Carolina at Montreal

Montreal buried Carolina, 6-2, in Game 1 of this Eastern Conference Final. Since then, however, the Canadiens have lost a pair of overtime games to the Hurricanes. Now Montreal can even the series with a home victory on Wednesday. You have to go all the way back to November to find the last time the Canadiens lost three straight games. Montreal had defeated Carolina five consecutive times until these past two overtime defeats. The Canadiens are averaging 4.1 goals against the Hurricanes during their past seven meetings. Carolina has tightened its defense considerably since getting embarrassed at home in Game 1. But Montreal has proven itself against the Hurricanes. The Canadiens are home and in a crucial spot. So there is excellent value backing the Canadiens as a home underdog. Take the Canadiens.