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Montréal Canadiens 6, Carolina Hurricanes 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 6, Carolina Hurricanes 2. Shots on goal: MTL 22, CAR 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 4-1 CAR; P2 MTL 0-1 CAR; P3 MTL 2-0 CAR.

Scoring plays: P1 00:33 Seth Jarvis (assists: Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho) to make it MTL 0-1 CAR; P1 01:00 Cole Caufield (assists: Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 1-1 CAR; P1 04:04 Phillip Danault (assists: Alexandre Carrier) to make it MTL 2-1 CAR; P1 08:11 Alexandre Texier (assists: Phillip Danault, Kaiden Guhle) to make it MTL 3-1 CAR; P1 11:32 Ivan Demidov (assists: Alex Newhook, Jake Evans) to make it MTL 4-1 CAR; P2 02:46 Eric Robinson (assists: William Carrier) to make it MTL 4-2 CAR; P3 07:05 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield) to make it MTL 5-2 CAR; P3 17:32 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 6-2 CAR. Top skaters: Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) 2 G, 1 A; Nick Suzuki (MTL) 0 G, 3 A; Phillip Danault (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Cole Caufield (MTL) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Frederik Andersen (CAR) 16 saves on 21, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 25 saves on 27, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Juraj Slafkovský
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 16:41 TOI
Goals · MTL
Phillip Danault
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 15:49 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
25 saves on 27 shots (.926) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

MTL 4 largest lead P3 17:32 (MTL 6, CAR 2) · 4-0 run, P1 1:00–P1 11:32
CAR 1 largest lead P1 0:33 (MTL 0, CAR 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:33 Seth Jarvis (Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho) CAR · snap shot · MTL 0, CAR 1
  • P1 1:00 Cole Caufield (Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 1, CAR 1
  • P1 4:04 Phillip Danault (Alexandre Carrier) MTL · snap shot · MTL 2, CAR 1
  • P1 8:11 Alexandre Texier (Phillip Danault, Kaiden Guhle) MTL · snap shot · MTL 3, CAR 1
  • P1 11:32 Ivan Demidov (Alex Newhook, Jake Evans) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 4, CAR 1
  • P2 2:46 Eric Robinson (William Carrier) CAR · snap shot · MTL 4, CAR 2
  • P3 7:05 Juraj Slafkovský (Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 5, CAR 2
  • P3 17:32 Juraj Slafkovský (Nick Suzuki) MTL · Empty net · wrist shot · MTL 6, CAR 2

Linescore

123 T
MTL 402 6
CAR 110 2

Shots on goal: MTL 22, CAR 27

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 4 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MTLCAR
22Shots on goal28
63Shot attempts64
28Faceoff wins28
18Hits44
30Blocked shots12
0Power-play goals0
3Takeaways5
11Giveaways16
8Penalty minutes8
92.6%Save %76.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL133622
CAR1412228

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens6 G · 32 attempts
Cole Caufield: goal (wrist)Zachary Bolduc: saved (backhand)Kirby Dach: saved (snap)Jake Evans: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netPhillip Danault: goal (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netPhillip Danault: saved (wrist)Mike Matheson: saved (backhand)Alexandre Texier: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Alexandre Texier: goal (snap)Ivan Demidov: goal (wrist)Lane Hutson: saved (backhand)Noah Dobson: missed the netOliver Kapanen: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Noah Dobson: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (wrist)Alexandre Texier: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netJayden Struble: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: goal (wrist)Noah Dobson: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: goal (wrist)
  • 6Goals19% of attempts
  • 16Saved50% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net31% of attempts
Carolina Hurricanes2 G · 51 attempts
Jackson Blake: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: goal (snap)Alexander Nikishin: saved (backhand)Jackson Blake: saved (tip-in)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: saved (tip-in)Sebastian Aho: saved (tip-in)Jordan Martinook: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)Jaccob Slavin: missed the netSean Walker: saved (snap)Shayne Gostisbehere: missed the netTaylor Hall: saved (snap)William Carrier: saved (wrap-around)Sebastian Aho: missed the netJalen Chatfield: saved (slap)Nikolaj Ehlers: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netTaylor Hall: missed the netEric Robinson: goal (snap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: saved (backhand)Seth Jarvis: saved (slap)K'Andre Miller: saved (snap)Jordan Martinook: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: missed the netJalen Chatfield: saved (snap)Logan Stankoven: saved (backhand)Seth Jarvis: saved (backhand)Nikolaj Ehlers: missed the netJordan Staal: missed the netJordan Staal: missed the netJackson Blake: missed the netJordan Staal: missed the netMark Jankowski: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: saved (tip-in)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (deflected)Jaccob Slavin: missed the netSebastian Aho: saved (slap)Seth Jarvis: missed the netJalen Chatfield: missed the netWilliam Carrier: missed the netJordan Staal: missed the netJordan Martinook: saved (wrist)Sean Walker: missed the netJackson Blake: missed the netJaccob Slavin: missed the netLogan Stankoven: saved (snap)Shayne Gostisbehere: missed the net
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 26Saved51% of attempts
  • 23Missed the net45% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Juraj Slafkovský L 213+341116:41
Nick Suzuki C 033+242118:30
Phillip Danault C 112+223415:49
Cole Caufield R 112+210015:19
Alexandre Texier L 101+120014:23
Ivan Demidov R 101032112:16
Alexandre Carrier D 011+401319:14
Kaiden Guhle D 011+101218:48
Alex Newhook C 011002117:45
Jake Evans C 011+101217:06
Lane Hutson D 000010522:36
Noah Dobson D 000010322:35
Mike Matheson D 000+111321:04
Josh Anderson R 000+201014:36
Jayden Struble D 000+211314:10
Zachary Bolduc R 000-111111:30
Kirby Dach C 000-111010:39
Oliver Kapanen C 000000008:59
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 252792.6260:00
CAR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Seth Jarvis C 101-152015:31
Eric Robinson L 101012110:35
Sebastian Aho C 011-131116:38
Andrei Svechnikov R 011-215114:36
William Carrier L 011+113009:37
K'Andre Miller D 000+113121:17
Jaccob Slavin D 000-402320:49
Sean Walker D 000+113120:40
Jackson Blake R 000-344019:46
Jalen Chatfield D 000-320218:58
Shayne Gostisbehere D 000-200018:41
Nikolaj Ehlers L 000012017:46
Alexander Nikishin D 000-112017:25
Logan Stankoven C 000-321017:21
Taylor Hall L 000-213117:05
Jordan Staal C 000008013:33
Jordan Martinook L 000-122112:46
Mark Jankowski L 000011011:45
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Frederik Andersen L 162176.2557:11

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MTL 4 – 0 CAR
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Montréal Canadiens 9-4-2 W2 L10 6-3-1 Next game recap: @ CAR · Sat, May 23
Carolina Hurricanes 8-1-0 L1 L10 8-1-0 Next game recap: vs MTL · Sat, May 23

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