The Hurricanes are coming into this game with a 47-28-5 record this season, but they have been locked into 2nd place in their division and have not been playing well in recent games as they have nothing to play for until playoffs. They are coming off of a 4-1 loss at home against the Leafs in their last game and they have lost 5 of their last 6 games as well. Their offense has been awful in these games as well, scoring just 1 goal or less in 3 of their last 5 games, and their defense has not been good either, allowing at least 4 goals in 2 of their last 3 as well as 4 of their last 6 games. They have also been much worse on the road this season with a losing road record and they have lost their last 4 straight as well as 5 of their last 6 games on the road. They are going up against a Canadiens team that is 39-31-11 and they have not been bad in their recent games. They have lost their last 3 straight games, but their last 2 games both went past regulation and they also have 6 wins in their last 9 games. This is the last game of the regular season for the Canadiens, but they need to win this game as they have not clinched their playoff spot yet and need a point from this game to do so or they risk losing their spot to the Blue Jackets who can take it with a regulation win in their last game. The Canadiens have been very close to clinching in these last 2 games that both went to overtime so they are going to get up for this game to finally get the job done, especially since the Hurricanes have not been in good form to end the season at all. The Canadiens will win this game at home.