The Carolina Hurricanes (47-18-9) will be out to halt their losing streak when they head to face the Montreal Canadiens (30-40-6) at Bell Centre on Saturday. Carolina is coming off a 3-2 loss against the Red Wings on Thursday, their third consecutive defeat. The Hurricanes conceded a power play goal while failing to take advantage of their own power play opportunities.
Jaccob Slavin and Brent Burns both scored once for the Hurricanes. Slavin added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Frederik Andersen saved only 19 of 22 shots against (.863%) in the loss.
Montreal fell 5-2 to the Panthers on Thursday. Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Sean Farrell each scored once for the Canadiens. Sam Montembeault only had 25 saves on 29 shots against (.862%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Hurricanes have won both games between the teams this season, including a 4-3 (SO) victory in their most recent meeting in March, their fifth straight win against Montreal.
Brett Pesce led Carolina with two points (0G 2A). Alex Belzile (1G 1A), Michael Pezzetta (1G 1A), and Chris Tierney (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Montreal. Andersen got the win, saving 13 of 14 shots (.928%).
FACING OFF
Carolina is averaging 3.23 goals per game for the season, 16th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Canadiens team that is allowing 3.67 goals a game (28th). Meanwhile, Montreal has found the net 2.82 times a game on average, 26th in the league, and the Hurricanes are holding opponents to 2.59 goals per game (2nd).
Carolina averages more shots (34.7) than most teams in the league, ranking third, though the team’s 9.5% shooting percentage is 25th. Montreal’s average of 27.5 attempts ranks 30th.
The Hurricanes’ 20.43% power play percentage ranks 20th in the league, while the Canadiens are 26th with a conversion rate of 17.35%. Carolina has been equally successful at penalty killing, boasting the league’s third-highest PK% at 83.62%. Montreal ranks 29th at 73.39%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 68 and 63 points this season, Martin Necas and Sebastian Aho have been the top skaters for the Hurricanes. In the net, Pyotr Kochetkov (12-7-5) is Carolina’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.44 GAA and a .909% save percentage. Andersen (19-9-1) leads the Hurricanes in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 2.47 and a save percentage of .903%.Nick Suzuki leads the Canadiens in scoring with 61 points. He has 23 goals and 38 assists. Montembeault (15-15-3) has the best goals against average for Montreal at 3.30. He has a save percentage of .904%. Jake Allen (15-24-3) has played the most games in net for the Canadiens this season. He has a 3.55 GAA and a .891% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Carolina is 22-8-6 on the road this season. Montreal is 16-18-3 at Bell Centre this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Carolina Hurricanes -1.5 (-110)
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