NHL Prop Bets: Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes (May 25, 2026)
The Carolina Hurricanes face the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Bell Centre. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Monday's matchup.
- The Hurricanes have a 38-54 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Canadiens hold a record of 58-40.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -130 and UNDER at +110.
- The Hurricanes have a 45-44-3 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 45 games have gone over the total points line, 44 have gone under and three have resulted in a push). The Canadiens have a 49-43-6 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Hurricanes averaged 3.55 goals per game during the regular season (2nd in the NHL), while the Canadiens averaged 3.40 (7th). More recently, the Hurricanes are averaging 2.90 goals in these playoffs and the Canadiens have managed 3.19.
- Defensively, the Hurricanes allowed 2.88 goals per game during the regular season (T5th in the NHL). Meanwhile, the Canadiens gave up 3.06 (T16th). During the playoffs, the Hurricanes have given up 1.80 per contest, while the Canadiens are allowing 2.69.
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, the Hurricanes are averaging 32.5 shots per game during the postseason, up 0.3 from their regular season number of 32.2. Alternatively, the Canadiens are allowing 28.5 shots per game throughout these playoffs, an increase of 0.7 from their regular season average of 27.8.
- Flipping that script, the Hurricanes are allowing 23.5 shots per game in the playoffs, down 23.9 from their regular season average. Meanwhile, the Canadiens are recording 24.2 shots per contest during the postseason, which is an increase of 2.1 from their regular season number of 26.3.
Power Play
- The Hurricanes held a power play percentage of 24.9% during the regular season, ranking 4th in the NHL. During the postseason, they hold a percentage of 11.9%. Comparatively, the Canadiens ranked 10th with 23.1% of their power play opportunities converted into goals in the regular season. In these playoffs they hold a percentage of 23.2%.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Hurricanes had a penalty kill rate of 80.5% during the regular season (11th) and have a kill rate of 95.5% in the postseason. Alternatively, the Canadiens had a penalty kill rate of 78.2% in the regular season (18th) and 76.3% in the playoffs.
P1 Result
Carolina is +170 to win the first period, while Montreal is +200.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 44-24-24 | 21-13-13 | 23-11-11 | 4-3-3 |
| Montreal | 35-27-36 | 16-13-18 | 19-14-18 | 6-2-2 |
To Go To Overtime
Monday's matchup is +260 to go to overtime.
- The Hurricanes have played in 25 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), while the Canadiens have appeared in 30.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Hurricanes have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout this season (including playoffs), while the Canadiens have also appeared in 9.
Last Time They Met
The Hurricanes recorded a 3-2 overtime victory over the Canadiens at Lenovo Center on Saturday. The series is now tied at 1-1. Nikolaj Ehlers led the way to that result, scoring 2 goals. That result snapped the Canadiens' five-game winning streak against the Hurricanes.