Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, and the Carolina Hurricanes will face off against Max Domi, Jonathan Drouin, and the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre in an Eastern Conference matchup. The match will get underway at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 27, and you will be able to catch the game live on The Sports Network.
Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens Odds
The Canadiens (-125) are currently favored over the Hurricanes (+105), and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at 6 goals (-125 for the over, +105 for the under).
Producing -0.3 units for moneyline bettors, Montreal is 11-13 straight up (SU) overall in the 2018-19 season. That early-season winning percentage is a welcomed improvement compared to what the team managed during the 2017-18 season (29-53). Through 24 regular season contests, 12 of the team’s games have gone over the total, while 11 have gone under and just one has pushed. The team’s 6-6 SU at home this season.
The Canadiens have converted on just 15.1 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s ranked 30th overall in the NHL. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated 17th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 79.0 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 27.6 saves per game with a .897 save percentage, Carey Price (7-10-4) has been the best goalkeeper for Montreal this year. If head coach Claude Julien decides to give him the night off, however, the team may turn to Antti Niemi (4-3-3 record, .893 save percentage, 3.61 goals against average).
In the other locker room, Carolina is 11-12 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. A total of 15 of its contests have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and none have pushed. As the visiting team, the Hurricanes are 4-6 SU so far.
The Hurricanes have converted on 17.9 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 25th overall and it’s successfully killed off 75.4 percent of all penalties.
Curtis McElhinney (.919 save percentage and 2.25 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Carolina. McElhinney is averaging 25.5 saves per game and has six wins and two losses to his credit.
Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens Free Picks
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner – Canadiens, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Over Carolina’s last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-4 in those games).
- The Canadiens are 4-6 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Hurricanes are 5-4 SU in games where they serve more minutes than the opposition.
- Carolina is 1-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Montreal is 2-0 in shootouts.
- The total has gone under in four of Carolina’s last five outings.
- Carolina skaters have averaged 7.2 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 10.8 giveaways per game (ranked 21st overall).
- Montreal is ranked 23rd this season with 11.0 giveaways per game. That figure has trended down, however, as the team’s averaged 9.9 giveaways over its last 10 games and 9.4 giveaways over its last five.
- This game features two of the more aggressive defenses in the league. Carolina skaters have dished out the third-most hits in the league (27.2 per game) while the Habs have registered the fourth-most (26.1).
