Canadiens at Hurricanes 3/24/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Adam |

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 9:17 AM ET

The Canadiens are trying to hold onto a playoff spot in this game. The Canadiens are right now holding the final wild card spot, but it is only by a point and that is heading into play on Saturday. However, something the Canadiens can do in this game will be to have a chance to pull closer to the Hurricanes who are in the position that is ahead of the team in the playoff standings by only a couple of points.

Offensively the Canadiens have been able to score 2.93 goals a game on the year, but the defense has give up a total of 2.88 goals a game. The Canadiens have been able to convert on the power play at a dismal rate of 12.3%, but the team has killed off 80.6% on the year.
With the Hurricanes the team has been able to get a decent record and are sitting in the number 1 playoff spot for the Wild Card in the Eastern Conference. However, the Hurricanes are a team that has been able to play really well and have struggled at times and have been a fairly sketchy team at times that has struggled.

This season the Hurricanes have been able to score a total of 2.96 goals a game. The defense for the Hurricanes has allowed 2.77 goals per game. The Hurricanes have managed to convert on the power play at 16.8% on the season. With the penalty kill the Hurricanes have killed off 81.7% of the penalties they have faced.

The Hurricanes are playing at home and that will help out as the Canadiens are only 2 games over the five hundred mark on the road. The Hurricanes for their part are 8 games over the five hundred mark at home. Not to mention the Hurricanes have a better defense and can play on the power play quite a bit better this season and it is easy to see the Hurricanes coming out on top in this game. Final Score Prediction, Carolina Hurricanes win 3-2.

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