{"id":220980,"date":"2026-03-15T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/220980\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T17:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:00:08","slug":"montreal-faces-anaheim-in-a-non-conference-matchup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/220980\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal faces Anaheim in a non-conference matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anaheim Ducks<\/a> (36-27-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens<\/a> (36-19-10, in the Atlantic Division)<\/p>\n

Montreal, Quebec; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

Canadiens -152, Ducks +126; over\/under is 6.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens play the Anaheim Ducks in a non-conference matchup.<\/p>\n

Montreal is 36-19-10 overall and 18-12-2 at home. The Canadiens have committed 273 total penalties (4.2 per game) to rank fourth in the league.<\/p>\n

Anaheim has gone 14-17-2 in road games and 36-27-3 overall. The Ducks have a 14-2-2 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Ducks won 6-5 in a shootout in the last matchup.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Cole Caufield<\/a> has 38 goals and 27 assists for the Canadiens. Nicholas Suzuki has four goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jackson LaCombe<\/a> has eight goals and 38 assists for the Ducks. Cutter Gauthier<\/a> has scored eight goals and added one assist over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 5-2-3, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.9 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.<\/p>\n

Ducks: 6-4-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.4 assists, 4.5 penalties and 11.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Canadiens: None listed.<\/p>\n

Ducks: None listed.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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