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Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Canadiens logo
Canadiens
Montreal
5
vs
Hurricanes logo
Hurricanes
Carolina
2
MTL 56%44% CAR
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Montreal Canadiens 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Canadiens:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: MTL 52% (−4)

Win probability movement

MTL home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%56%51%Mar 21Mar 24

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueBell Centre
Montreal, QC

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Hurricanes (away)
Canadiens (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Canadiens defeated the Hurricanes 5-2.

Our model predicted the Canadiens would win with 56% confidence -- and they delivered. Even with modest confidence, the model got this one right.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Canadiens and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Turnover Differential was neutral and a contributing factor: No turnover stats available for comparison
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history available

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Canadiens won 5-2

Canadiens won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Canadiens at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Montreal Canadiens
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

CAR
MTL
Home Field Advantage
Favours CAR|Favours MTL

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/24/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Hurricanes

Amir MiftakhovG
Brandon BussiG
Pyotr KochetkovG
Cayden PrimeauG
Mark JankowskiC

Canadiens

Jacob FowlerG
Kaapo KahkonenG
Sam MontembeaultG
Jakub DobesG
Owen BeckC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Canadiens has a 56% win probability, while Hurricanes has a 44% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Bell Centre in Montreal, QC.

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