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Canadiens vs Hurricanes

Final · Thu May 21 · 8:00 PM ET · Lenovo Center

Montreal CanadiensCanadiens48-24-10
6
FinalMay 21, 2026
Carolina HurricanesHurricanes53-22-7
2
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Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
MTL+180
CAR−218
Puck line
MTL +1.5−142
CAR −1.5+120
Total O/U
Over 5.5−118
Under 5.5−102
  • Puck line: Canadiens +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 5.5 (8 goals).

Recap

The Montreal Canadiens routed the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 at Lenovo Center in Raleigh on May 21, 2026, a 4-goal win to move to 48-24-10.

Montreal leads the series 1-0. The Canadiens won despite being outshot 28-22. They outscored the Hurricanes 4-1 in the first period.

Score by period

Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes, score by period
Team123T
MTL4026
CAR1102

W: Dobes · L: Andersen

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. CARGoal · 0:33Seth Jarvis Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (3), Sebastian Aho (2)0-1
  2. MTLGoal · 1:00Cole Caufield Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (6), Nick Suzuki (10)1-1
  3. MTLGoal · 4:04Phillip Danault Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Carrier (5)2-1
  4. MTLGoal · 8:11Alexandre Texier Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (6), Kaiden Guhle (7)3-1
  5. MTLGoal · 11:32Ivan Demidov Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Newhook (3), Jake Evans (7)4-1

Second Period

  1. CARGoal · 2:46Eric Robinson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: William Carrier (1)4-2

Third Period

  1. MTLGoal · 7:05Juraj Slafkovský Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (11), Cole Caufield (6)5-2
  2. MTLGoal · 17:32Juraj Slafkovský Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (12)6-2

Team stats

MTLCAR
Shots
22
28
Power Play Goals
0
0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
50.0
Hits
18
44
Blocked Shots
29
12
Penalty Minutes
8
8

Top performers

Montreal CanadiensCarolina Hurricanes

Goals

Juraj Slafkovsky2
Eric Robinson1

Assists

Nick Suzuki3
William Carrier1

Points

Juraj Slafkovsky3
Eric Robinson1

Player stats

Canadiens · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Josh Anderson RW010214:3600000.00
Zack Bolduc RW110-111:3000100.00
Cole Caufield RW000215:1911100.00
Kirby Dach C010-110:3900100.00
Phillip Danault C430215:49112052.60
Ivan Demidov RW120012:1610300.00
Jake Evans C210117:06010050.00
Oliver Kapanen C00008:59000075.00
Alex Newhook C120017:45010033.30
Juraj Slafkovsky LW110316:4121400.00
Nick Suzuki C120218:30034050.02
Alexandre Texier LW000114:2310200.00

Canadiens · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Alexandre Carrier D311419:1401000.02
Noah Dobson D301022:3500100.00
Kaiden Guhle D210118:4801000.02
Lane Hutson D501022:3600100.00
Mike Matheson D210121:0400100.02
Jayden Struble D310214:1000100.00

Canadiens · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jakub Dobes G22826.92960:000

Hurricanes · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Sebastian Aho C110-116:38013050.02
Jackson Blake RW040-319:4600400.00
William Carrier LW03019:3701100.00
Nikolaj Ehlers LW020017:4600100.00
Taylor Hall LW130-217:0500100.00
Mark Jankowski C010011:45001044.40
Seth Jarvis C020-115:3110500.00
Jordan Martinook RW120-112:4600200.02
Eric Robinson LW120010:3510100.00
Jordan Staal C080013:33000066.70
Logan Stankoven C011-317:21002057.10
Andrei Svechnikov LW150-214:3601200.02

Hurricanes · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jalen Chatfield D200-318:5800200.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D000-218:4100000.00
K'Andre Miller D131121:1700100.00
Alexander Nikishin D021-117:2500100.00
Jaccob Slavin D321-420:4900000.00
Sean Walker D131120:4000100.02

Hurricanes · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Frederik Andersen G52116.76257:110

Three stars

  1. Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL)
  2. Cole Caufield (MTL)
  3. Phillip Danault (MTL)

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