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NHL · Thursday, Oct 29, 2026 · 8:08 p.m. ET · Final · Week 5 · Thu, Oct 29

Montréal Canadiens at Dallas Stars expert picks and results, Oct 29, 2026

Montréal Canadiens beat Dallas Stars 5–2 in regulation on Oct 29, 2026. 1 of 2 moneyline picks (50%) were right. Each pick below shows when it was recorded and is graded against the official score.

Montréal CanadiensMontréal Canadiens7-3-2 before this game
5–2
Dallas StarsDallas Stars7-4-1 before this game
Final · Thu, Oct 29, 8:08 p.m. ET · Market favorite: DAL (61%)

How the picks turned out

1 of 2 counted winner picks took the Canadiens; the field was split.

MTL: 1 (50%) · WonDAL: 1 (50%)

Puck line: 1 of 1 right at the recorded lines.

Over/under: 1 of 1 right at the recorded lines.

Picks

4 picks: 2 moneyline (incl. OT/SO) · 1 puck line · 1 over/under

Moneyline (incl. OT/SO) (2 counted of 2)

MTL: 1 (50%) · WonDAL: 1 (50%)

Montréal Canadiens (1)

Recorded before puck drop (1)

  • Bruce Marshall SportsMemo Canadiens Priced (2.40) +1.49 pts CLV -7.7% Win

    captured Thu, Oct 29, 5:12 a.m. ET · original page · Moneyline (incl. OT/SO) 1–1 · 50% before this game

    Quote
    (39) Montreal Canadiens at (40) Dallas Stars: Moneyline The Play Montreal Canadiens 142

Dallas Stars (1)

Recorded before puck drop (1)

  • Tippsecret Stars Priced (1.60) -1.00 pts CLV -3.6% Loss

    captured Thu, Oct 29, 3:41 p.m. ET · original page · Moneyline (incl. OT/SO) 3–2 · 60% before this game

    Quote
    USA: NHL Morgen 01:07 Uhr Dallas Stars vs. Montreal Canadiens TIPP: Money Line Dallas Stars QUOTE & BOOKIE: 1,60

Puck line (1 counted of 1)

MTL: 1 (100%)DAL: 0 (0%)

Montréal Canadiens (1)

Recorded before puck drop (1)

  • Timothy Black SportsCapping Canadiens +1.5 Priced (1.53) +0.61 pts CLV -4.3% Win

    captured Thu, Oct 29, 9:41 a.m. ET · original page · Puck line 1–0 · 100% before this game

    Quote
    Timothy Black Oct 29 '26, 8:07 PM in 10h NHL | Canadiens vs Stars Play on: Canadiens +11⁄2 -175 at PlayMGM 1* Best Bet on Canadiens +11⁄2

Dallas Stars (0)

No picks.

Over/under (1 counted of 1)

Over: 1 (100%)Under: 0 (0%)

Over (1)

Recorded before puck drop (1)

  • Ben Burns SportsMemo Over 5.5 Priced (1.71) +0.80 pts CLV -5.5% Win

    captured Wed, Oct 28, 3:44 p.m. ET · original page · Over/under 0–1 · 0% before this game

    Quote
    NHL 5:07pm PDT Oct 29, 2026 (39) Montreal Canadiens at (40) Dallas Stars: Total The Play Total Over 5.5 (-135)

Under (0)

No picks.

Recording history · 5 recordings, including 1 repeat of the same pick

Read after the game: the pick as the source shows it now, read after the game started, with no verifiable pre-game stamp. These picks are shown and counted in recording history only; they do not enter records, points or leaderboards. What the labels mean →

Repeats and picks read after the game (1)

Recorded before puck drop (0 + 1 repeat)

  • Timothy Black SportsCapping Canadiens +1.5 author odds 1.57 · Result only (no price) Repeat

    captured Thu, Oct 29, 5:11 p.m. ET · original page · Puck line 1–0 · 100% before this game

    Quote
    Timothy Black Oct 29 '26, 8:07 PM in 2h NHL | Canadiens vs Stars Play on: Canadiens +11⁄2 -175 at PlayMGM

Market reference (no-margin closing probabilities)

Before puck drop, the betting market gave the Stars a 61% chance to win (with bookmaker margin removed) and the Canadiens 39%, by the median of the no-margin closing prices behind the recorded picks. Market lines are shown for context so you can compare each source's pick with the market of the day; each pick is graded against the line recorded with that pick. How points are calculated

Lines the sources printed: Puck line MTL +1.5; Over/under 5.5.

Sources

3 sources · 3 pages · Puck drop Thu, Oct 29, 8:08 p.m. ET; picks seen after it are labeled. How recording works

The two teams

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