Hurricanes vs. Canadiens NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 24

The Carolina Hurricanes (45-19-6) will visit the Montreal Canadiens (38-21-10) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, in a matchup featuring two of the top clubs in the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens are underdogs despite being at home, at +110, and the Hurricanes are -130.

Carolina grabbed a 5-1 victory on the road its last time out on March 22 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Seth Jarvis led the Hurricanes with three points (one goal and two assists).

Montreal won at home in its last game on March 21, 7-3 over the New York Islanders. Cole Caufield's five points (three goals and two assists) in that matchup led the Canadiens.

Here is our pick for who will capture the win in Tuesday's game.

Hurricanes vs. Canadiens Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Hurricanes 4 - Canadiens 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.99 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Canadiens Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Hurricanes-Canadiens game.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-130)
• Underdog: Canadiens (+110)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes are 42-21 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• Carolina is 38-19 (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter.
• The Hurricanes' implied moneyline win probability is 56.5% in this contest.
• Carolina's 70 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 37 times.

Canadiens Betting Insights

• The Canadiens have won 21, or 60.0%, of the 35 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Montreal has gone 11-9, a 55.0% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +110 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Canadiens have a 47.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Montreal has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 40 of 69 games this season.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 245 total goals (3.5 per game) rank fourth in the league.
• The Hurricanes have allowed 203 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking eighth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
• Its +42 goal differential is the fourth-best in the league.
• The 49 power-play goals the Hurricanes have scored this season (eighth-most in the NHL) have come on 213 power-play chances.
• Carolina has the league's ninth-best power-play conversion rate (23%).
• The nine shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank third among NHL squads.
• Carolina's 79.8% penalty-kill success rate ranks 15th in the league.
• Carolina wins 50.3% of its faceoffs (16th in NHL).
• The Hurricanes make 10.9% of their shots (17th in the league).

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal is sixth in the league in scoring (242 goals, 3.5 per game).
• The Canadiens concede 3.2 goals per game (223 in total), 24th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of +19, the team is ninth-best in the league in that category.
• The Canadiens have 50 power-play goals (fifth-most in NHL) on 197 chances.
• Montreal's power-play percentage (25.38) puts the team third in the league.
• The Canadiens have seven shorthanded goals (sixth in league).
• At 76.39%, Montreal has the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Montreal is 10th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (51.1%).
• The 13.1% shooting percentage of the Canadiens tops the league.