Wednesday’s NHL lineup includes an outing between the favored Montreal Canadiens (39-31-11, -148 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Carolina Hurricanes (47-28-5, +124 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Canadiens vs. Hurricanes Betting Lines

• Favorite: Canadiens (-148)
• Underdog: Hurricanes (+124)
• Over/under: 5.5

Canadiens vs. Hurricanes Quick Facts

• Montreal and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 47 of 81 matches (58.0%) so far this season.
• In 52.5% of Carolina’s previous games this season (42/80), the teams combined to score more than Wednesday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• Wednesday’s over/under is 0.7 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.2 goals per game.
• These two teams concede a combined 5.9 goals per game, 0.4 more than this game’s over/under.

Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canadiens Season Stat Insights

• The Canadiens offense’s 239 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 18th in the league.
• Montreal ranks 22nd in total goals against, allowing 3.2 goals per game (259 total) in NHL play.
• The team is ranked 21st in goal differential at -20.
• The 47 power-play goals Montreal has recorded this season (on 231 chances) rank 18th in the NHL.
• The Canadiens’ offense has the NHL’s 21st-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.35%).
• Montreal’s nine shorthanded goals this season rank fifth in the league.
• The Canadiens’ 80.86% penalty-kill success rate is currently ninth-best in the NHL.
• The Canadiens’ players win 50.9% of their faceoffs to rank 13th in the NHL.
• Montreal has an 11.5% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking seventh in the league.
• The Canadiens average 24 hits and 17.3 blocked shots per game.

Canadiens Moneyline

• Montreal has gone 9-5 as the favorite this season.
• The Canadiens have a record of 5-3 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -148.
• Per the moneyline odds, Montreal has a 59.7% chance of winning this contest.

Canadiens Leaders

• Nicholas Suzuki: 29 goals and 58 assists
• Cole Caufield: 37 goals and 32 assists
• Lane Hutson: six goals and 57 assists
• Samuel Montembeault: 30-24-7 record, .901 save percentage, 164 goals allowed

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Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stats Insights

• The Hurricanes have scored the 10th-most goals (259 goals, 3.2 per game) in the NHL.
• Carolina has conceded 2.7 goals per game, and 219 total, the seventh-fewest among all NHL teams.
• Their eighth-best goal differential is +40.
• Carolina has put up 45 power-play goals this season (on 242 chances). That ranks 20th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes’ power-play conversion rate (18.6%) ranks 26th in the league.
• Carolina has scored 10 shorthanded goals this season (fourth in NHL).
• The 84.05% penalty-kill percentage the Hurricanes have amassed is the league’s best rate.
• The Hurricanes have the sixth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL (52.6%).
• Carolina’s collective 10.2% shooting percentage ranks 22nd in the league.
• The Hurricanes have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Hurricanes Moneyline Insights

• The Hurricanes have been the underdog five times this season, and upset their opponent in three of those games.
• Carolina has not played with moneyline odds of +124 or longer once this season.
• The Hurricanes have a 44.6% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Hurricanes Leaders

• Sebastian Aho: 29 goals and 45 assists
• Seth Jarvis: 32 goals and 35 assists
• Andrei Svechnikov: 19 goals and 27 assists
• Pyotr Kochetkov: 27-15-3 record, .897 save percentage, 118 goals given up