After accomplishing the mission of winning at least one game in North Carolina, the Montreal Canadiens returned to the Bell Centre for game three on Monday night. It was a classic Carolina Hurricanes performance, dominating the shot total and forcing the Habs to be opportunistic as they battled their way to overtime. Unfortunately, once there, a well placed point shot handed the Habs their first consecutive losses of these playoffs, and a 2-1 deficit in the series.
Absolute joke offi...
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
Montreal loses Game 3 in another OT at home. [ Sportsnet ]
Josh Anderson is enjoying every minute of the Habs’ return to the playoffs. [ TSN ]
Habs fans jumped in to sing the American National Anthem. [ Montreal Gazette | Sportsnet ]
The Victoire will celebrate their Walter Cup victory with a parade on Saturday. [ Montreal Gazette | La Presse | Radio-Canada ]
Elliotte and Kyle talk to Mike Matheson in the most recent 32 Thoughts. [ S...
First period
Montreal has been able to clear the puck out of the defensive zone a few times, but that’s about the extent of their play through the opening two minutes. They haven’t found a lane to move the puck through yet.
Kirby Dach tries to throw a big hit on Jaccob Slavin in Montreal’s first excursion into the offensive zone, but bounces off his hip and crashes into the boards. Dach seems to be alright at least.
Jake Evans chips the puck past Jalen Chatfield and tries to k...
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, in overtime on Monday night at the Bell Centre. When the Canes needed them most, the top line stepped up. Andrei Svechnikov’s shot 14 minutes into overtime gave the Canes their second straight 3-2 overtime win and a 2-1 series lead. Only two wins separate the Canes […]
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final
Game 3: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (M1)
Series tied 1-1
Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+
The Carolina Hurricanes haven’t scored many goals in the playoffs despite finishing the regular season with the second-best offence. In the post-season they sit below average with...
On May 22nd in 2010, Montreal Canadiens blueliner Marc-Andre Bergeron saved an empty net goal with 2 minutes remaining in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Flyers sophomore forward Claude Giroux found the Habs empty net 36 seconds later to secure a 3-0 win. Philadelphia won the series 4-1.
That's today in NHL history.
The Hurricanes finally got over their Eastern Conference Finals slump on Saturday, notching their first win in the ECF at home since 2006 to tie the series 1-1. After getting dominated in Game 1, all eyes were on the Canes to see how they would respond with their backs against the wall in a close […]
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final
Game 3: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (M1)
Series tied 1-1
Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+
After a 6-2 loss in Game 1 that ended their playoff-opening eight-game winning streak, the Carolina Hurricanes needed a response in Game 2. They got that by holding the Montreal C...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
“At home, I feel like we attempt to make too many plays and try to pass the puck in the net,” Nick Suzuki admits. [ NHL.com ]
“We got carried away and opened up the game a little too much,” Jake Evans explains as the main reason for their poor home record. [ La Presse ]
Martin St-Louis says he’s not worried about Lane Hutson’s availability for Game 3. [ TVA Sports ]
The coach also says it’s important not to pay attention to the shot count...
CAROLINA HURRICANES at MONTREAL CANADIENS
WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Bell Center – Montreal, PQ
SERIES: Tied 1-1
ON THE TUBE: TNT
PROJECTED STARTERS: Hurricanes: Andersen (9-1 .927 / 1.55 2SO) Canadiens Dobes (9-7 .909 / 2.51 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Carolina / Montreal
Vegas 5, Montreal 3 (Sunday)
The Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 at T-Mobile Arena. Veg...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Mike Matheson and Alexandre Carrier said the Canadiens didn’t do a good enough job of getting set up offensively in Game 2. [ Journal de Montreal | Sportsnet ]
“The spaces were there, we lacked execution,” Martin St-Louis agreed. [ Journal de Montreal ]
The Canadiens prised home-ice advantage from the Carolina Hurricanes. Now how do they capitalize? [ Montreal Gazette ]
Breaking down the styles of the netminders who helped get their teams...
The fourth line for the Hurricanes were arguably the best on the ice, the team as a whole looked like the team that had gone 8-0 in the playoffs before Game One, and Nikolaj Ehlers put his stamp on the game with one of the most beautiful goals you’ll ever see and then one of […]
Too much praise from the Montreal side for the last anthem singer singing in French. The Hurricanes go English only.
First period
A quick chance for Logan Stankoven, but Mike Matheson speeds back to break up the pass before it gets across to him.
Still plenty of space for Juraj Slafkovský to skate through as the top line goes on the attack.
