Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 30, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–0 on Saturday, March 30, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	52-23-7
at Montreal Canadiens	0	30-36-16

News about this game

Hurricanes from the Metropolitan Division Seek Three-Game Winning Streak Against the Canadiens of the Atlantic Division

Fri, Mar 29, 2024

Montreal (28-32-12) faces Carolina (46-21-7) aiming for a 4th win in a row. Suzuki is Montreal's top scorer (69 pts), Aho leads Carolina (83 pts).
Kochetkov Leads Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-0 Win Over Montreal Canadiens with a Shutout Performance

Sat, Mar 30, 2024

Kochetkov's 4th season shutout led the Hurricanes to beat Montreal 3-0. Staal, Aho, and Jarvis scored, improving to 47-21-7. Montreal dropped to 28-33-12 despite Montembeault's 27 saves.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	0	1	2	3
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	8	11	11	30
Montreal Canadiens	8	14	4	26

Three stars

P. Kochetkov, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	09:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Jordan Staal (9)	Teuvo Teravainen (27)	Shorthanded	CAR 1, MTL 0
3rd	03:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Sebastian Aho (33)	Seth Jarvis (33), Jake Guentzel (43)	Power play	CAR 2, MTL 0
3rd	17:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Seth Jarvis (29)	Jake Guentzel (44), Sebastian Aho (52)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 3, MTL 0

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Carolina Hurricanes	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	30	26
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	5	21
Blocked shots	11	21
Giveaways	14	17
Takeaways	9	8
Faceoffs won	34/60 (56.7%)	26/60 (43.3%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Staal	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0	55.6%	14:01
Number 18 J. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	81.8%	13:40
Number 20 S. Aho	C	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	0	1	72.7%	18:48
Number 23 S. Noesen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:46
Number 24 S. Jarvis	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0	33.3%	18:24
Number 37 A. Svechnikov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:48
Number 48 J. Martinook	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:23
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0		16:40
Number 82 J. Kotkaniemi	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	11:28
Number 86 T. Teravainen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		15:28
Number 88 M. Necas	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		15:26
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	30.8%	13:48
Number 5 J. Chatfield	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:07
Number 7 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		18:51
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0		21:24
Number 22 B. Pesce	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	0		20:04
Number 74 J. Slavin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		19:52
Number 76 B. Skjei	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		20:02

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 52 P. Kochetkov	26	26	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher	R	0	0	1	0	0	50%	13:10
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	-2	2	3	0	1	47.1%	21:57
Number 15 A. Newhook	C	-2	0	3	1	1	50%	14:50
Number 17 J. Anderson	R	0	0	2	2	1		15:28
Number 20 J. Slafkovský	L	-2	0	6	0	1		20:41
Number 22 C. Caufield	R	-2	0	2	1	0		20:10
Number 36 C. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	20%	07:56
Number 40 J. Armia	R	-1	0	2	0	1		16:04
Number 49 R. Harvey-Pinard	L	0	0	0	1	2		10:55
Number 55 M. Pezzetta	L	0	0	0	5	1		10:21
Number 56 J. Ylonen	R	0	0	0	1	0		15:04
Number 71 J. Evans	C	0	0	1	1	0	57.1%	16:59
Number 8 M. Matheson	D	-2	0	0	1	4		25:51
Number 26 J. Kovacevic	D	0	0	3	0	0		16:05
Number 47 J. Struble	D	0	0	1	4	1		18:39
Number 54 J. Harris	D	0	2	2	0	3		19:47
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	0	0	2	3		17:04
Number 72 A. Xhekaj	D	0	0	0	2	2		16:34

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Montembeault	29	27	2	.931	59:40	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	06:06	Montreal Canadiens	Nick Suzuki	Interference	2
2nd	08:27	Carolina Hurricanes	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	16:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Brett Pesce	Hooking	2
3rd	03:00	Montreal Canadiens	Jordan Harris	Hooking	2
3rd	11:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Brent Burns	Tripping	2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Rod Brind'Amour
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Martin St. Louis
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Kiel Murchison
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jesper Fast, Frederik Andersen, Tony DeAngelo, Brendan Lemieux
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Tanner Pearson, Kaiden Guhle, Joshua Roy

2023-2024 season series

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 28, 2023
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 7, 2024
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 30, 2024

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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
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New York Islanders 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Ottawa Senators 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
San Jose Sharks 4 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
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