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 ...
The 2025-26 Philadelphia Flyers made an important step in the development of their young core, making the playoffs for the first time since 2020. The team was swept by the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and looked overmatched for much of the series.
Carolina has been very successful in the Rod Brind’Amour era, having last missed the playoffs in 2018. They were the best team in the Eastern Conference and the second-best team in the NHL this past season. ...
In the voice of Rose from Titanic, “It’s been eleven days…” The Carolina Hurricanes finished off the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, May 9th and haven’t played a hockey game that counts since. Their opponent the Montreal Canadiens just played their fourteenth game of the postseason on Monday. In fact since Carolina completed the sweep against […]
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+
Going into the post-season, the Montreal Canadiens’ goal was to improve on last year’s surprise appearance. They accomplished that by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games after claiming just one wi...
Seventeen years ago today, Evgeni Malkin put on a show with one of the most remarkable goals of his career in the Eastern Conference Final. In 2009, the Penguins stormed back to the Stanley Cup Final by blowing past the Carolina Hurricanes in the Conference Final, thanks in part to Evgeni Malkin’s spectacular play with […]
Ryan Henkel joins the podcast from his regular station in Raleigh, Carolina. He has just come back from practice and we start by discussing coming off a Game 7 overtime win high versus an 11-day rest. There is some banter with regard to Jesperi Kotkaniemi before the conversation focuses more on the upcoming series. The Hurricanes’ greatest strength heading into this series is their ability to roll four lines without losing pace, structure, or pressure. Sebastian Aho’s top unit naturally draws ...
*Last night we got the first game out west, and tonight we get the first game of this Montreal Canadiens – Carolina Hurricanes series. Then we can really think about what the Flyers can learn from these four remaining teams. [ BSH ]
*While we’re all learning lessons, here’s one thing learned from each of the teams eliminated in the second round, including your Philadelphia Flyers. [ The Athletic ]
*Have we mentioned that Danny Briere is going to have a lot of decisions to make this s...
CAROLINA HURRICANES vs MONTREAL CANADIENS
WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Lenovo Center – Raleigh, NC
SEASON SERIES: Montreal won 3-0
ON THE TUBE: TNT
PROJECTED STARTERS: Hurricanes: Andersen (8-0 .950 / 1.12 2SO) Canadiens Dobes (8-6 .910 / 2.52 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Carolina / Montreal
IIHF World Championship
Today’s games
Group A: Finland 7, Latvia 1
Group B: Canada 6, Norway 5 (OT)
Group A: Swi...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Looking at Montreal’s rapid rebuild and how the Calgary Flames might put themselves on the same path. [ Calgary Herald ]
TheVancouver Canucuks can take away a few lessons too if they choose to stick with the tough stuff. [ The Province ]
Unflappable rookie goaltender Jakub Dobeš has become the Canadiens’ unexpected playoff spark against the favoured Carolina Hurricanes. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Five things to know as the Canadiens head to the...
The Carolina Hurricanes returned to the ice for practice this morning and everyone available attended. The lines were unchanged as well as the defensive pairings. K’Andre Miller stayed on the second powerplay unit replacing Alexander Nikishin like he did in the Philadelphia series. The rookie had performed very well there during the regular season but […]
The Conference Finals are now set in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Canadiens beat the Sabres in a thrilling Game 7 on Monday night in Buffalo to join the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final, meanwhile, over in the Western Conference Final, it’ll be the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche facing off against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Every team takes a different path to contention and pivots at key points to remain there. The Philadelphia Flyers arrived i...
Jake Middleton isn't a household name; in fact, his name nearly went unannounced during the 2014 NHL draft. If he were an NFL football player, he would have been "Mr. Irrelevant", which is given to those who are selected with the last pick in a given draft. But Middleton’s career has shaped up to be...
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
Montreal advances to the ECF. [ CBC | Sportsnet | The Athletic | Canadiens | La Presse | Radio-Canada ]
The Habs will face Carolina. [ NHL ]
The Victoire are still one win away from the championship. [ TVA Sports | Montreal Gazette ]
Around the League and Elsewhere
The Hurricanes would like to put an end to their playoff woes. [ NHL ]
The Oilers interested in speaking with Craig Berube and Bruce Cassidy. [ TSN | Sportsnet ] ...
