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Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2025-03-28 • Lenovo Center
Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 1 Montreal Canadiens

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 73.8%
MTL: 26.2%
Expected Goals
CAR: 3.96
MTL: 2.20
Total Goals
Median: 5.3
Over 5.5: 43%
Over 6.5: 30%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Brandon Bussi - 31-6-2 | 0.894 SV% | 2.47 GAA
MTL
Jakub Dobes - 29-10-4 | 0.901 SV% | 2.78 GAA
StatCARMTL
Season SV%0.9010.889
Last 5 SV%0.8870.891
SV% vs Opponent0.7270.922
GAA2.333.01
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 44% • CAR at home vs MTL: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-29CAR 1 - 3 MTLMTLCAR
2026-03-24MTL 5 - 2 CARMTLCAR
2026-01-01CAR 5 - 7 MTLMTLCAR
2025-04-16MTL 4 - 2 CARMTLCAR
2025-03-28CAR 4 - 1 MTLCARCAR

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
100:23MTLGoal
100:41CARGoal
213:46CARGoal
216:10CARGoal
319:00CARGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 73.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 1 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 4.0 - 2.2