The Carolina Hurricanes (43-24-4) are -360 on the moneyline to win when they host the Montreal Canadiens (33-29-9), who have +285 odds, on Friday, March 28 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Hurricanes to win vs Canadiens -360
Hurricanes vs. Canadiens Betting Lines
- Favorite: Hurricanes (-360)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+285)
- Over/under: 5.5
Hurricanes vs. Canadiens Quick Facts
- Carolina’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 36 of 71 times.
- Montreal’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 44 of 71 chances this season.
- The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.2, is 0.7 more than Friday’s over/under.
- This game’s over/under is 0.5 less than the six goals these two teams concede per game combined.
Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Hurricanes Season Stat Insights
- The Hurricanes’ 228 goals this season make them the ninth-best scoring team in the NHL.
- On defense, Carolina has been one of the best squads in NHL action, giving up 189 total goals to rank sixth.
- The team has the league’s seventh-best goal differential at +39 this season.
- The 39 power-play goals Carolina has scored this season (on 215 chances) rank 20th in the NHL.
- The Hurricanes’ 18.14% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 24th in the NHL.
- Carolina’s offense has scored nine shorthanded goals this season (fourth among all squads).
- The Hurricanes’ 84.62% penalty-kill success rate currently leads the NHL.
- The Hurricanes’ players win 52.6% of their faceoffs to rank sixth in the league.
- Carolina has a 10.1% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 21st in the league.
- The Hurricanes have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 17.4 hits and 11.7 blocked shots per game.
Hurricanes Moneyline
- Carolina has gone 40-25 as the favorite this season.
- The Hurricanes have won four of the five games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -360.
- Carolina has a 78.3% chance of winning this game, looking at the moneyline odds.
Hurricanes Leaders
- Sebastian Aho: 26 goals and 39 assists
- Seth Jarvis: 27 goals and 27 assists
- Andrei Svechnikov: 18 goals and 25 assists
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 25-13-3 record, .901 save percentage, 104 goals allowed
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Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Canadiens Season Stats Insights
- The Canadiens’ 213 total goals (three per game) rank 17th in the league.
- Montreal’s 237 total goals given up (3.3 per game) rank 26th in the NHL.
- Their -24 goal differential ranks 22nd in the league.
- Montreal has recorded 44 power-play goals this season (on 209 chances). That ranks 14th in the NHL.
- The Canadiens’ power-play conversion rate (21.05%) ranks 20th in the league.
- Montreal has scored eight shorthanded goals this season (seventh in NHL).
- The Canadiens’ 12th-ranked penalty kill rate is 80.44%.
- The Canadiens have the NHL’s 13th-ranked faceoff win percentage (50.7%).
- The 11.4% shooting percentage Montreal has amassed ranks sixth in the league.
- The Canadiens have not yet shut out an opponent this season.
Canadiens Moneyline Insights
- The Canadiens have secured an upset victory in 28, or 45.2%, of the 62 games they have played as an underdog this season.
- Montreal has not played a game with bigger moneyline odds than +285.
- The moneyline implies a 26.0% chance to win for the Canadiens.
Canadiens Leaders
- Nicholas Suzuki: 22 goals and 52 assists
- Cole Caufield: 34 goals and 29 assists
- Lane Hutson: five goals and 49 assists
- Samuel Montembeault: 25-22-6 record, .898 save percentage, 146 goals allowed
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