Canadiens vs Hurricanes

Final · Thu Jan 1 · 7:00 PM ET · Lenovo Center

Montreal CanadiensCanadiens22-12-6

FinalJan 1, 2026

Carolina HurricanesHurricanes24-13-3

TVFanDuel SN SouthStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop

Moneyline

MTL+140

CAR−166

Puck line

MTL +1.5−180

CAR −1.5+150

Total O/U

Over 6.5+110

Under 6.5−130

Puck line: Canadiens +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 6.5 (12 goals).

Recap

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-5 at Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Jan 1, 2026 to move to 22-12-6.

The Canadiens came back from 2 goals down, trailing 4-2 in the second period. The Canadiens won despite being outshot 25-23.

Score by period

Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes, score by period
Team	1	2	3	T
MTL	2	3	2	7
CAR	3	1	1	5

W: Dobes · L: Bussi

Scoring plays

First Period

MTLGoal · 3:10Nick Suzuki Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (5), Samuel Blais (4)1-0
MTLGoal · 4:06Oliver Kapanen Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (24), Juraj Slafkovský (16)2-0
CARGoal · 10:47Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Alexander Nikishin (11), Sebastian Aho (22)2-1
CARGoal · 12:19Sebastian Aho Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Joel Nystrom (8), Andrei Svechnikov (18)2-2
CARGoal · 14:51Andrei Svechnikov Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (23), Nikolaj Ehlers (19)2-3

Second Period

CARGoal · 0:54Alexander Nikishin Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (24), Andrei Svechnikov (19)2-4
MTLGoal · 5:01Samuel Blais Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (34), Brendan Gallagher (11)3-4
MTLGoal · 16:23Cole Caufield Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (6)4-4
MTLGoal · 16:46Josh Anderson Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: none5-4

Third Period

MTLGoal · 11:20Juraj Slafkovský Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Jayden Struble (6), Ivan Demidov (25)6-4
CARGoal · 16:58Sebastian Aho Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (20), K'Andre Miller (13)6-5
MTLGoal · 18:00Lane Hutson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none7-5

Team stats

MTLCAR

Shots: 23; 25
Power Play Goals: 0; 2
Faceoff Win Percent: 44.4; 55.6
Hits: 26; 18
Blocked Shots: 15; 10
Penalty Minutes: 6; 2

Top performers

Montreal CanadiensCarolina Hurricanes

Goals

Lane Hutson1

Sebastian Aho2

Assists

Alexandre Texier2

Sebastian Aho3

Points

Juraj Slafkovsky2

Sebastian Aho5

Player stats

Canadiens · Forwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	FO%	PIM
Josh Anderson RW	0	0	0	0	9:36	1	0	1	0.0	0
Sammy Blais LW	0	7	0	1	10:05	1	1	2	0.0	0
Zack Bolduc RW	1	1	0	0	12:28	0	0	0	100.0	0
Cole Caufield RW	0	0	0	1	15:57	1	0	3	0.0	0
Phillip Danault C	0	0	0	0	15:45	0	0	1	64.3	0
Ivan Demidov RW	0	0	0	2	14:25	0	2	2	0.0	0
Brendan Gallagher RW	0	2	1	1	14:21	0	1	1	0.0	0
Oliver Kapanen C	3	1	0	0	18:07	1	0	1	36.8	0
Juraj Slafkovsky LW	5	3	1	1	19:06	1	1	2	0.0	0
Nick Suzuki C	0	3	0	3	19:08	1	0	3	38.9	0
Alexandre Texier LW	0	0	0	2	15:08	0	2	2	0.0	2
Joe Veleno C	0	2	0	1	14:11	0	0	0	50.0	0

Canadiens · Defense

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	PIM
Alexandre Carrier D	1	0	1	0	23:08	0	0	1	0
Noah Dobson D	1	0	1	0	24:49	0	0	1	0
Adam Engstrom D	2	0	0	2	13:04	0	0	1	0
Lane Hutson D	1	0	0	3	24:33	1	1	2	2
Jayden Struble D	0	1	0	2	19:17	0	1	0	0
Arber Xhekaj D	1	6	0	1	13:54	0	0	0	2

Canadiens · Goalies

Player	GA	SA	SV	SV%	TOI	PIM
Jakub Dobes G	5	25	20	.800	60:00	0

Hurricanes · Forwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	FO%	PIM
Sebastian Aho C	1	2	0	1	16:50	2	3	3	37.5	2
Jackson Blake RW	1	1	1	0	18:36	0	0	0	0.0	0
William Carrier LW	0	5	0	-2	14:00	0	0	2	0.0	0
Nikolaj Ehlers LW	0	0	0	0	16:54	1	2	2	50.0	0
Taylor Hall LW	1	0	0	-1	16:19	0	0	2	0.0	0
Mark Jankowski C	2	0	0	-2	10:56	0	0	0	83.3	0
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	0	0	0	-2	10:23	0	0	1	0.0	0
Jordan Martinook RW	0	0	0	-2	15:34	0	0	0	100.0	0
Eric Robinson LW	0	1	0	-2	11:28	0	0	0	0.0	0
Jordan Staal C	0	3	0	-2	17:35	0	0	0	56.3	0
Logan Stankoven C	0	0	1	-1	16:55	0	0	1	50.0	0
Andrei Svechnikov LW	0	1	1	1	17:14	1	2	5	0.0	0

Hurricanes · Defense

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S
Jalen Chatfield D	3	0	2	-2	21:53	0	0	3
K'Andre Miller D	0	1	0	-1	25:18	0	1	3
Alexander Nikishin D	0	0	2	-1	21:08	1	1	2
Joel Nystrom D	0	1	0	-2	14:59	0	1	0
Mike Reilly D	0	1	0	-2	13:17	0	0	0
Sean Walker D	2	2	2	0	20:34	0	0	1

Hurricanes · Goalies

Player	GA	SA	SV	SV%	TOI	PIM
Brandon Bussi G	6	22	16	.727	58:20	0

Three stars

Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL)
Sebastian Aho (CAR)
Andrei Svechnikov (CAR)

Game info

VenueLenovo Center, Raleigh, NC

Attendance18,299

OfficialsLinesman: Jesse Marquis · Referee: Brandon Blandina · Referee: Corey Syvret · Linesman: CJ Murray

TVFanDuel SN South · local

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