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Carolina Hurricanes 2, Montréal Canadiens 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Carolina Hurricanes 2, Montréal Canadiens 5. Shots on goal: CAR 43, MTL 19. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CAR 2-1 MTL; P2 CAR 0-2 MTL; P3 CAR 0-2 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 02:36 Nikolaj Ehlers (assists: Andrei Svechnikov, Seth Jarvis) to make it CAR 1-0 MTL; P1 07:09 Jordan Staal to make it CAR 2-0 MTL; P1 12:11 Oliver Kapanen (assists: Jayden Struble, Ivan Demidov) to make it CAR 2-1 MTL; P2 05:49 Cole Caufield (assists: Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský) to make it CAR 2-2 MTL; P2 09:19 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Cole Caufield, Noah Dobson) to make it CAR 2-3 MTL; P3 13:53 Ivan Demidov to make it CAR 2-4 MTL; P3 19:00 Jake Evans (assists: Alexandre Carrier) to make it CAR 2-5 MTL. Top skaters: Cole Caufield (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Ivan Demidov (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Jordan Staal (CAR) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Frederik Andersen (CAR) 14 saves on 18, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 41 saves on 43, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Cole Caufield
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 18:33 TOI
Goals · MTL
Ivan Demidov
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 11:58 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
41 saves on 43 shots (.953) · W
Season highs
Jakub Dobes · Season-high 41 saves

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

CAR 2 largest lead P1 7:09 (CAR 2, MTL 0) · 2-0 run, P1 2:36–P1 7:09
MTL 3 largest lead P3 19:00 (CAR 2, MTL 5) · 5-0 run, P1 12:11–P3 19:00
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:36 Nikolaj Ehlers (Andrei Svechnikov, Seth Jarvis) CAR · Power play · snap shot · CAR 1, MTL 0
  • P1 7:09 Jordan Staal CAR · wrist shot · CAR 2, MTL 0
  • P1 12:11 Oliver Kapanen (Jayden Struble, Ivan Demidov) MTL · tip-in shot · CAR 2, MTL 1
  • P2 5:49 Cole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský) MTL · snap shot · CAR 2, MTL 2
  • P2 9:19 Juraj Slafkovský (Cole Caufield, Noah Dobson) MTL · deflected shot · CAR 2, MTL 3
  • P3 13:53 Ivan Demidov MTL · wrist shot · CAR 2, MTL 4
  • P3 19:00 Jake Evans (Alexandre Carrier) MTL · Empty net · snap shot · CAR 2, MTL 5

Linescore

123 T
CAR 200 2
MTL 122 5

Shots on goal: CAR 43, MTL 19

📋 Team Stats

CARMTL
43Shots on goal19
76Shot attempts56
31Faceoff wins31
19Hits22
11Blocked shots23
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways4
16Giveaways12
8Penalty minutes6
77.8%Save %95.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR16101743
MTL411419

🎯 Shot Map

Carolina Hurricanes2 G · 63 attempts
Jaccob Slavin: saved (snap)Mark Jankowski: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: saved (wrist)Nikolaj Ehlers: goal (snap)Taylor Hall: saved (wrist)Jordan Staal: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (tip-in)Taylor Hall: missed the netJaccob Slavin: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (tip-in)Jordan Staal: goal (wrist)Nikolaj Ehlers: missed the netJalen Chatfield: saved (slap)William Carrier: saved (snap)K'Andre Miller: saved (snap)Sean Walker: saved (snap)Jaccob Slavin: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (snap)Taylor Hall: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (snap)K'Andre Miller: missed the netSean Walker: saved (snap)Jaccob Slavin: saved (snap)Jalen Chatfield: saved (backhand)Jalen Chatfield: saved (snap)Eric Robinson: missed the netWilliam Carrier: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netJordan Martinook: saved (tip-in)Sebastian Aho: missed the netLogan Stankoven: missed the netMike Reilly: saved (snap)Alexander Nikishin: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)Jaccob Slavin: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: missed the netSean Walker: saved (snap)Logan Stankoven: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: missed the netSebastian Aho: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)K'Andre Miller: saved (slap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (slap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (wrist)K'Andre Miller: saved (slap)Sebastian Aho: missed the netJalen Chatfield: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: missed the netSean Walker: saved (snap)Logan Stankoven: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: saved (snap)Alexander Nikishin: saved (snap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)Taylor Hall: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: missed the netSebastian Aho: missed the netSeth Jarvis: saved (wrist)Mark Jankowski: saved (tip-in)
  • 2Goals3% of attempts
  • 41Saved65% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net32% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens5 G · 32 attempts
Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: goal (tip-in)Noah Dobson: saved (slap)Noah Dobson: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netZachary Bolduc: missed the netZachary Bolduc: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (slap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: goal (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: goal (deflected)Alex Newhook: saved (snap)Jayden Struble: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: missed the netIvan Demidov: goal (wrist)Jake Evans: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netJosh Anderson: missed the netJake Evans: goal (snap)
  • 5Goals16% of attempts
  • 14Saved44% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net41% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

CAR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jordan Staal C 101-124116:57
Nikolaj Ehlers L 101-150016:42
Seth Jarvis C 011-350120:51
Andrei Svechnikov R 011-204017:54
Jaccob Slavin D 000-140122:19
Sebastian Aho C 000-221121:25
Alexander Nikishin D 000030420:49
Sean Walker D 000-243119:53
Jalen Chatfield D 000031019:20
K'Andre Miller D 000-330019:10
Jackson Blake R 000-240016:46
Taylor Hall L 000-221015:51
Logan Stankoven C 000-221014:36
Jordan Martinook L 000012113:12
Mike Reilly D 000010112:22
Mark Jankowski L 000010009:59
Eric Robinson L 000001009:03
William Carrier L 000011008:05
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Frederik Andersen L 141877.8456:46
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Juraj Slafkovský L 112+210319:30
Cole Caufield R 112+220018:33
Ivan Demidov R 112+110111:58
Jake Evans C 101+121017:40
Oliver Kapanen C 101+120011:04
Nick Suzuki C 011+221321:39
Noah Dobson D 011+121220:50
Alexandre Carrier D 011+100219:18
Jayden Struble D 011+212114:00
Mike Matheson D 000+110421:44
Kaiden Guhle D 000+108220:30
Lane Hutson D 000+220318:54
Zachary Bolduc R 000002215:57
Phillip Danault C 000+112015:06
Alexandre Texier L 000002013:54
Josh Anderson R 000013012:43
Alex Newhook C 000+210011:36
Brendan Gallagher R 000000010:18
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 414395.3259:47

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series CAR 0 – 2 MTL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Carolina Hurricanes 45-20-6 L1 L10 6-4-0 Next game recap: vs NJD · Sat, Mar 28
Montréal Canadiens 39-21-10 W2 L10 6-3-1 Next game recap: vs CBJ · Thu, Mar 26

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