Montreal Canadiens @ Carolina Hurricanes

15-14-5, 8-5-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canadiens MTL	2	0	1	3
Hurricanes CAR	2	1	2	5

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

19-13-4, 10-3-3 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#22
Christian DvorakC. Dvorak#28
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#91
Michael PezzettaM. Pezzetta#55
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Mitchell StephensM. Stephens#13
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Jesse YlonenJ. Ylonen#56
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#52
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Jordan HarrisJ. Harris#54
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	15:50	2:22	0:38	12:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	21	15:16	0:03	1:33	13:40	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	1	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	23	19:59	4:01	0:00	15:58	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	17:40	2:32	1:37	13:31	12	8	60.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:01	0:00	2:49	11:12	7	9	43.8
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:47	2:45	0:00	13:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	16:02	3:45	0:40	11:37	9	4	69.2
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	6:48	0:03	0:00	6:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	20:04	3:59	0:03	16:02	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	9:08	0:03	0:15	8:50	3	2	60.0
0	0	-3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	22:08	3:36	1:56	16:36	7	6	53.8
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:01	2:19	0:00	6:42	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	15:38	1:59	0:00	13:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	17:13	0:24	1:38	15:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:16	0:20	0:40	15:16	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	26	25:13	3:48	3:01	18:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	4	0	1	27	22:46	0:33	2:58	19:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	5	1	2	2	0	0	22	16:38	0:03	0:58	15:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Cayden PrimeauC. Primeau#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	4	26	.867	21	5	0	0	0	59:52	0

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Michael BuntingM. Bunting#58
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Jesper FastJ. Fast#71
Seth JarvisS. Jarvis#24
Jesperi KotkaniemiJ. Kotkaniemi#82
Jordan MartinookJ. Martinook#48
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Stefan NoesenS. Noesen#23
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Andrei SvechnikovA. Svechnikov#37
Teuvo TeravainenT. Teravainen#86
defensemen
Brent BurnsB. Burns#8
Jalen ChatfieldJ. Chatfield#5
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#7
Brett PesceB. Pesce#22
Brady SkjeiB. Skjei#76
Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin#74

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	18:04	2:21	2:08	13:35	9	6	60.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	15	12:16	1:41	0:00	10:35	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	13:53	2:07	0:00	11:46	10	6	62.5
2	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	23	16:09	0:09	1:43	14:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	22	16:45	2:22	2:26	11:57	1	2	33.3
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:41	0:00	0:00	9:41	1	3	25.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	15:11	0:09	1:51	13:11	1	3	25.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	10:58	2:07	0:03	8:48	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	13:09	2:10	0:00	10:59	0	3	0.0
0	0	-1	4	2	1	0	0	4	0	2	24	16:37	0:11	2:34	13:52	8	12	40.0
3	0	3	3	2	0	1	2	2	1	0	21	16:07	2:21	0:00	13:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:07	2:10	2:17	13:40	1	2	33.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	26	20:48	2:28	4:23	13:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:27	0:00	0:00	15:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	22	16:32	0:00	1:13	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:53	0:09	2:24	19:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	29	22:05	2:43	0:55	18:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	19:47	0:12	4:07	15:28	0	0	0.0

goalies
Antti RaantaA. Raanta#32

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	3	18	.857	17	1	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	2	0	1	3
	Hurricanes	2	1	2	5

1st Period		MTL	CAR
1:35	Andrei Svechnikov (4) Assists: Brent Burns (11), Sebastian Aho (22)	0	1
12:40	Jesper Fast (3) Assists: Sebastian Aho (23), Brent Burns (12)	0	2
13:51	Mitchell Stephens (2) Assists: Michael Pezzetta (4), Jayden Struble (2)	1	2
19:56	Mike Matheson (6) (Power Play) Assists: Sean Monahan (12), Cayden Primeau (2)	2	2

2nd Period			MTL	CAR
1:29		Jesper Fast (4) Assists: Stefan Noesen (12), Jack Drury (9)	2	3

3rd Period		MTL	CAR
0:25	Josh Anderson (6) Unassisted	3	3
13:51	Andrei Svechnikov (5) Assists: Brett Pesce (4), Sebastian Aho (24)	3	4
19:41	Andrei Svechnikov (6) (Empty Net) Assists: Sebastian Aho (25), Brent Burns (13)	3	5

Regular Season Series

CAR leads 1-0

Canadiens
3
Hurricanes
5

Game 1

29/12

Canadiens
1
Hurricanes
4

Game 2

8/3

Hurricanes
3
Canadiens
0

Game 3

30/3

Lenovo Center

12:00 AM, 29 December 2023

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 18,969

Referees:
Jon McIsaac
Peter MacDougall

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

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Montreal Canadiens @ Carolina Hurricanes

Regular Season Series

CAR leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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