Montreal Canadiens (33-29-9, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (43-24-4, in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -305, Canadiens +243; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens head into the matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes after losing four straight games.
Carolina is 43-24-4 overall and 27-8-1 at home. The Hurricanes have a 12-4-2 record in games decided by a goal.
Montreal is 33-29-9 overall and 15-17-4 in road games. The Canadiens have committed 280 total penalties (3.9 per game) to rank sixth in league play.
The teams square off Friday for the second time this season. The Canadiens won the last matchup 4-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrei Svechnikov has 18 goals and 25 assists for the Hurricanes. Taylor Hall has six goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
Nicholas Suzuki has 22 goals and 52 assists for the Canadiens. Juraj Slafkovsky has scored five goals with four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 8-2-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.2 assists, 2.9 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Canadiens: 3-3-4, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.6 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: None listed.
Canadiens: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The Associated Press
