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	1	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.

		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

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

Nikolaj Ehlers puts Canes ahead with an outstanding goal

0:46

Canadiens
6
Hurricanes
2

Game 1

22/5

Canadiens
2
Hurricanes
3

Game 2

24/5

Hurricanes
Canadiens

Game 3

26/5

Hurricanes
Canadiens

Game 4

28/5

Canadiens
Hurricanes

Game 5

30/5

Hurricanes
Canadiens

Game 6

31/5

Canadiens
Hurricanes

Game 7

3/6

Lenovo Center

12:00 AM, 24 May 2026

Raleigh, NC

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

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