Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens: Game preview, predictions and odds

Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens: Game preview, predictions and odds | April 16, 2025

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The Carolina Hurricanes are on the road to play the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. ET.

Carolina (47-28-5) is coming off a 4-1 loss to Toronto. Montreal (39-31-11) is coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to Chicago.

Hurricanes vs Canadiens: Head-to-head & key stats

Carolina is 85-104-20-7 all-time against Montreal
The Hurricanes are averaging 3.23 goals per game
Montreal is 22-12-6 at home
Carolina is allowing 2.73 goals per game
The Canadiens are averaging 2.95 goals per game
The Hurricanes are 16-19-4 on the road
Montreal is allowing 3.19 goals per game

Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens: Preview

Carolina has two games left in the season, but is locked into their spot, so they could rest some key players here. The Hurricanes are led by Sebastian Aho, who has 74 points. Seth Jarvis has 67 points, Andrei Svechnikov has 46 points, and Shayne Gostisbehere has 44 points.

The Hurricanes are expected to start Pyotr Kochetkov, who's 27-15-3 with a 2.59 GAA and a .897 SV%. In his career against Montreal, he's 1-0 with a 0.00 GAA and a 1.000 SV%.

Montreal, meanwhile, needs one point to clinch a playoff spot here. The Canadiens are led by Nick Suzuki, who has 87 points. Cole Caufield has 69 points, Lane Hutson has 65 points, and Juraj Slafkovsky has 50 points.

The Canadiens are set to start Sam Montembeault, who's 30-24-7 with a 2.83 GAA and a .901 SV%. In his career against the Carolina, he's 1-6-1 with a 3.02 GAA and a .909 SV%.

Hurricanes vs Canadiens: Odds & Prediction

Carolina is a -125 favorite while Montreal is a +105 underdog and the over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Hurricanes don't have much to play for here, while Montreal can clinch a playoff spot by getting one point. The Canadiens are coming off a blown lead to Chicago, which could have clinched their spot.

Expect the Canadiens to come out strong here, as Carolina doesn't have much to play for, and Montreal will get the win at home.

Prediction: Canadiens 3, Carolina 2.

Hurricanes vs Canadiens: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Montreal ML (+105)

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (+105)

Tip 3: Cole Caufield 3+ shots on goal (-120)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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