2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final
Game 5: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Carolina Hurricanes (M1)
CAR leads 3-1
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+
Since the Montreal Canadiens began the Eastern Conference Final with a rather shocking 6-2 win, their performances have progressively gotten worse. They had a close match in Game 2 th...
CAROLINA HURRICANES vs MONTREAL CANADIENS
WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Lenovo Center – Raleigh, NC
SERIES: Carolina leads 3-1
ON THE TUBE: TNT
PROJECTED STARTERS: Hurricanes: Andersen (11-1 .928 / 1.44 3SO) Canadiens Dobes (9-9 .912 / 2.53 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Carolina / Montreal
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The Carolina Hurricanes take a 3-1 lead against the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference final. Here's your NHL playoff update.
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson had a harsh assessment of his team's performance after they were shut out by the visiting Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Montreal Canadiens ' rebuild arrived ahead of schedule.
They've made it to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes, seven wins away from the Stanley Cup, and are doing it with a roster younger than almost anyone in the league expected to be here this fast. They're currently down 3-1 in the series after winning the first game, however.
The question Kent Hughes now faces is whether to stay patient and trust the system or accelerate the timeline by moving one of his ...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Lane Hutson will stop at nothing to deliver the win the Canadiens need right now and the rest of the team should follow his lead. [ Sportsnet ]
Jake Evans believes the team needs to get back to using one of their greatest assets — speed — to crack the Carolina Hurricanes’ stingy defence. [ TSN ]
Stanley Cup champion Brian Skrudland thinks the Canadiens have stayed competitive thanks to their goaltending and strong buy-in under Martin St. ...
Following a lopsided 4-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday, the Montreal Canadiens find themselves one game away from being eliminated in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Carolina Hurricanes are a win away from reaching the Stanley Cup Final.
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, […]
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...
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
Montreal loses Game 3 in another OT at home. [ Sportsnet ]
Josh Anderson is enjoying every minute of the Habs’ return to the playoffs. [ TSN ]
Habs fans jumped in to sing the American National Anthem. [ Montreal Gazette | Sportsnet ]
The Victoire will celebrate their Walter Cup victory with a parade on Saturday. [ Montreal Gazette | La Presse | Radio-Canada ]
Elliotte and Kyle talk to Mike Matheson in the most recent 32 Thoughts. [ S...
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...
On May 22nd in 2010, Montreal Canadiens blueliner Marc-Andre Bergeron saved an empty net goal with 2 minutes remaining in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Flyers sophomore forward Claude Giroux found the Habs empty net 36 seconds later to secure a 3-0 win. Philadelphia won the series 4-1.
That's today in NHL history.
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 […]