Carolina Hurricanes chase sixth straight win over Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens meet Carolina Hurricanes at Bell Centre, Wednesday 11:00am (NHL). Carolina Hurricanes have won the last five against Montreal Canadiens.
The big picture
Montreal Canadiens come in 9th on the ladder; Carolina Hurricanes are 1st. Carolina Hurricanes are the side higher up the table.
Montreal Canadiens are 10–6 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.6 goals for and 3.2 against.
Carolina Hurricanes are 13–5 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.8 goals for and 2.4 against.
Form
Montreal Canadiens have won four of their last five and most recently beat Utah Mammoth 5–4.
Carolina Hurricanes have won four of their last five and most recently beat New York Islanders 5–3.
Head to head
These sides have met 101 times on our records since 2000: Montreal Canadiens 44, Carolina Hurricanes 53, 4 drawn.
Last time out (2026-27), Carolina Hurricanes won 6–4 at Bell Centre.
Carolina Hurricanes have won the last five against Montreal Canadiens.
Biggest margin between these two: Carolina Hurricanes by 6 goals in 2005-06 (8–2).
Players to watch
For Montreal Canadiens, watch Cole Caufield (11 goals, 4 assists in 2026-27) and Josh Anderson (7 goals, 3 assists in 2026-27).
For Carolina Hurricanes, watch Logan Stankoven (11 goals, 6 assists in 2026-27) and Sebastian Aho (9 goals, 14 assists in 2026-27).
At Bell Centre
Carolina Hurricanes have won 3 of 3 at Bell Centre.
Montreal Canadiens have won 9 of their last 20 at Bell Centre.
The deeper numbers
Montreal Canadiens haven't beaten Carolina Hurricanes at Bell Centre since 2025-26: 3 meetings there since then.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Carolina Hurricanes have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
