{"id":465542,"date":"2025-03-28T10:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=465542"},"modified":"2025-03-28T10:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:11:09","slug":"nhl-predictions-march-28-montreal-canadiens-vs-carolina-hurricanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/03\/28\/nhl-predictions-march-28-montreal-canadiens-vs-carolina-hurricanes\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Predictions: March 28 Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day our writers here at\u00a0<em>Last Word on Hockey<\/em> look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out. For this edition, we will look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/03\/24\/analyzing-alex-newhooks-potential-for-the-montreal-canadiens\/\" target=\"_self\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> taking on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/03\/23\/carolina-hurricanes-seth-jarvis-injured-in-latest-tilt\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>.\u00a0Don\u2019t forget to check out more NHL Predictions, as\u00a0our writers continue this series throughout the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Predictions<\/h2>\n<h3>Utah Hockey Club vs Florida Panthers<\/h3>\n<h4>Head-to-Head: Utah HC 0-1 Panthers<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> Sportsnet; Utah16; Scripps Florida; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p>We open up NHL predictions with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/03\/25\/nick-schmaltz-utah-playoff-hunt\/\" target=\"_self\">Utah Hockey Club<\/a> visiting the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/03\/16\/nhl-rumours-florida-panthers-restart-contract-talks-with-forward\/\" target=\"_self\"> Florida Panthers.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vejmeka01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karel Vejmelka<\/a> is the expected starter for Utah HC, but always check social media before locking in a daily fantasy starter. Utah is 4-4-2 in the last 10 games, including two straight defeats. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kellecl01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clayton Keller<\/a> leads the team in assists (54) and points (78).<\/p>\n<p>Florida is expected to go with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bobrose01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sergei Bobrovsky<\/a> in between the pipes for this game. The Panthers are 6-4 in the last 10 games and got a victory in its last time out. Sam Reinart is tops in goals (35) and points (75) for Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams are in need of points, but Florida gets the victory.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Panthers win 4-2.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes<\/h3>\n<h4>Head-to-Head: Canadiens 1-0 Hurricanes<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> TSN2; Fan Duel Sports South; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.thescore.com\/nhl\/events\/30579\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our featured game<\/a> of NHL predictions has the Canadiens trying to get back on track against the Hurricanes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/montesa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Montembeault<\/a> is the expected starter after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dobesja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jakub Dobes<\/a> played the night before. The Habs are 3-4-4 in the last 10 games and lead both New York hockey teams by one point for the second wild card spot. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/suzukni01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Suzuki<\/a> is first in assists (52) and points (74) for the Canadiens.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina is expected to start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderfr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frederik Andersen<\/a> in net for this game. The Hurricanes are 8-2 in the last 10 games, but lost in its last time out. Carolina is solid at the Lenovo Center with a 27-8-1 record at home. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/svechan01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrei Svechnikov<\/a> has registered 18 goals and 25 assists for the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p>Montreal needs to stop the bleeding, but Carolina is strong at home.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Hurricanes win 4-2.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>New Jersey Devils vs Winnipeg Jets<\/h3>\n<h4>Head-to-Head: Devils 0-1 Jets<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> TSN3; MSGSN; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p>Our next game in NHL predictions has the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/03\/13\/devils-defenseman-to-miss-season\/\" target=\"_self\">New Jersey Devils<\/a> taking on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/03\/25\/nhl-predictions-march-25-washington-capitals-vs-winnipeg-jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marksja02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacob Markstrom<\/a> is the probable starter for the Devils, who are 5-4-1 in the last 10 games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/meierti01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Timo Meier<\/a> has tallied six goals and one assist over the past 10 games for New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/helleco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Hellebuyck<\/a> is the expected starter for the Jets, who are 7-3 in the last 10 games entering this matchup. Winnipeg is 26-6-4 at home this campaign. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/ehlerni01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikolaj Ehlers<\/a> is nearly averaging a point a game as of late with five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets are trying to keep pace for the President&#8217;s Trophy and should get the win.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Jets win 5-3.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks<\/h3>\n<h4>Head-to-Head: Golden Knights 1-1 Blackhawks<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: 8:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> SN 360; Chicago Sports Network; Scripps Vegas; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Golden Knights win 5-2.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Prop Bets of the Night<\/h3>\n<p>We close out NHL predictions with some prop bets of the night. Let&#8217;s go back to our featured game for our choices. For Montreal, take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/caufico01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cole Caufield<\/a> to score a power-play goal. On the Carolina side, go with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hallta02,hallta01&amp;search=Taylor+Hall&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-03-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Hall<\/a> to get the over on 0.5 points.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Please play responsibly. Check your local laws. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day our writers here at\u00a0Last Word on Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out. For this edition, we will look at the Montreal Canadiens taking on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":463642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,4547,7,4548,4524],"tags":[6010,6255,6016,6079,8028,6110],"class_list":["post-465542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hurricanes","category-hockey","category-canadiens","category-nhl","category-nhl-predictions","tag-carolina-hurricanes-predictions","tag-florida-panthers-predictions","tag-montreal-canadiens-predictions","tag-new-jersey-devils-predictions","tag-utah-hockey-club-predictions","tag-winnipeg-jets-predictions"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":465543,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465542\/revisions\/465543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/463642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}