Day (Undisclosed) · Evgeni Malkin suspension → Day To Day (Illness) · Ivan Demidov out → Injured Reserve (Lower Body) · Florian Xhekaj out → Injured Reserve (Lower Body)

PIT

Ryan Graves
Knee·Since Sep 25
Injured Reserve
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Lower Body·Since Oct 9
Injured Reserve
Justin Brazeau
Lower Body·Since Sep 21
Injured Reserve
Bryan Rust
Lower Body·Since Oct 19
Injured Reserve
Ben Kindel
Undisclosed·Since Oct 19
Injured Reserve
Egor Chinakhov
Lower Body·Since Oct 21
Day To Day
Samuel Girard
Undisclosed·Since Oct 17
Day To Day
Evgeni Malkin
Illness·Since Oct 22
Day To Day

MTL

Ivan Demidov
Lower Body·Since Oct 5
Injured Reserve
Florian Xhekaj
Lower Body·Since Oct 9
Injured Reserve
Lucas Condotta
Undisclosed·Since Sep 28
Injured Reserve
Samuel Montembeault
Lower Body·Since Oct 6
Injured Reserve
Nick Suzuki
Upper Body·Since Oct 21
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Team Trends

Pittsburgh Penguins

• Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 ATS as an underdog

Season ATS: 6-5 ATS
L10 ATS: 5-5 L10 ATS
L5 ATS: 4-1 L5 ATS
Home ATS: 3-1 home ATS
Road ATS: 3-4 road ATS
As Fav: 0-2 ATS as favorite
As Dog: 6-3 ATS as dog
L10 O/U: 6-4 O/U
L10 SU: 3-7

Montréal Canadiens

• Failed to cover in 7 of the last 10 games
• Montréal Canadiens 0-6 ATS at home this season
• Montréal Canadiens 1-6 ATS as a favorite this season
• The over has hit in 7 of the last 10

Season ATS: 3-7 ATS
L10 ATS: 3-7 L10 ATS
L5 ATS: 1-4 L5 ATS
Home ATS: 0-6 home ATS
Road ATS: 3-1 road ATS
As Fav: 1-6 ATS as favorite
As Dog: 2-1 ATS as dog
L10 O/U: 7-3 O/U
L10 SU: 5-5

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Head-to-Head

PIT 3-2 over MTL (1-3 ATS)

Date	Matchup	Score	Winner
2026-10-03	MTL @ PIT	5–6	PIT
2025-12-22	MTL @ PIT	3–4	PIT
2025-12-21	PIT @ MTL	0–4	MTL
2025-12-12	MTL @ PIT	4–2	MTL
2024-12-13	PIT @ MTL	9–2	PIT

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