{"id":693963,"date":"2026-05-25T17:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/693963\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:41:09","slug":"top-shelf-picks-nhl-best-bets-today-predictions-for-hurricanes-vs-canadiens-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/693963\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Shelf Picks: NHL Best Bets Today (Predictions for Hurricanes vs. Canadiens Game 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7m\">The Carolina Hurricanes were on the verge of losing both games at home to start their Eastern Conference Final against the Montreal Canadiens, but they managed to squeak out a win in overtime and will now head to Montreal with the series tied 1-1.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">Let&#8217;s dive into my best bets for tonight&#8217;s pivotal game.<\/p>\n<p>Best NHL Bets Tonight<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7v\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4mCq2Yd\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odds via Caesars Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hurricanes -140 vs. CanadiensHurricanes vs. Canadiens UNDER 6 (-115)Logan Stankoven OVER 0.5 Points (+105)Hurricanes -140 vs. Canadiens<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"84\">In today&#8217;s edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/monday-may-25-best-bets-and-predictions-picks-for-cardinals-brewers-astros-rangers-and-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Betting $100 Every Day for a Year<\/a>, I wrote about why I&#8217;m betting on the Hurricanes for the first time this series:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"87\">The Canadiens upset the Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final, and then Carolina barely squeaked by Montreal in Game 2, winning in overtime. Based on those two results, you&#8217;d think the underlying numbers would be close, but that hasn&#8217;t been the case. The Hurricanes have an expected goal differential of +0.63 per 60 minutes of play. That number improves to +0.73 when looking at 5-on-5 numbers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8a\">The Canadiens have struggled to win on their home ice in the playoffs, so the fact that tonight&#8217;s Game 3 is in Montreal doesn&#8217;t concern me. Let&#8217;s back the Hurricanes as road favorites.<\/p>\n<p>Hurricanes vs. Canadiens UNDER 6 (-115)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8g\">We&#8217;ve seen both teams in this series play a relatively defense-first style of hockey, including the Hurricanes keeping the Canadiens to only 12 shots on goal in Game 2. As a whole, they&#8217;ve combined for only 5.61 expected goals per 60 minutes, which is below the set total of 6 for tonight&#8217;s Game 2. Let&#8217;s bet on this being a low-scoring affair.<\/p>\n<p>Logan Stankoven OVER 0.5 Points (+105)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8m\">If you want to bet on a player prop for tonight,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/monday-may-25-best-bets-and-predictions-picks-for-cardinals-brewers-astros-rangers-and-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> I wrote about why<\/a> I have $20 on Logan Stankoven to record a point:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8p\">Logan Stankoven leads the Hurricanes in expected goals so far this postseason at 5. He&#8217;s also leading them in actual goals with 7. 20.3% of his shift starts are in the offensive zone, which is good for second on the team and first amongst forwards. He&#8217;s their second-line center and plays center on their second power-play unit as well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8s\">With all of that in mind, I&#8217;m a bit surprised we can get plus-money on him to record a point tonight.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8x\">Follow Iain on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IainMacBets\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iainmacbets\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"90\">Use our exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/sportsbook-promos\/caesars-sportsbook-promo-code\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caesars Sportsbook promo code<\/a> SIBONUSDYW to earn up to a<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4mCq2Yd\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 10 100% Boosts <\/a>when you sign up and make your first wager with the online sportsbook.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"93\">Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"96\">If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"99\">You can check out all of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/betstamp.app\/u\/iainmacbets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iain&#8217;s bets here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Carolina Hurricanes were on the verge of losing both games at home to start their Eastern Conference&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":693964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":["post-693963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=693963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=693963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=693963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=693963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}