Hurricanes vs. Canadiens NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 6

The Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens are coming off a victory and a defeat, respectively, heading into their matchup at Bell Centre on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. The sportsbooks have made the Hurricanes solid favorites at -120 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Canadiens are at +100.

To prepare for this matchup, here's who we expect to emerge victorious in Tuesday's hockey contest.

Hurricanes vs. Canadiens Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 4 - Canadiens 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Canadiens Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Hurricanes-Canadiens matchup.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-120)
• Underdog: Canadiens (+100)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes were 62-25 when listed as a moneyline favorite last season.
• When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -120 or shorter, Carolina had a 58-24 record (winning 70.7% of its games).
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Hurricanes' implied win probability is 54.5%.
• Carolina and its opponent went over 6.5 combined goals in 49 of 99 games last season.

Canadiens Betting Insights

• The Canadiens were an underdog in 55 games last season, and won 33 (60.0%).
• Montreal was 25-17 last season as an underdog by +100 or more on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 50.0% chance of victory for the Canadiens.
• Montreal and its opponent combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 50 of 99 games last season.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 291 total goals (3.6 per game) made it the second-highest scoring team in the league last season.
• Defensively, the Hurricanes were one of the stingiest squads in NHL action, giving up 236 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank fifth.
• Its goal differential (+55) made it third-best in the league.
• The 60 power-play goals the Hurricanes put up last season were fifth-best in the NHL (on 241 power-play chances).
• Carolina ranked fourth in the league with a 24.90% power-play conversion rate.
• The 13 shorthanded goals the Hurricanes scored last season were an NHL high.
• Carolina's 80.60% penalty-kill success rate ranked 11th in the league.
• Carolina won 50.2% of its faceoffs to rank 16th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes shot 11.1% as a team (16th in the league).

Canadiens Key Stats

• With 279 goals (3.4 per game) last season, Montreal had the league's seventh-best offense.
• The Canadiens allowed 3.1 goals per game (251 in total), 16th in the league.
• It had the ninth-best goal differential in the league at +28.
• The Canadiens had 56 power-play goals (on 242 chances), seventh in the NHL.
• Montreal's power-play percentage (23.14) put the team 10th in the league.
• The Canadiens had seven shorthanded goals (10th in NHL).
• Montreal had the 19th-ranked penalty kill percentage (78.14%).
• Montreal won 51% of faceoffs, 10th-best in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 13.0%, the Canadiens were second in the league.