Why The Canadiens Can Spoil The Hurricanes’ Script

Montreal is being framed as the spoiler here, and that alone should tell you this matchup has more edge than the casual glance suggests. The Canadiens are looking for a way to upset Carolina, and that usually means leaning on discipline, pace, and a little chaos in the right places. The Hurricanes may have the cleaner roster on paper, but hockey games do not always respect paper. This one invites the kind of variance that can wreck a favorite’s night.