Hurricanes vs Canadiens Prediction
Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026, 7:00 PM ET, Bell Centre, Montreal
Agatha Research Desk, Updated
AGATHA'S PICK
AWAYCarolinaHurricanesAGATHA'S PICK
HOMEMontrealCanadiens
AWAYCarolinaHurricanesPREDICTED SCOREPREDICTED SETSMATCHUPLIVEDELAYEDFINALPOSTPONEDLIVE
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Predicted --
HOMEMontrealCanadiens51%WIN CHANCELIVE READHurricanes to WinWON#422 SEALEDSEALED ODDS -Agatha's pick: Hurricanes to WinTHE VERDICT
Win chance at the seal 51%
Final score: Hurricanes 6, Canadiens 4
- SEALED ODDS
- -125Betano
- CLOSING ODDS
- -133Betano, at the start
- STAKE
- 1 unitflat, every pick
- RESULT
- WON +0.80uat the sealed price
- GRADED
- 9:56 PM ETreceipt #422
Game Center
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| MTL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Play-by-play
- [3- 20:00] Game End
- [3- 20:00] End of 3rd Period
- [3- 19:53] Phillip Danault Snap Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
- [3- 19:51] Lane Hutson shot blocked by Sean Walker
- [3- 19:49] Jordan Staal faceoff won against Phillip Danault
- [3- 19:49] Icing
- [3- 19:48] Jordan Staal Batted Wide Left
- [3- 19:42] Noah Dobson Snap Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
- [3- 19:00] Giveaway by Alex Newhook
- [3- 18:45] Alex Newhook faceoff won against Mark Jankowski
- [3- 18:45] Andrei Svechnikov Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (3), Jaccob Slavin (2)
- [3- 18:39] Jaccob Slavin hit Juraj Slafkovsky
Leaders
- Zack Bolduc (MTL): 2
- Chris Kreider (MTL): 2
- Zack Bolduc (MTL): 2
- Taylor Hall (CAR): 2
- Sebastian Aho (CAR): 2
- Sebastian Aho (CAR): 3
Game-day injuries
- Ivan Demidov (MTL) - Injured Reserve
- Oliver Kapanen (MTL) - Out
- Kaiden Guhle (MTL) - Injured Reserve
- Bryce Pickford (MTL) - Injured Reserve
- Lucas Condotta (MTL) - Injured Reserve
- Seth Jarvis (CAR) - Injured Reserve
- Alexander Nikishin (CAR) - Out
Tale of the tape
MTLHurricanes vs Canadiens recent form
CAR 3-2 Hurricanes: last 5 games
- W3-2PHI Oct 3 Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2
- L2-5WSH Oct 2 Washington Capitals, 2-5
- L0-1FLA Sep 29 Florida Panthers, 0-1
- W3-0VGK Jun 14 Vegas Golden Knights, 3-0
- W4-2VGK Jun 11 Vegas Golden Knights, 4-2
MTL 1-4 Canadiens: last 5 games
- L5-6PIT Oct 3 Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-6
- W3-2TOR Sep 29 Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2
- L1-6CAR May 29 Carolina Hurricanes, 1-6
- L0-4CAR May 27 Carolina Hurricanes, 0-4
- L2-3CAR May 25 Carolina Hurricanes, 2-3
Goals scored, last 5CAR 12MTL 11
Goals allowed, last 5fewer is betterCAR 10MTL 21
Hurricanes vs Canadiens head-to-head
Since Jan 1, 2026: Hurricanes 4, Canadiens 4
- May 29, 2026
Hurricanes 6-1 - May 27, 2026
Hurricanes 4-0 - May 25, 2026
Hurricanes 3-2 - May 23, 2026
Hurricanes 3-2 - May 21, 2026
Canadiens 6-2 - Mar 29, 2026
Canadiens 3-1 - Mar 24, 2026
Canadiens 5-2 - Jan 1, 2026
Canadiens 7-5
Hurricanes vs Canadiens line movement
Market (latest pregame line)
Spread (MTL)
+1.5
Total
6.5
Moneyline
- CAR
- -125
- MTL
- +105
Line movement, tracked by Agatha since first sighting (23 snapshots)
- Moneyline (MTL) at FanDuel: opened +106, now +110
- Spread (MTL) at FanDuel: opened +1.5, now +1.5
- Total at FanDuel: opened 6.5, now 6.5
Agatha's pick for Hurricanes vs Canadiens
The Hurricanes. Agatha gave Carolina a 51% chance to win at Bell Centre, Montreal. It was Agatha's prediction for this game, sealed and graded like every pick.
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