Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens: Without Aho and Svechnikov, the Hurricanes will win by the defence

Carolina will play their first game at home against Montreal after a forced covid pause. The Canadiens have already played one game in which they managed to draw in regulation time against Tampa Bay. Will Dominique Ducharme's team be able to put up resistance against the Hurricanes as well? Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Carolina went into the break after a perfect six-game winning streak of seven games. Rod Brind'Amour team beat three Western Conference leaders - Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. Therefore, the Hurricanes strengthened their position at the top of the table in the East. The Hurricanes are third in the entire conference and second in the Capital Division. Only Washington is higher. 

Tampa Bay came into the game against the Canadiens without their best squad. Andrey Vasilevskiy, placed on the covid list, joined the injured Kucherov. However, the opponent's troubles don't negate the fact that Montreal played a very high-quality game. Dominique Ducharme's team scored four goals and lived up to the final. Although they lost with a score of 4:5 in overtime, they can certainly take this meeting to their credit. The Canadiens are underperforming in this championship, sitting in last place in the Eastern Conference. Even such a local success today is crucial for the Canadiens.

Carolina's squad is weakened by the absence of their two leading scorers, Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov. Thus, it's unlikely to be a productive game. The Hurricanes, of course, will be closer to success than the outsider from Montreal at the expense of working on defence. Prediction: Carolina will be closer to the win in Total Under match.

• 1X And Total Under 5.5 for 5.6
• Total Under 6.5 for 1.55
• Both Teams To Score - No for 4.70