Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes
Date: Sunday, March 29, 2026
Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC
TV: Fanduel Sports Network
The Montreal Canadiens (40-21-10) are headed to PNC Arena on Sunday where they will play the Carolina Hurricanes (45-20-6).
The Montreal Canadiens came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 2-1 victory against the Blue Jackets their last time out. The Canadiens left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the win. For the matchup, they converted 2 out of the 20 shots they tried. In addition, they had 2 power play tries but didn’t net one. Montreal accrued 4 penalty minutes in this contest.
At even strength, the Canadiens have conceded 174 goals while having 199 themselves. Montreal Canadiens opponents have tallied 220 power play tries (7th in the league) and have earned 52 goals in those chances. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Montreal Canadiens have accounted for 249 goals (5th in the National Hockey League) for the season and have given up 226. Montreal has attempted 1,885 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 13.2%. For the current season, they have racked up 90 points and their points percentage comes in at .634. The Canadiens so far have had 1,963 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .885. Montreal skates onto the rink with 202 power play opportunities and they have scored 50 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 24.75%.
The player in the crease for this game is Sam Montembeault. Opponents have tallied 698 goals against Montembeault in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 3.31. Montembeault has played in 231 games over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage is .896 for his 10,977 minutes played. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 90-92-32 and he has gotten the start in 211 games. For his career, Montembeault has earned 108 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .512. Montembeault has had 6,729 shots taken against him and has garnered 6,031 saves.
In their last game, Carolina squared up with the Canadiens in a game where the Hurricanes ended up taking the loss by a tally of 5-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game and converted 1 out of those opportunities. The Hurricanes recorded 2 goals out of the 43 shots on goal they pursued.
The Hurricanes have scored 197 goals at even strength and 50 goals (7th in the league) while having more men on the ice. Carolina has taken 2,307 shots (2nd in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 10.71%, while allowing the other team 1,716 shots. On the season, the Carolina Hurricanes have earned a total of 247 goals, 96 points, as well as a points percentage of .676. They have granted a total of 208 goals to be scored by of a combination of 168 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 215 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 23.26%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 80.00% on the other teams 200 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 87.9%.
On the other side of the ice you will find Frederik Andersen in net. His opposition is averaging 2.57 goals per contest and he has relinquished 1,368 goals altogether. Andersen’s rate of quality starts sits at 55.9% and he has earned 298 quality starts in his pro career. He got the starting nod in 533 games and has been on the ice for 27,476 minutes. Andersen holds a career record of 321-147-58 and has played in 547 games. He has accounted for 14,378 stops out of 15,746 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .913.
Who will win tonight’s NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh’s Pick: Take Montreal
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