Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2026-03-29 • Lenovo Center

Carolina Hurricanes 1 - 3 Montreal Canadiens

🚨 Upset Loss (71% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

CAR: 70.7%

MTL: 29.3%

Expected Goals

CAR: 3.21

MTL: 2.90

Total Goals

Median: 6.8

Over 5.5: 70%

Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR

Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA

MTL

Jakub Dobes - 13-5-3 | 0.889 SV% | 3.01 GAA

Stat	CAR	MTL
Season SV%	0.865	0.889
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	3.38	3.01

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
CAR	Frederik Andersen	18	15	3	83.3%	2.70	3	-0.30
MTL	Jakub Dobes	35	34	1	97.1%	4.23	2	3.23

SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 76% • CAR at home vs MTL: 8-3

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-10-06	MTL 4 - 6 CAR	CAR	CAR
2026-05-29	CAR 6 - 1 MTL	CAR	CAR
2026-05-27	MTL 0 - 4 CAR	CAR	CAR
2026-05-25	MTL 2 - 3 CAR	CAR	CAR
2026-05-23	CAR 3 - 2 MTL	CAR	CAR

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	CAR	22	1	1.11
1	MTL	10	0	0.59
2	CAR	23	1	2.06
2	MTL	14	3	1.57
3	CAR	22	0	1.05
3	MTL	5	0	0.54

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result

❌ Incorrect

Confidence: 70.7%

Total Goals

Actual: 4.0

Expected: 6.1

Score Breakdown