First period
Jakub Dobeš makes the first big play of the night with a breakaway stop on Jackson Blake.
Carolina gets a few more chances after two weak clearance by the Canadiens. They haven’t learned that lesson through three games.
Another nonchalant pass from Noah Dobson gets picked off for another shot. The Habs are just asking to get scored on first once again with these defensive-zone plays.
The crowd reacts as Nick Suzuki is cross-checked in the back to the ice in h...
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from their first appearance in a Stanley Cup Final since 2006. A convincing win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 at the Bell Centre on Wednesday night gave the Hurricanes a 3-1 series lead over the young, upstart Habs. Carolina came out of the gate on fire, […]
It’s been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I’ve got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I discussed the Oilers’ coaching Plan Bs, Vegas getting through to the Stanley Cup, Habs vs. Hurricanes, and more. Needless to say,…
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final
Game 4: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (M1)
CAR leads 2-1
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+
For the first time since the opening game of the series versus the Buffalo Sabres, and just the second time in this post-season, the Canadiens fins themselves trailing in a series. ...
The Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens will square off for the fourth time in the Eastern Conference Final at Bell Centre on Wednesday night, as they Canes will look to push the Habs to the brink while Montreal will try to even the series heading back to Raleigh for Game 5. The Hurricanes have successfully […]
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final
Game 4: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (M1)
CAR leads 2-1
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+
For the third consecutive game in the Eastern Conference Final, the Montreal Canadiens held the Carolina Hurricanes to two goals through 60 minutes of play. Jakub Dobeš played a han...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Martin St-Louis expects the team ‘to show up’ in Game 4 of the Eastern Final. [ Montreal Gazette ]
“We’re not dead,” says the head coach. [ RDS ]
The Canadiens are looking to find ‘balance’ with the puck in Game 4. [ NHL.com ]
“It would be nice to be up 2-1, but we’re not because of me,” says Lane Hutson. [ TSN ]
How the Carolina Hurricanes are stifling Hutson. [ Sportsnet ]
Sooner or later, the Habs will have to help their...
CAROLINA HURRICANES at MONTREAL CANADIENS
WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Bell Centre – Montreal, PQ
SERIES: Carolina leads 2-1
ON THE TUBE: TNT
PROJECTED STARTERS: Hurricanes: Andersen (10-1 .923 / 1.56 2SO) Canadiens Dobes (9-8 .910 / 2.50 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Carolina / Montreal
Vegas 2, Colorado 1 (Tuesday)
Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored the goals, and Carter Hart stopped 20 of 21 shots faced, as the Vegas G...
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...
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 earned a 3-2 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday in hostile territory.
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...
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 […]
We’re five weeks into the playoffs. Do you know who your favorite team will be copying? If not, you will soon. This is the time of year where we’re constantly reminded that the NHL is a copycat league, one where the teams that have success establish the blueprint for everyone else. This year, that’s the Habs, Hurricanes, Avalanche and Golden Knights. But while the copying might be inevitable, the lessons that the other 28 teams learn from the four winners is still to be determined. That’s wher...
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...
CAROLINA HURRICANES at MONTREAL CANADIENS
WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Bell Centre – 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. Vegas is...
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...
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 […]
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...