Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
· Lenovo Center, Raleigh · Playoffs · Final/OT
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
2 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
12 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
7 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
26 |
Three stars
- N. Ehlers, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
- E. Robinson, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
- J. Chatfield, Carolina Hurricanes (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:33 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Eric Robinson (2) |
William Carrier (2), Mark Jankowski (2) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, CAR 1 |
| 1st |
11:11 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson (4) |
Phillip Danault (7), Kaiden Guhle (8) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
17:03 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Nikolaj Ehlers (3) |
Jaccob Slavin (2), Jalen Chatfield (2) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, CAR 2 |
| 3rd |
12:51 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson (5) |
Alexandre Carrier (6), Phillip Danault (8) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, CAR 2 |
| OT |
03:29 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Nikolaj Ehlers (4) |
Mark Jankowski (3), Jalen Chatfield (3) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, CAR 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Carolina Hurricanes |
| Shots on goal |
12 |
26 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
16 |
46 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
20 |
| Giveaways |
16 |
20 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
22/42 (52.4%) |
20/42 (47.6%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:53 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
50% |
19:45 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:15 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:33 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:51 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
50% |
14:33 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
60% |
19:47 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
11:22 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
13:01 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
10:01 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:42 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
20:50 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:23 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
22:14 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
11:56 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
24:52 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
24:34 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
63:29 |
Loss |
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
61.1% |
16:39 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
40% |
20:35 |
| Number 22 L. Stankoven |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
60% |
16:11 |
| Number 24 S. Jarvis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
20:29 |
| Number 27 N. Ehlers |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:39 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
09:39 |
| Number 37 A. Svechnikov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
|
17:57 |
| Number 48 J. Martinook |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:10 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:12 |
| Number 53 J. Blake |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
17:32 |
| Number 71 T. Hall |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:33 |
| Number 77 M. Jankowski |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
12:08 |
| Number 4 S. Gostisbehere |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
18:45 |
| Number 5 J. Chatfield |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
23:22 |
| Number 19 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
23:05 |
| Number 21 A. Nikishin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
13:36 |
| Number 26 S. Walker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
20:32 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
22:21 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 F. Andersen |
12 |
10 |
2 |
.833 |
63:29 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:33 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Logan Stankoven |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
16:36 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jayden Struble |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:16 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrei Svechnikov |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:08 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jakub Dobes |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
20:00 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Texier |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Rod Brind'Amour
- Referees
- Kelly Sutherland, Gord Dwyer
- Linesmen
- Bevan Mills, Matt MacPherson
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Brendan Gallagher, Samuel Montembeault, Joseph Veleno, Arber Xhekaj, Owen Beck, Adam Engstrom, David Reinbacher, Florian Xhekaj
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Nicolas Deslauriers, Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Pyotr Kochetkov, Charlie Cerrato
2025-2026 season series
Every Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2025-2026 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Montreal Canadiens
7
 at Carolina Hurricanes
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Jan 1, 2026
|
|
Carolina Hurricanes
2
at Montreal Canadiens
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 24, 2026
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
3
at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Mar 29, 2026
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
6
at Carolina Hurricanes
2
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, May 21, 2026
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
2
at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final/OT
Playoffs
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, May 23, 2026
|
|
Carolina Hurricanes
3
at Montreal Canadiens
2
|
Final/OT
Playoffs
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, May 25, 2026
|
|
Carolina Hurricanes
4
at Montreal Canadiens
0
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, May 27, 2026
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
1
at Carolina Hurricanes
6
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, May 29, 2026
|
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Carolina Hurricanes
at Montreal Canadiens
|
Not needed
Playoffs
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, May 31, 2026
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
at Carolina Hurricanes
|
Not needed
Playoffs
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jun 2, 2026
|
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