Montreal Canadiens vs New York Rangers prediction: Streak meets goalie questions on Nov. 16, 2026

The Canadiens visit the Rangers on Monday, November 16, 2026. Montreal arrives on a 10-game point streak, while New York is rebuilding its crease after Igor Shesterkin's season-ending injury.

Rookie goalie Jacob Fowler has driven the Canadiens' run, while the Rangers have shared the net between Dylan Garand and Joonas Korpisalo. Neither team has announced a starter for this game.

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When is Canadiens vs Rangers?

The Canadiens and Rangers play on Monday, November 16, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. ET in New York. The game is part of the 2026-27 regular season.

What is Canadiens vs Rangers prediction?

The Rangers are favorites at 53%, with the Canadiens at 52%, according to market data as of 10 Nov 2026. For the latest probabilities, check OG.com. These percentages reflect the market's expectations, not guaranteed outcomes. Prediction market prices can change as traders react to new information.

A one-point gap is close to even: Montreal has the form, and New York has home ice. Prices on OG.com work as implied probabilities, and traders who want control over the price they accept can use limit orders.

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Canadiens vs Rangers recent scores and head-to-head results

Montreal has earned a point in 10 straight games, including the Nov. 3 overtime loss in which it gave up a 4-0 lead in the final 2:39 of regulation, according to NHL.com. The Rangers had won three in a row before Monday's 3-1 loss at Edmonton, where a Garand turnover set up Connor McDavid's opening goal.

The Rangers won two of the three meetings last season: 4-3 in Montreal on Oct. 18, 2025, and 5-4 in overtime in New York on Dec. 13, 2025, when J.T. Miller scored twice. Cole Caufield scored twice in the Canadiens' 3-2 win in New York on April 2, 2026. Both rosters have changed since, and Shesterkin is now out for the season.

Where do the Canadiens and Rangers stand this season?

Through games played Nov. 9, Montreal is 11-3-3 with 25 points in 17 games, second in the Atlantic Division behind Boston (27 points in 18 games). Their goal totals are 61 scored and 53 allowed.

The Rangers are 10-8-1 with 21 points in 19 games, third in the Metropolitan Division behind Carolina (30 points) and New Jersey (26). Their totals are 56 goals scored and 55 allowed.

Canadiens vs Rangers team news, injuries and projected lineups

Goaltending and depth injuries leave both teams with open questions for Nov. 16, and the lines below come from recent practices and games, not an announced lineup.

Canadiens

Fowler has carried the workload in net, and Jakub Dobes is the other goalie on the active roster. Samuel Montembeault is on injured reserve with a lower-body injury and has been skating. The Canadiens have not named a starter for Nov. 16.

Ivan Demidov (injured reserve) and Mike Matheson are out. Jake Evans, a key penalty killer, is day-to-day after leaving practice Nov. 9 with a hand injury. Josh Anderson missed the Nov. 7 game for personal reasons and was back at practice.

At practice Nov. 9, the lines were Cole Caufield–Nick Suzuki–Juraj Slafkovsky, Zachary Bolduc–Phillip Danault–Alexandre Texier and Kirby Dach–Oliver Kapanen–Alex Newhook, with Lane Hutson–Noah Dobson, Kaiden Guhle–Alexandre Carrier and Arber Xhekaj–Adam Engstrom on defense. Those combinations can change before Nov. 16.

Rangers

Shesterkin is out for the season. Garand started 10 of the previous 11 games before Korpisalo made his season debut Nov. 7 with 25 saves in a 4-3 win at Seattle, and coach Mike Sullivan has said the Rangers intend to share the workload. The Rangers have not named a starter for Nov. 16.

Defenseman Alberts Smits (upper body) is week to week, and Sean Durzi is on injured reserve and skating in a non-contact jersey. Scott Morrow and Matthew Robertson have filled in on the blue line, and Marc Del Gaizo was recalled from Hartford.

In Seattle, the top line was Gabe Perreault–Mika Zibanejad–Alexis Lafreniere and the top pair was Adam Fox and Vladislav Gavrikov. Fox has 20 assists in 18 games, the fastest by a Rangers defenseman in franchise history.

What could decide Canadiens vs Rangers?

Goaltending, first goals and depth injuries shape this game, and each one gives both sides a route to a win.

Can Fowler keep the Canadiens' streak going in New York?

Fowler is 8-1-1 with a 2.15 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage, and he is 8-0-1 in his past nine games, according to Sportsnet and NHL.com. He answered the Nov. 3 collapse against Winnipeg with 26 saves in a 4-2 win at Toronto.

His 2.15 average sits well below the team's 3.12 goals allowed per game, so which goalie starts changes the Canadiens' outlook. Montreal is 6-1-1 on the road, which gives it a base to work from in New York.

Can the Rangers fix their problem when they trail first?

The Rangers are 0-7-1 when they allow the first goal, the only team in the league without a win after falling behind first, according to the Associated Press. At home they are 8-2-0, and in Seattle they scored 1:35 into the game and led 4-0 before holding on.

Garand is 6-6-1 with a 2.52 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage entering Monday's game at Edmonton, and Korpisalo has one start this season. A quick Rangers goal would test Montreal's road form, while an early Canadiens goal puts New York in its weakest spot.

How much do the injuries change the balance?

Montreal can survive without Demidov and Matheson, as its record shows, but an Evans absence would remove a regular penalty killer and shift Anderson or another forward to center. New York's defense is thinner, with Smits and Durzi out and Fox and Gavrikov carrying heavy minutes.

The Canadiens' route runs through Fowler and the road form that has produced a 10-game point streak. The Rangers' route runs through a fast home start and goaltending that holds a lead. The main uncertainty is who starts in goal for each team, since neither has said.

FAQs

The schedule, the market and the goalie questions come up most for this game.

What time do the Canadiens and Rangers play on November 16?

The game starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, November 16, 2026, in New York.

Who are the favorites in Canadiens vs Rangers?

Prediction markets on OG.com have the Rangers at 53% and the Canadiens at 52%, a gap of one percentage point.

Who will start in goal for the Canadiens and Rangers?

Neither team has announced a starter for November 16. Fowler has carried the Canadiens' workload, while Sullivan has said the Rangers intend to share starts between Garand and Korpisalo.

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