Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Playoffs · Final/OT
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime on Monday, May 25, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
16 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
39 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
5 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
Three stars
- S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes
- M. Matheson, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
- T. Hall, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
08:24 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Shayne Gostisbehere (1) |
Mark Jankowski (4), Eric Robinson (3) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, MTL 0 |
| 1st |
15:28 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Matheson (2) |
Ivan Demidov (6), Jake Evans (8) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, MTL 1 |
| 1st |
16:22 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Taylor Hall (4) |
K'Andre Miller (7), Jackson Blake (8) |
Even strength |
CAR 2, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
04:43 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson (3) |
Cole Caufield (7), Jakub Dobes (1) |
Power play |
CAR 2, MTL 2 |
| OT |
14:06 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrei Svechnikov (2) |
Seth Jarvis (4) |
Even strength |
CAR 3, MTL 2 |
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 |
39 |
13 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
8 |
| Hits |
37 |
31 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
33 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
21 |
| Takeaways |
13 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
35/67 (52.2%) |
32/67 (47.8%) |
Box score
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:36 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
21:49 |
| Number 22 L. Stankoven |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
41.7% |
20:03 |
| Number 24 S. Jarvis |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:56 |
| Number 27 N. Ehlers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:48 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
11:37 |
| Number 37 A. Svechnikov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:25 |
| Number 48 J. Martinook |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:33 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:52 |
| Number 53 J. Blake |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:25 |
| Number 71 T. Hall |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:06 |
| Number 77 M. Jankowski |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
13:17 |
| Number 4 S. Gostisbehere |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:56 |
| Number 5 J. Chatfield |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:54 |
| Number 19 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
30:07 |
| Number 21 A. Nikishin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:45 |
| Number 26 S. Walker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
27:26 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
24:38 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 F. Andersen |
13 |
11 |
2 |
.846 |
73:58 |
Win |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:33 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
28.6% |
25:37 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
71.4% |
21:42 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:04 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:35 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
61.9% |
20:01 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
38.5% |
21:39 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:44 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:03 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:01 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
08:26 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:23 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
29:23 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
22:23 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:59 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
28:55 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:34 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
39 |
36 |
3 |
.923 |
74:06 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:46 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jalen Chatfield |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
19:00 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:18 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jordan Martinook |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:42 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:09 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jake Evans |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:09 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sean Walker |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:21 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Noah Dobson |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Rod Brind'Amour
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Francis Charron
- Linesmen
- Ryan Gibbons, Trent Knorr
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Nicolas Deslauriers, Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Pyotr Kochetkov, Charlie Cerrato
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Brendan Gallagher, Samuel Montembeault, Oliver Kapanen, Arber Xhekaj, Owen Beck, Adam Engstrom, David Reinbacher, Florian Xhekaj
2025-2026 season series
Every Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens 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
|
|
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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