Montreal Canadiens 7, Carolina Hurricanes 5: final score and stats
Montreal Canadiens beat Carolina Hurricanes, Montreal Canadiens 7 to Carolina Hurricanes 5, on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens.
NHLThursday, January 1, 2026
DateJan 1, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueLenovo Center, Raleigh, NC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,299
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Montreal CanadiensCarolina Hurricanes
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
22-12-6Record24-13-3
2nd in Atlantic DivisionStanding1st in Metropolitan Division
6-2Road record / home record6-2
LWWLWLast 5WWLWW
L1StreakW2
Team stats
Montreal CanadiensCarolina Hurricanes
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 ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveMike Matheson D · Lower Body
Day-To-DayCarolina Hurricanes
Jordan Staal C · Calf
Injured ReserveBox score
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:36 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 7:43 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Blais | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:05 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bolduc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 11:24 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:57 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 15:01 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:45 | 0:00 | 1:22 | 14:23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:25 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 13:33 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14:21 | 0:57 | 0:00 | 13:24 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:07 | 0:58 | 1:04 | 16:05 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 36.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19:06 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 18:04 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19:08 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 18:05 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 38.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:08 | 0:55 | 0:00 | 14:13 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Veleno | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:11 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 12:34 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:08 | 0:02 | 1:49 | 21:17 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:49 | 1:06 | 2:16 | 21:27 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Engstrom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:04 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24:33 | 1:05 | 1:09 | 22:19 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jayden Struble | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:17 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 18:35 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:54 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .800 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:50 | 2:16 | 0:00 | 14:34 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:36 | 2:52 | 0:00 | 15:44 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 14:00 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 13:54 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 2:10 | 0:00 | 14:44 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:19 | 0:36 | 0:00 | 15:43 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Jankowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10:56 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 10:20 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:23 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:34 | 0:06 | 1:26 | 14:02 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 11:28 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 10:53 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 17:35 | 0:48 | 1:24 | 15:23 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16:55 | 0:36 | 0:00 | 16:19 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:14 | 2:16 | 0:00 | 14:58 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 21:53 | 0:06 | 1:05 | 20:42 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 25:18 | 0:42 | 1:23 | 23:13 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 21:08 | 2:16 | 0:00 | 18:52 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Nystrom | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 14:59 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 14:04 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Reilly | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:17 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20:34 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 19:58 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bussi | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .727 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 58:20 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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MTL leads series 1-0
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 Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Montreal Canadiens won, 7-5, on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
What was the final score of Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Montreal Canadiens 7, Carolina Hurricanes 5.
Who were the top performers?
Montreal Canadiens: Lane Hutson (1 goals). Carolina Hurricanes: Sebastian Aho (2 goals).
Where is Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes played?
Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC.
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