The top-seeded Carolina Hurricanes take on the third-seeded Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference finals best-of-seven series on Friday night. Carolina is coming off a 4-0 win on Wednesday to take a 3-1 series lead. The Hurricanes (53-22-7), who finished the regular season with 113 points, are looking to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2005-06. The Canadiens (48-24-10), who finished the regular season with 106 points, are looking to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2020-21.
Face-off from Bell Centre in Montreal is set for 8 p.m. ET. The Hurricanes are the -239 favorite (risk $239 to win $100) in the latest Hurricanes vs. Canadiens odds from SportsLine consensus, with the Canadiens +194 underdogs. The over/under for total goals scored is 5.5.
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