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Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Hurricanes logo
Hurricanes
Carolina
2
vs
Canadiens logo
Canadiens
Montreal
6
CAR 54%46% MTL
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Carolina Hurricanes 54% to win. The biggest signal favoring Hurricanes:

  • 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: CAR 50% (−4)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: CAR 56% (+2)

Win probability movement

CAR home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement59%54%49%May 19May 21

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)
46%
Win probability
54%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Canadiens defeated the Hurricanes 6-2.

Our model predicted the Hurricanes would win with 54% 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:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Hurricanes and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days favored the Canadiens and was a contributing factor: Canadiens rest advantage (3 days rest) over Hurricanes (12 days rest)
  • 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 2-6

Canadiens won by a solid margin

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Hurricanes at 54%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Carolina Hurricanes
  • Rest DaysFavors Montreal Canadiens
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • ELO RatingNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

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

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.1.0 • Calculated: 5/21/2026, 8:50:01 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

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hurricanes has a 54% win probability, while Canadiens has a 46% 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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