A weak shot coming in from the point by William Carrier gets tipped by Eric Robinson, but if was enough to change the trajectory of...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final
Game 2: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Carolina Hurricanes (M1)
MTL leads 1-0
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+
After 11 days of feeling very good about their chances of winning the Stanley Cup, the Carolina Hurricanes spent the last two concerned that it’s all going to come crashing down at the co...
With the Buffalo Sabres out of playoff contention, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen will have to reassess the state of his team. Running hot near the end of the season, the Sabres had an aura of invincibility that faded once they met the Montreal Canadiens in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. UPL played six-games in the playoffs for the Sabres, and put in his best effort against his competitors but finished the postseason with 3.18 goals-against average, and an ....
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final
Game 2: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Carolina Hurricanes (M1)
MTL leads 1-0
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+
The talk leading up to the opening game of the Eastern Conference Final was of some rust for the Carolina Hurricanes after 11 days off since completing their sweep of the Philadelphia Fly...
So, have we flushed Thursday yet? Look, no one expected the Hurricanes to go 16-0. Going 8-0, after all, was a modern NHL record so it told you that the streak was going to end at some point. In fact an eight game winning streak would qualify as their longest streak in nearly two years […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
“We feel like we’re one of the best teams in the league, and we’ve shown it,” Nick Suzuki stated after an emphatic Game 1 win in Raleigh. [ La Presse ]
Three quick meetings between the end of the second round and the start of the third were enough to get the Habs accustomed to a new opponent. [ Sportsnet ]
The Canadiens haven’t been able to string wins together easily in the series they’ve played so far, but Zachary Bolduc feels they have the ...
CAROLINA HURRICANES vs MONTREAL CANADIENS
WHEN: 7 p.m. ET
WHERE: Lenovo Center – Raleigh, NC
SERIES: Montreal leads 1-0
ON THE TUBE: TNT
PROJECTED STARTERS: Hurricanes: Andersen (8-1 .932 / 1.51 2SO) Canadiens Dobes (9-6 .911 / 2.48 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Carolina / Montreal
Vgeas 3, Colorado 1 (Friday)
Ivan Barbashev scored twice, including the game-winner, and Jack Eichel contributed a goal and an assist for the Vegas G...
It’s a long holiday weekend and the unofficial start of summer, with Memorial Day upon us as the Stanley Cup Playoffs dive deeper into the conference final round. Upsets started each series and the Colorado Avalanche will again be without Cale Makar, so the Vegas Golden Knights have a chance to take a 2-0 series lead on Friday night. Out east, the Montreal Canadiens blew out the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1, but Saturday’s Game 2 could be a different story of the home side finds its legs afte...
Short and sweet with the Sabres. After a mid-season trade which saw the Buffalo Sabres give up valuable assets, both defencemen Luke Schenn and Logan Stanley are set to hit the free-agent market on July 1. While it was surprising to see how much the Sabres gave up to land both d-men from the Winnipeg Jets, it turned out to not be a great fit as neither blueliner was in their Game 7 lineup against the Montreal Canadiens. Schenn, 36, isn't the most mobile defender, but his game is built on posit...
If you’re a Habs fan, there was a lot to like in the Montreal Canadiens’ 6-2 dismantling of the Carolina Hurricanes in game one of the Eastern Conference final. It wasn’t without its moments that reminded everyone why the Hurricanes have been touted as Stanley Cup favourites, but the Habs figured out how to use the aggression of Carolina against them. Their top line reminded everyone what they’re capable of at five-on-five, and they allowed just a single shot against in a third period they ent...
The Carolina Hurricanes dropped their first 2026 postseason game in grand fashion by a score of 6-2 to the Montreal Canadiens. With the loss, they fall behind 1-0 after game one of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Canes had a record 11 day break between games and many wondered if that pause would cause some […]
First period
Jake Evans may have just saved a goal with a stick-check after both Noah Dobson and Mike Matheson got caught behind their net.
He wasn’t able to bail them out a second time. Off the next faceoff, Carolina worked the puck to the slot and Seth Jarvis shot through a Matheson screen to open the scoring 30 seconds in.
The Hurricanes’ defence collapses on Juraj Slafkovský at the side of the net, and that leaves Cole Caufield all alone at the top of crease to easily
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2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final
Game 1: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Carolina Hurricanes (M1)
Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+
After an entertaining series with the Buffalo Sabres that saw a total of 50 goals scored, the Montreal Canadiens will now prepare for a best-of-seven that is slated to look more their opening-round set ...