The Carolina Hurricanes (46-21-7) visit the Montreal Canadiens (28-32-12), who have won three straight, on Saturday, March 30 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSSO.
Hurricanes vs. Canadiens Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Hurricanes vs. Canadiens for free with a trial to Fubo!
Hurricanes and Canadiens Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Hurricanes Insights
- The Hurricanes score the sixth-most goals in the NHL (250 total, 3.4 per game).
- Defensively, the Hurricanes are one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, giving up 194 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank fifth.
- They have the league’s second-best goal differential at +56.
- The 59 power-play goals the Hurricanes have recorded this season are fourth-best in the NHL (on 223 power-play chances).
- The Hurricanes have the league’s third-best power-play conversion rate (26.46%).
- The nine shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank eighth among NHL teams.
- The Hurricanes’ 85.59% penalty-kill success rate leads the league.
- The Hurricanes win the seventh-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.4%.
- The Hurricanes make 10.2% of their shots (13th in the league).
- The Hurricanes have shut out opponents six times this season. As a team, they are averaging 14.4 hits and 11.6 blocked shots per game.
Hurricanes Key Players
- One of Carolina’s top offensive options this season is Sebastian Aho, who has recorded 83 points in 71 games.
- Jake Guentzel has 24 goals and 42 assists for Carolina to compile 66 total points (1.1 per game).
- On 164 shots (for 28 goals) and 32 assists, Seth Jarvis has recorded 60 points this season.
- Across 38 games played, Pyotr Kochetkov has a goaltending record of 19-13-4. During those games, he’s allowed 87 goals while recording 863 saves.
Hurricanes Injuries
Jesper Fast: Upper Body (Questionable)
Canadiens Insights
- The Canadiens have 196 goals this season (2.7 per game), 27th in the NHL.
- The Canadiens concede 3.3 goals per game (240 in total), 24th in the league.
- They have the 28th-ranked goal differential in the league at -44.
- The Canadiens have 41 power-play goals (on 230 chances), 22nd in the NHL.
- The Canadiens score on 17.83% of their power plays, No. 23 in the NHL.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canadiens have five.
- At 77.02, the Canadiens have the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Canadiens are eighth in faceoff win rate in the NHL (52.3%).
- The 9.8% shooting percentage of the Canadiens is 21st in the league.
- This season, the Canadiens have shut out their opponents twice.
Canadiens Key Players
- Nicholas Suzuki’s 30 goals and 39 assists in 72 games for Montreal add up to 69 total points on the season.
- Cole Caufield has helped lead the offense for Montreal this season with 20 goals and 35 assists.
- Michael Matheson has earned 10 goals on the season, chipping in 41 assists.
- Samuel Montembeault has a 14-13-7 record this season, with a .905 save percentage (34th in the league). He has 1017 saves, and has given up 107 goals (3.1 goals against average).
Canadiens Injuries
Kirby Dach: Knee (Out For Season), Joshua Roy: Upper Body (Out), Christian Dvorak: Pectoral (Out)