Hurricanes vs Canadiens Prediction 1/1/26 NHL Picks Today

The Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes meet Thursday in NHL action at the Lenovo Center. Here’s a Hurricanes vs Canadiens Prediction. This article will include a Hurricanes vs Canadiens Pick.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Preview

The Montreal Canadiens lost to the Lightning, beat the Panthers, and they play the Blues next. The Canadiens have won 6 of their last 10 games.

The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 3.28 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Cole Caufield leads Montreal with 19 goals, Lane Hutson has 33 assists and Nick Suzuki has 83 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3.26 goals per game and are killing 77.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jakub Dobes has given up 55 goals on 517 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 51 goals on 373 shots.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Rangers, lost to the Penguins, and they play the Avs next. The Hurricanes have lost 4 of their last 6 games.

The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.23 goals per game and are scoring on 17.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Seth Jarvis leads Carolina with 19 goals, Shayne Gostisbehere has 25 assists, and Andrei Svechnikov has 108 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 79.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederik Andersen has given up 54 goals on 401 shots faced, while Brandon Bussi has allowed 32 goals on 362 shots.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win

• The Hurricanes have won each of their last 12 home games against the Canadiens.
• The Canadiens have lost 13 of their last 14 games at Lenovo Center.
• The Hurricanes have covered the puck line in each of their last seven home games against the Canadiens.
• The Canadiens have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 11 games at Lenovo Center.
• The Hurricanes have won the third period in each of their last 12 home games against the Canadiens.

Why the Montreal Canadiens will win

• The Canadiens have won each of their last five games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
• The Hurricanes have lost four of their last five games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Canadiens have covered the puck line in each of their last 10 road games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Hurricanes have lost the third period in each of their last eight home games against Atlantic Division opponents when trailing after the second period.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Hurricanes’ last four games against Atlantic Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Five of the Canadiens’ last six road games following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Canadiens’ last seven road games against the Hurricanes.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in 12 of the Hurricanes’ last 13 Thursday at Lenovo Center.

Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts

• Andrei Svechnikov has scored the last goal in four of the Hurricanes’ last five home games against the Canadiens.
• Andrei Svechnikov has scored at least one goal in four of the Hurricanes’ last five home games against the Canadiens.
• Sebastian Aho has recorded an assist in each of the Hurricanes’ last four home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• Logan Stankoven has recorded a career faceoff win percentage of 62.5% against the Canadiens (min. 5 faceoffs) – equal-most against any opponent (including playoffs).

Montreal Canadiens Player Prop Facts

• Ivan Demidov has scored a goal in four of the Canadiens’ last five games as underdogs.
• Ivan Demidov has recorded an assist in seven of the Canadiens’ last eight road games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Juraj Slafkovsky has recorded a positive plus minus rating in each of his last five appearances – equal-longest active streak in the league.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Carolina Hurricanes rank 1st in the league for shots against per game this season (24.6).
• The Carolina Hurricanes are the only team to lose a game when leading by 3 or more goals after Period 1 this season.
• The Montreal Canadiens rank T5th in the league in power play percentage this season (25.00%).
• The Montreal Canadiens rank T6th in the league for goals per game this season (3.28).

Hurricanes vs Canadiens Prediction

The Hurricanes are going to be favored at home for obvious reasons. The Canes are title contender good, and they’ve won 8 of the last 10 games against the Habs. However, we’re getting big plus money with a Canadiens side that’s earned points in 9 of their last 10 games. The Habs are playing great hockey and have 10 road wins this season. As long as this continues, there will be value in the Canadiens as underdogs. I’ll gladly grab the more favorable price with the Habs on the road.