Luke Glendening was not here for a long time, but was certainly here for a good time.
When the Philadelphia Flyers claimed the veteran center off of waivers on March 6, the same day as the trade deadline as rumors were swirling and some deals were being made around the league, it was expected for him to just be the replacement for Nic Deslauriers, who was traded to the Hurricanes earlier in the day. But for some reason, things just clicked on the ice.
It was almost immediate — as soo...
Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon gave a long podcast interview on Friday in which he mostly talked about how he’s not a cheapskate, he just genuinely thought towels were a cooler giveaway than t-shirts because that’s how he thought it worked at hockey games. But he also said this: “When I bought the Hurricanes, […]
On May 10th in 2009, Carolina Hurricanes forward Scott Walker sucker-punched Boston Bruins blueliner Aaron Ward down 4-0 with three minutes remaining in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal.
Walker was penalized 17 minutes and assessed a $2,500 fine but amazingly escaped suspension despite Rules 46.12 and 46.22 mandating such for instigating a fight with 5 minutes to play. Ward didn't miss
There’s a dwindling number of teams remaining in the NHL playoffs and a former Penguin will be celebrating a Stanley Cup championship this summer – we just don’t know exactly which one yet. Carolina The Hurricanes have roared out to an 8-0 postseason, getting halfway there without so much as losing a playoff game. Carolina […]
If you were to handicap the Conn Smythe Trophy race before these Stanley Cup Playoffs began, it's pretty certain that two of the top three betting favorites right now would not have been on your board. According to Covers.com and Bet 99, the betting odds for the playoff MVP look like this heading into Saturday night's crucial Game 6 in Montreal between the Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres: Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche +195 Frederik Andersen, Carolina Hurricanes +45...
Before the second round of the playoffs started, we were all on pins and needles as to when the Hurricanes would start their series against Philadelphia, all the while thinking “surely we’ll have a little bit of a heads up.” The fact that the league announced the start of a playoff series less than 48 […]
The Philadelphia Flyers saw their season come to a close on Saturday night with one final overtime loss, this time with the Carolina Hurricanes completing the sweep in their Eastern Conference Semifinals series. It was ultimately a disappointing end, but one that many saw coming given the situation.
Many people also saw the criticism of Matvei Michkov coming. He was a healthy scratch for the series-deciding Game 4 after being one of the worst skaters on the ice in Game 3 against the fast-...
The Carolina Hurricanes announced today that they have signed Charlie Cerrato to a three-year entry level contract. The deal starts this season and runs through the 2027-28 season. The details are below. The Avs have taken a 3-1 lead over the Wild out West. Can the Habs do the same to the Sabres tonight?
This season was a massive step forward for the Flyers, but they were no match for the heavily favored Carolina Hurricanes.
Philadelphia Flyers winger Owen Tippett had to miss the entire second round of the playoffs due to injury and it was a complete mystery until now.
In a letter to fans from the player himself that was released by the Flyers on Tuesday morning, Tippett revealed that he was unable to play in the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes due to an internal bleeding issue that he sustained while playing in the first round against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Philadelphia Flyers have is...
The Philadelphia Flyers were swept by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round, four games against the best defensive team in the playoffs, and the result exposed two things that have been true about this organization all season.
The goaltending and the wings are legitimate.
The center position needs work.
Flyers centers combined to score four goals across ten playoff games this spring. That needs to be fixed before this team becomes a true contender.
Sam Carchidi of The Hockey News...
It was far too short, and went the wrong way. In the end, the Flyers were two bounces from playing Game 5 Monday night in Carolina tied at two games apiece. However, it wasn’t meant to be. Regardless, some players stood out a bit more than others, either for the right or wrong reasons. Here then is our grades for each Flyer player that dressed for any of the four games. And we’ll start from the net out.
Goaltender
Dan Vladar
After shutting out Pittsburgh twice in the opening rou...