Carolina Hurricanes vsMontreal Canadiens Prediction
The Carolina Hurricanes are heavy 73.6 percent favorites over the Montreal Canadiens. The Hurricanes are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +12 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 34 shots on goal vs 22 shots for the Canadiens. The Hurricanes goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 89.9% compared to the Canadiens goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 89.6%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Frederik Andersen 20, Sam Montembeault 30 SHOTS: Sebastian Aho 3, Michael Matheson 2.6 GOALS: Sebastian Aho 0.62, Rafael Harvey-Pinard 0.47 PTS: Martin Necas has a 51% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Nick Suzuki has a 48% chance of 1+PTs