Montreal Canadiens @ Carolina Hurricanes

East Final - Game 2 • Series tied 1-1

48-24-10, 24-9-8 Away

Final/OT

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

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

53-22-7, 29-10-2 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
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%
2	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	17	14:33	0:06	1:10	13:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:53	0:43	0:00	12:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:53	2:46	0:00	15:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:22	0:48	0:00	10:34	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	16	14:33	0:06	1:12	13:15	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	15:42	2:30	0:00	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	19:47	0:06	4:29	15:12	6	4	60.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	10:01	0:00	0:00	10:01	4	1	80.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	19:15	0:45	4:29	14:01	0	3	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	21	18:51	2:49	0:00	16:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	21	19:45	2:45	0:00	17:00	8	8	50.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	2	16	13:01	0:49	0:00	12:12	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	1	0	4	0	0	2	1	1	25	22:14	0:06	4:29	17:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	28	24:34	0:56	1:10	22:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:23	0:06	1:12	18:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	25	24:52	2:54	0:00	21:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	25	20:50	0:00	4:29	16:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	17	11:56	0:05	0:00	11:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	3	23	.885	18	4	1	0	0	63:29	2

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Jackson BlakeJ. Blake#53
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Nikolaj EhlersN. Ehlers#27
Taylor HallT. Hall#71
Mark JankowskiM. Jankowski#77
Seth JarvisS. Jarvis#24
Jordan MartinookJ. Martinook#48
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Logan StankovenL. Stankoven#22
Andrei SvechnikovA. Svechnikov#37
defensemen
Jalen ChatfieldJ. Chatfield#5
Shayne GostisbehereS. Gostisbehere#4
K'Andre MillerK. Miller#19
Alexander NikishinA. Nikishin#21
Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin#74
Sean WalkerS. Walker#26

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	24	20:35	4:42	1:28	14:25	4	6	40.0
0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	21	17:32	1:06	0:06	16:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	15	9:39	0:00	0:00	9:39	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	22	18:41	3:08	0:00	15:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	20	15:33	1:08	0:06	14:19	0	1	0.0
0	2	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	12:08	0:00	0:26	11:42	2	5	28.6
0	0	-1	4	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	25	20:29	4:36	1:44	14:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	23	16:10	0:00	1:40	14:30	0	1	0.0
1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	16	10:12	0:00	0:18	9:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	4	1	0	0	10	0	0	23	16:39	2:14	1:32	12:53	11	7	61.1
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	3	21	16:11	1:02	0:00	15:09	3	2	60.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	1	2	6	0	1	22	17:55	4:32	0:00	13:23	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	3	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	29	23:22	0:00	1:45	21:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	18:45	4:26	0:06	14:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	27	23:05	1:14	1:49	20:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	18	13:36	0:00	0:06	13:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	29	22:21	0:00	1:46	20:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	27	20:32	0:12	1:48	18:32	0	0	0.0

goalies
Frederik AndersenF. Andersen#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
12	2	10	.833	10	0	0	0	0	63:29	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.

TNT/truTV/HBO Max		1	2	3	OT	T
	Canadiens	1	0	1	0	2
	Hurricanes	1	1	0	1	3

1st Period			MTL	CAR
2:33		Eric Robinson (2) Assists: William Carrier (2), Mark Jankowski (2)	0	1
11:11		Josh Anderson (4) Assists: Phillip Danault (7), Kaiden Guhle (8)	1	1

2nd Period			MTL	CAR
17:03		Nikolaj Ehlers (3) Assists: Jaccob Slavin (2), Jalen Chatfield (2)	1	2

3rd Period			MTL	CAR
12:51		Josh Anderson (5) Assists: Alexandre Carrier (6), Phillip Danault (8)	2	2

OT Summary			MTL	CAR
3:29		Nikolaj Ehlers (4) Assists: Mark Jankowski (3), Jalen Chatfield (3)	2	3

Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

1:18

Josh Anderson ties the game for Canadiens in 3rd period

0:51

William Carrier's stick gets bizarrely stuck in Jakub Dobes' goal pad

0:44

Canadiens
6
Hurricanes
2

Game 1

5/21

Canadiens
2
Hurricanes
3

Game 2

5/23

Hurricanes
Canadiens

Game 3

5/25

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Hurricanes
Canadiens

Game 4

5/27

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Canadiens
Hurricanes

Game 5

5/29

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Hurricanes
Canadiens

Game 6

5/31

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Canadiens
Hurricanes

Game 7

6/2

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Lenovo Center

7:00 PM, May 23, 2026Coverage: TNT/truTV/HBO Max

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 18,819

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Gord Dwyer
TJ Luxmore

Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons
Matt MacPherson
Bevan Mills

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Hurricanes-Canadiens Game 2 takeaways, grades, early look at Game 3

The Eastern Conference finals is now 1-1 heading to Montreal. Here's what it all means, with a look ahead to the rest of the series.

Nikolaj Ehlers scores OT winner as Hurricanes tie series

Nikolaj Ehlers, in his first season with the Hurricanes, got loose up the center of the ice and shot a puck past Jakub Dobes at 3:29 of overtime to lift Carolina past the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday, leveling the Eastern Conference finals at 1-1.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

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