Montreal Canadiens (23-27-4) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (35-10-8)
February 16, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Carolina Hurricanes -385 / Montreal Canadiens +290; Over/Under: +6
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The Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes meet Thursday in NHL action at the PNC Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Montreal Canadiens Betting Preview
The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 16.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Cole Caufield leads Montreal with 26 goals, Nick Suzuki has 25 assists and Josh Anderson has 118 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3.7 goals per game and are killing 72.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Allen has given up 106 goals on 1,006 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 72 goals on 788 shots.
The Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 20.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 23 goals, Brent Burns has 27 assists and Andrei Svechnikov has 173 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 81.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Pyotr Kochetkov has allowed 43 goal on 497 shots faced, and Antti Raanta has allowed 46 goals on 469 shots.
Canadiens vs Hurricanes Trends
The Canadiens are 20-49 in their last 69 road games and 46-95 in their last 141 overall. The Hurricanes are 42-16 in their last 58 home games and 25-7 in their last 32 overall. The under is 8-3-1 in Canadiens last 12 road games. The over is 12-5 in Hurricanes last 17 overall. The Canadiens are 0-8 in the last 8 meetings in Carolina and 1-6 in the last 7 meetings. The home team is 20-8 in the last 28 meetings. The favorite is 26-7 in the last 33 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Montreal Canadiens have been fade material on the road dating back to last season, and that’s not going to change here against one of the best teams in the league. The Carolina Hurricanes rarely lose games to bad teams, and they’ve been a buzz saw at home dating back to last year. Give me the Canes and the PL for max betting value.
