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Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
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Hurricanes logo
Hurricanes
Carolina
1
vs
Canadiens logo
Canadiens
Montreal
3
CAR 62%38% MTL
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Carolina Hurricanes 62% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Hurricanes:

  • Rest Days. Hurricanes rest advantage (1 day rest) over Canadiens (back-to-back)
  • 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 rest edge were neutral: CAR 56% (−6)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: CAR 58% (−4)

Win probability movement

CAR home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement67%59%51%Rest Days +6.3Mar 26Mar 29

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

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VenueLenovo Center
Raleigh, NC

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Canadiens (away)
Hurricanes (home)
38%
Win probability
62%
0
High-impact factors
1
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Canadiens defeated the Hurricanes 3-1.

Our model predicted the Hurricanes would win with 62% confidence, but the Canadiens won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Rest Days favored the Hurricanes and was a major factor: Hurricanes rest advantage (1 day rest) over Canadiens (back-to-back)
  • Home Field Advantage favored the Hurricanes 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

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

Canadiens won 1-3

Canadiens won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Hurricanes at 62%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Rest DaysFavors Carolina Hurricanes
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Carolina Hurricanes
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

MTL
CAR
Rest Days
Home Field Advantage
Favours MTL|Favours CAR

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Rest Days

Hurricanes rest advantage (1 day rest) over Canadiens (back-to-back)

Hurricanes
Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/29/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Canadiens

Jacob FowlerG
Kaapo KahkonenG
Sam MontembeaultG
Jakub DobesG
Owen BeckC

Hurricanes

Amir MiftakhovG
Brandon BussiG
Pyotr KochetkovG
Cayden PrimeauG
Mark JankowskiC

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hurricanes has a 62% win probability, while Canadiens has a 38% 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 Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC.

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