Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal CanadiensMay 31, 2026

Time TBDPlayoffsSunday, May 31, 2026

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Carolina HurricanesCAR

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

CARaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 1,162 km travel

MTLhome±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 1,162 km travel

No meaningful schedule edge: CAR (1 day rest) at MTL (1 day rest).

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Carolina Hurricanes

Goalie: Starter not announced
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 6–1 vs MTL · May 29

L1Hall – Stankoven – Blake
10:18
L2Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis
9:16
L3Staal – Martinook – Ehlers
7:24
L4Jankowski – Carrier – Robinson
7:08
D1Slavin – Chatfield
13:48
D2Walker – Miller
12:37
D3Gostisbehere – Nikishin
10:36
PP1Hall – Ehlers – Miller – Stankoven – Blake
3:50

Projected CAR lines →·CAR goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Montreal Canadiens

Goalie: Starter not announced
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 1–6 at CAR · May 29

L1Danault – Anderson – Texier
4:55
L2Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
4:49
L3Evans – Newhook – Demidov
3:20
L4Veleno – Dach – Bolduc
2:30
D1Struble – Hutson
6:49
D2Matheson – Dobson
6:29
D3Carrier – Guhle
4:30
PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
6:00

Projected MTL lines →·MTL goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Game day: all games on May 31.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.