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Hurricanes at Canadiens

NHL · Tuesday, Oct 6 · 6:00 PM CT · Bell Centre · Final CAR 6 – MTL 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
CAR2226
MTL3014
Team box
CAR·MTL
33
shots
20
1 of 5
power play
1 of 6
54.4
faceoff %
45.6
30
hits
20
9
blocked shots
16
16
penalty minutes
14
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Sebastian AhoCAR123
Taylor HallCAR204
Zack BolducMTL203
Mark JankowskiCAR112
Nick SuzukiMTL112
Eric RobinsonCAR111
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Brandon BussiCAR2016.800
Jakub DobesMTL3227.844

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CAR 53%, MTL 47% · Updated Oct 6

Expected margin
CAR by 0.5
Expected score
CAR 3.4 – 2.9 MTL
Expected total
6.3
HurricanesThe matchupCanadiens
−112Our fair odds+112
3.4Expected goals2.9
+0.39Power rating+0.14
1.7Goals / game4.0
2.7Allowed / game4.0
29.3Shots / game24.5
52.1Faceoff %58.1
28.7Hits / game28.0
1−2Season record1−1
6−4Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CAR chance · MTL chance
Our model fair52.9%47.1%
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−11253%————
MTLMontreal Canadiens+11247%————
SpreadCAR by 0.5
CARCarolina Hurricanes−0.5our margin————
MTLMontreal Canadiens+0.5our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.3
Over6.3our total————
Under6.3our 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

Carolina Hurricanes by 0.5 expected
Carolina Hurricanes by 6 goals: 1%Carolina Hurricanes by 5 goals: 3%Carolina Hurricanes by 4 goals: 8%Carolina Hurricanes by 3 goals: 14%Carolina Hurricanes by 2 goals: 11%Carolina Hurricanes by 1 goal: 17%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 24%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 8%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 8%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 4%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 1%Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: <1%
← CAR wins byMTL wins by →
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 2 or more38%
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 3 or more27%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more21%
Decided by one goal41%

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

6.3 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 10%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.558%
Total over 6.546%
Total over 7.528%
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
CARBrandon Bussi G · last 5 starts: .904 save %, 2.16 GAAstarted
MTLJakub Dobes G · last 5 starts: .888 save %, 3.68 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CAR·MTL
Oct 3 at PHI
last game
Oct 3 at PIT
2 days
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
2
2nd straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026–27 season · box-score averages from 2+ games
CAR·MTL
+0.39
rating (0 = average)
+0.14
1.7
goals / game
4.0
2.7
goals allowed / game
4.0
1−2
season record
1−1
0−2
home record
0−0
1−0
away record
1−1
W1
streak
L1
6−4
last 10
4−6
29.3
shots / game
24.5
52.1
faceoff %
58.1
28.7
hits / game
28.0
14.0
blocked shots / game
11.5
3.7
takeaways / game
6.0
15.7
giveaways / game
15.0

Rating Trend

CAR · MTL · 7 days
Carolina HurricanesMontreal Canadiens
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · MTL 5−5
May 29at CARCAR 6 − 1post
May 27at MTLCAR 4 − 0post
May 25at MTLCAR 3 − 2 OTpost
May 23at CARCAR 3 − 2 OTpost
May 21at CARMTL 6 − 2post
Mar 29at CARMTL 3 − 1
Mar 24at MTLMTL 5 − 2
Jan 1at CARMTL 7 − 5
Apr 16, 2025at MTLMTL 4 − 2
Mar 28, 2025at CARCAR 4 − 1

CAR · Last 10

6−4 · streak W1
Oct 3at PHI3 − 2W
Oct 2vs WSH2 − 5L
Sep 29vs FLA0 − 1L
Jun 14at VGK3 − 0W
Jun 11vs VGK4 − 2W
Jun 9at VGK5 − 3W
Jun 6at VGK4 − 5L
Jun 4vs VGK4 − 3W
Jun 2vs VGK4 − 5L
May 29vs MTL6 − 1W

MTL · Last 10

4−6 · streak L1
Oct 3at PIT5 − 6L
Sep 29at TOR3 − 2W
May 29at CAR1 − 6L
May 27vs CAR0 − 4L
May 25vs CAR2 − 3L
May 23at CAR2 − 3L
May 21at CAR6 − 2W
May 18at BUF3 − 2W
May 16vs BUF3 − 8L
May 14at BUF6 − 3W