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Hurricanes at Canadiens

NHL · Tuesday, Mar 24 · 6:00 PM CT · Bell Centre · Final CAR 2 – MTL 5

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
CAR2002
MTL1225
Team box
CAR·MTL
43
shots
19
1 of 2
power play
0 of 3
50.0
faceoff %
50.0
19
hits
22
11
blocked shots
23
8
penalty minutes
6
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Frederik AndersenCAR1814.778
Jakub DobesMTL4341.953

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
MTL +3
CAR +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: MTL 3 · CAR 2lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CAR 52%, MTL 48% · Updated Mar 24

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
CAR 3.6 – 3.3 MTL
Expected total
6.9
HurricanesThe matchupCanadiens
−110Our fair odds+110
3.6Expected goals3.3
+0.32Power rating+0.08
3.6Goals / game3.5
2.9Allowed / game3.3
32.3Shots / game26.8
50.4Faceoff %51.0
19.8Hits / game21.8
45−25Season record38−31
7−3Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CAR chance · MTL chance
Our model fair52.4%47.5%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
CARCarolina Hurricanes−11052%————
MTLMontreal Canadiens+11048%————
Spreadabout even
CARCarolina Hurricanes−0.3our margin————
MTLMontreal Canadiens+0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.9
Over6.9our total————
Under6.9our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Carolina Hurricanes by 6 goals: 1%Carolina Hurricanes by 5 goals: 3%Carolina Hurricanes by 4 goals: 7%Carolina Hurricanes by 3 goals: 13%Carolina Hurricanes by 2 goals: 10%Carolina Hurricanes by 1 goal: 18%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 22%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 8%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 10%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 5%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 2%Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: <1%
← CAR wins byMTL wins by →
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 2 or more35%
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 3 or more25%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more25%
Decided by one goal40%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.9 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 7%4 goals: 6%5 goals: 17%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 20%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 13%10 goals: 5%11 goals: 5%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 2%14 goals: <1%15 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.567%
Total over 6.556%
Total over 7.536%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
CARFrederik Andersen G · last 5 starts: .872 save %, 2.92 GAAstarted
MTLJakub Dobes G · last 5 starts: .917 save %, 2.20 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CAR·MTL
Mar 22 at PIT
last game
Mar 21 vs NYI
1 day
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
3
3rd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 69+ games
CAR·MTL
+0.32
rating (0 = average)
+0.08
3.6
goals / game
3.5
2.9
goals allowed / game
3.3
45−25
season record
38−31
25−11
home record
20−15
20−14
away record
18−16
W3
streak
W1
7−3
last 10
5−5
32.3
shots / game
26.8
50.4
faceoff %
51.0
19.8
hits / game
21.8
11.1
blocked shots / game
16.5
5.9
takeaways / game
4.5
16.3
giveaways / game
13.8

Rating Trend

CAR · MTL · 139 days
Carolina HurricanesMontreal Canadiens
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · MTL 3−7
Jan 1at CARMTL 7 − 5
Apr 16, 2025at MTLMTL 4 − 2
Mar 28, 2025at CARCAR 4 − 1
Feb 25, 2025at MTLMTL 4 − 0
Mar 30, 2024at MTLCAR 3 − 0
Mar 7, 2024at CARCAR 4 − 1
Dec 28, 2023at CARCAR 5 − 3
Apr 1, 2023at MTLCAR 3 − 0
Mar 7, 2023at MTLCAR 4 − 3 SO
Feb 16, 2023at CARCAR 6 − 2

CAR · Last 10

7−3 · streak W3
Mar 22at PIT5 − 1W
Mar 20at TOR4 − 3W
Mar 18vs PIT6 − 5W
Mar 17at CBJ1 − 5L
Mar 14at TB4 − 2W
Mar 12vs STL1 − 3L
Mar 10vs PIT5 − 4W
Mar 7at CGY4 − 5L
Mar 6at EDM6 − 3W
Mar 4at VAN6 − 4W

MTL · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Mar 21vs NYI7 − 3W
Mar 19at DET1 − 3L
Mar 17vs BOS3 − 2W
Mar 15vs ANA3 − 4L
Mar 14vs SJ2 − 4L
Mar 11at OTT3 − 2W
Mar 10vs TOR3 − 1W
Mar 7at LA4 − 3W
Mar 6at ANA5 − 6L
Mar 3at SJ5 − 7L