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Montreal Canadiens logo MON @ Carolina Hurricanes logo CAR Fri, May 29 • 8:00 PM ET
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1st Period Total
Montreal Canadiens logo Carolina Hurricanes logo 1st Period o1.5 (+100)
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Pick made: 1 hours ago
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Josh Inglis
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The scoring hasn't been plentiful late in this series, but first-period scoring has accounted for 59% of the total scoring, and the Over 1.5 first period total is a perfect 4-0 to the Over. In fact, the first-period Over is on a spotless 11-0 O/U run since the beginning of the Second Round for the Montreal Canadiens. Game 4 was the first time Montreal failed to score in the first frame of the series, but Carolina ripped three goals in under three minutes. When Carolina knows how to play close-out hockey and win tight games, there is always going to be value on the first-period Over that is priced from the game total. Montreal will have some early pace in this game, but Carolina will match. Look for early scoring, but don't be afraid to hit a live Under as this game will slow down.

Total Saves
Jakub Dobes logo Jakub Dobes o29.5 Total Saves (-105)
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Luc LeBlanc
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Although leading 3-0, Carolina continued to pelter Dobes, racking up 20 third-period shots in Game 4. Dobes has averaged 31.3 saves per game this series and will inevitably be pelted with pucks once again.

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