Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks
The third game in the NHL Eastern Conference final series will take place this Monday night, and it will be such a fantastic opportunity for the Montreal Canadiens to get an advantage over the Carolina Hurricanes, as they will have the home advantage for the upcoming two games. Despite these advantages, not many goals are expected to be scored during these games, as the Canadiens’ defenses remained very consistent during the playoffs.
Taking these factors into account, it should be noted that the Montreal Canadiens conceded more than 3 goals in only one of their last five games, so they will most likely try to keep up the good work in this third game of the series. Nevertheless, it cannot be ignored that the Canadiens were only able to win one of their last seven home games in regulation time, so getting two straight victories will be a very difficult scenario to accomplish.
Meanwhile, the Carolina Hurricanes were able to tie the series after a 3-2 overtime victory in Game 2, so they are expected to have a strong mentality for the upcoming games in Canada. However, it should be noted that they scored more than two goals in only one of their last five games, so considering them favorites to win this game isn’t a very logical scenario, despite having very competitive players like Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov, and Nikolaj Ehlers.
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Players list
J. Fowler
J. Dobes
J. Struble
K. Guhle
L. Hutson
N. Dobson
M. Matheson
A. Carrier
C. Caufield
A. Newhook
K. Dach
J. Evans
J. Veleno
Z. Bolduc
J. Slafkovsky
P. Danault
J. Anderson
A. Texier
N. Suzuki
I. Demidov
B. Bussi
F. Andersen
A. Nikishin
K. Miller
S. Gostisbehere
J. Slavin
S. Walker
J. Chatfield
J. Staal
J. Blake
L. Stankoven
S. Jarvis
A. Svechnikov
J. Martinook
S. Aho
N. Ehlers
T. Hall
M. Jankowski
E. Robinson
W. Carrier
Most goals and assists
Montreal Canadiens
Carolina Hurricanes
C. Caufield
(57 Goals)
N. Suzuki
(84 Assists)
S. Aho
(60 Assists)
Montreal Canadiens - Carolina Hurricanes Key Points
- The Carolina Hurricanes have Logan Stankoven as their top goal scorer, it being worth noting that he’s the only player to score more than 5 goals during the playoffs.
- The Montreal Canadiens have a very solid and diverse offensive roster, as players like Alex Newhook, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Cole Caufield scored 5 or more goals in the playoffs.
- The Carolina Hurricanes have only lost one of their last nine road meetings against the Montreal Canadiens.
- The Montreal Canadiens won their last three home meetings against the Carolina Hurricanes, in which they scored 4 or more goals per game.
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Our Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction
As can be seen, the Eastern Conference final could now be expected to be the most spectacular, as both teams have proven to have a very similar performance during the first two games. With this fact in mind, a dominant performance like the one shown by the Canadiens in Game 1 is very unlikely to happen again in the series.
To conclude, this first game on Canadian soil is expected to be a fantastic chance for the Carolina Hurricanes to take the lead in the series; however, they aren’t expected to score more than 3 goals in this game. Therefore, the pick for the Carolina Hurricanes – Montreal Canadiens is: Total Goals in the 1st Period – Under 1.5!
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