Who wins
| Source | WSH wins | MTL wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | — | — | no line yet |
| Pinnacle | — | — | not posted yet |
| Kalshi | — | — | no market yet |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | — | — | not published yet |
| Neil Paine Elo public model | — | — | not published for this game |
The pickers see DraftKings, Pinnacle and Kalshi. They never see the composite, DRatings or Paine's Elo - opinions get copied.
Goalies
| Team | Goalie | Status | Reported | GSAx | Sv% | GP |
|---|
| MTL | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
| WSH | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
DailyFaceoff's starter and status; "not reported" is its projection before any news. GSAx (goals saved above expected) and Sv% are this season's (MoneyPuck).
Rest and travel
| Team | Rest days | Back-to-back | 3 in 4 | Km | Time zones | Trip/stand game |
|---|
| MTL | 0 | yes | no | 787 | 0 | 1 |
| WSH | 0 | yes | yes | 376 | 0 | 1 |
Who is outESPN
| Team | Player | Status | Note |
|---|
| MTL | Oliver Kapanen | Day-To-Day | day-to-day |
| MTL | Bryce Pickford | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| MTL | Lucas Condotta | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| MTL | Kaiden Guhle | Injured Reserve | Guhle (groin) was placed on injured reserve by the Canadiens on Monday. |
| WSH | Patrick Thomas | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| WSH | Rasmus Sandin | Injured Reserve | Sandin (knee) will begin the 2026-27 regular season on the injured non-roster list. |