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Hurricanes vs Canadiens Prediction

Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026, 7:00 PM ET, Bell Centre, Montreal

Agatha Research Desk, Updated

AGATHA'S PICKCarolina HurricanesAWAYCarolinaHurricanes

FINAL

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Montreal CanadiensHOMEMontrealCanadiens
51%WIN CHANCEHurricanes to WinWON#422 SEALED

Win chance at the seal 51%

Agatha's pick: Hurricanes to WinTHE VERDICT

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

Team123T
CAR2226
MTL3014

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
CAR

Tale of the tape

MTL

Hurricanes vs Canadiens recent form

CAR 3-2 Hurricanes: last 5 games

  1. W3-2PHI Oct 3 Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2
  2. L2-5WSH Oct 2 Washington Capitals, 2-5
  3. L0-1FLA Sep 29 Florida Panthers, 0-1
  4. W3-0VGK Jun 14 Vegas Golden Knights, 3-0
  5. W4-2VGK Jun 11 Vegas Golden Knights, 4-2

MTL 1-4 Canadiens: last 5 games

  1. L5-6PIT Oct 3 Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-6
  2. W3-2TOR Sep 29 Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2
  3. L1-6CAR May 29 Carolina Hurricanes, 1-6
  4. L0-4CAR May 27 Carolina Hurricanes, 0-4
  5. 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

  1. May 29, 2026Hurricanes 6-1
  2. May 27, 2026Hurricanes 4-0
  3. May 25, 2026Hurricanes 3-2
  4. May 23, 2026Hurricanes 3-2
  5. May 21, 2026Canadiens 6-2
  6. Mar 29, 2026Canadiens 3-1
  7. Mar 24, 2026Canadiens 5-2
  8. Jan 1, 2026Canadiens 7-5

Hurricanes vs Canadiens line movement

MONEYLINE Hurricanes to win at Betano

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.

TV: ESPN+

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