Carolina Hurricanes 3, Montreal Canadiens 2: final score and stats
Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens, Carolina Hurricanes 3 to Montreal Canadiens 2, on Monday, May 25, 2026 at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes.
NHL · East Final - Game 3Monday, May 25, 2026
DateMay 25, 2026
Start time8:00 PM ET
VenueBell Centre, Montreal, QC
TVTNT/truTV/HBO Max
Attendance20,962
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Carolina HurricanesMontreal Canadiens
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
53-22-7Record48-24-10
1st in Metropolitan DivisionStanding2nd in Atlantic Division
8-3Road record / home record5-5
WWLWWLast 5LWWLW
W2StreakL1
Team stats
Carolina HurricanesMontreal Canadiens
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Montreal Canadiens
Ivan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveMike Matheson D · Lower Body
OutSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveBox score
Carolina Hurricanes Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:49 | 3:38 | 0:47 | 17:24 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22:25 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 20:04 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:37 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:48 | 5:04 | 0:00 | 17:44 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:06 | 2:22 | 0:00 | 17:44 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Jankowski | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:17 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 12:07 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:56 | 3:39 | 0:51 | 16:26 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 0 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 17:33 | 0:00 | 0:29 | 17:04 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Robinson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:52 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 12:11 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 0 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 18:36 | 0:40 | 0:53 | 17:03 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:03 | 2:18 | 0:00 | 17:45 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21:25 | 3:42 | 0:00 | 17:43 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:54 | 0:00 | 0:25 | 22:29 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:56 | 3:44 | 0:00 | 17:12 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30:07 | 2:16 | 0:37 | 27:14 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 15:53 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:38 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 23:06 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27:26 | 0:16 | 1:23 | 25:47 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederik Andersen | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .846 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 73:58 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:04 | 0:00 | 3:12 | 16:52 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bolduc | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 10:44 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 10:07 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:33 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 17:40 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 8:03 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 7:35 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:01 | 0:03 | 3:51 | 16:07 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:23 | 1:48 | 0:00 | 20:35 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21:39 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 19:06 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21:42 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 19:17 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:35 | 1:50 | 0:00 | 19:45 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 25:37 | 2:12 | 0:00 | 23:25 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 28.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:01 | 0:35 | 0:00 | 15:26 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 8:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 24:59 | 0:00 | 4:05 | 20:54 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 25:34 | 0:32 | 1:13 | 23:49 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 5 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 22:23 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 21:42 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Lane Hutson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28:55 | 1:54 | 0:10 | 26:51 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29:23 | 0:13 | 5:50 | 23:20 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .923 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 74:06 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
MTL wins series 3-0
Mar 29, 2026MTL 3, CAR 1
Mar 24, 2026CAR 2, MTL 5
Jan 1, 2026MTL 7, CAR 5
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens?
Carolina Hurricanes won, 3-2, on Monday, May 25, 2026.
What was the final score of Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens?
Carolina Hurricanes 3, Montreal Canadiens 2.
Who were the top performers?
Carolina Hurricanes: Taylor Hall (1 goals). Montreal Canadiens: Mike Matheson (1 goals).
Where is Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens played?
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
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