Hurricanes vs Canadiens Parlay Picks: Expert NHL Same Game Parlay at +395 odds

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Hurricanes vs Canadiens Same Game Parlay odds: +395

Sebastian Aho over 2.5 shots (+100)

This has been somewhat of a bizarre postseason for Sebastian Aho. Through 11 games, he has just 3 goals and 2 assists despite averaging over 21 minutes per game and the team being a phenomenal 10-1. If Aho gets back to some semblance of his typical production, this Hurricanes team will likely be even more untouchable than they have been thus far. He knows that as much as anybody. While the point production has not been there, it is not to say Aho has not been valuable. He would not skate over 21 minutes per game if that were the case.

That said, the Hurricanes would love to see that point production tick up. Aho still creates space for his teammates and is defensively responsible. But this is a guy who has averaged over a point per game over his last 8 seasons, as well as in 4 out of his 8 trips to the Stanley Cup playoffs. He had 15 points in 12 postseason games last year, and 12 points in 11 in the year prior. To say Aho has the ability to produce in high-leverage games would be an understatement. Look for him to be more intentional about getting the puck on net and generating offense to break this slump. He centers Carolina’s top line and top power play. There will be plenty of chances for him to create offense and generate shots.

Jake Evans over 0.5 points (+135)

The Canadiens have had contributions from a ton of players in these playoffs. They have 7 players with at least 10 points, while the Hurricanes have just 2. Even Vegas has 6 and Colorado has 4. Montreal is getting big performances when they most need them. One such player that brought those performances for the Canadiens this postseason is Jake Evans. Given the urgency of this game for the Habs to not go back to Carolina down 2-1 in the series, Evans is a player that will need to bring another strong performance.

Jake Evans had 24 points in 68 games during the regular season. That is 0.35 points per game. In the postseason, Evans has 10 points in 17 games for an average of roughly 0.59 points per game. When the stage has gotten bigger, as has the game of Jake Evans. He has been rightfully rewarded with duties centering Montreal’s 2nd line and 16:48 of average ice-time per game, up from his 15:21 during the regular season. Any time Evans steps on the ice, he is joined by some combination of Alex Newhook, Ivan Demidov, Lane Hutson, and Noah Dobson among other stellar players. This is a good player who is elevating his game in big moments. Game 4 represents yet another big moment.

Both teams to score 2+ goals (-175)

Although some regular season trends have been bucked from their regular season 3-game series, both teams scoring at least 2 goals has persisted in their postseason matchup. Montreal swept the regular season, and high totals have turned to lower totals in the last couple of games. But through it all, these teams are finding a way to avoid getting held to 1 or no goals against a fellow hot opponent and goaltender.

In the 6 games played between the Hurricanes and Canadiens this year, there have been 47 goals scored. That is an average game total of 6.71 with the average score being 4.14-2.57 in favor of the Canadiens. Obviously Montreal has not won every game, nor has every game hit 6+ total goals. But the trends and averages in what is now a decent sample size of 7 games give plenty of appeal to picking both teams to score 2+ goals. The pure matchup bodes well for offense, and this is a nice contributor to a same-game parlay even though the under can still hit, as was the case in the last couple of games.