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Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes

NHLJanuary 1, 2026Lenovo Center

CanadiensMontrealMTLWon22-12-6

Canadiens 7, Hurricanes 5

Final
HurricanesCarolinaCAR24-13-3
Score by period
Team123T
MTL2327
CAR3115

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  3. 0:12Nick Suzuki hit Nikolaj Ehlers
  4. 0:15K'Andre Miller Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  5. 0:16Goalie Stopped
  6. 0:16Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  7. 0:20Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  8. 0:20Sebastian Aho Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  9. 0:29Off-side
  10. 0:29Logan Stankoven faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  11. 1:35Jordan Staal hit Arber Xhekaj
  12. 1:42Hand Pass
  13. 1:42Jordan Staal faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  14. 2:10Icing
  15. 2:10Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Jordan Staal
  16. 2:39Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Left
  17. 2:44Joel Nystrom hit Samuel Blais
  18. 3:03Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
  19. 3:07Giveaway by Jesperi Kotkaniemi
  20. 3:10Nick Suzuki Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (5), Samuel Blais (4)
  21. 3:10Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  22. 3:42Sebastian Aho hit Cole Caufield
  23. 3:48Takeaway by Andrei Svechnikov
  24. 4:06Oliver Kapanen Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (24), Juraj Slafkovský (16)
  25. 4:06Logan Stankoven faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  26. 4:12Icing
  27. 4:12Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Logan Stankoven
  28. 4:15Juraj Slafkovský hit Alexander Nikishin
  29. 4:23Sean Walker hit Ivan Demidov
  30. 4:24Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In Wide Right
  31. 5:08Joel Nystrom Snap Shot Wide Right
  32. 5:32Arber Xhekaj hit Jordan Martinook
  33. 5:45Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj
  34. 5:45K'Andre Miller Snap Shot Wide Left
  35. 6:24Giveaway by Mike Reilly
  36. 6:33Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher
  37. 6:33Samuel Blais hit Mark Jankowski
  38. 6:37Samuel Blais Tip-In saved by Brandon Bussi
  39. 6:39Goalie Stopped
  40. 6:39Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  41. 6:43Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  42. 6:51Eric Robinson hit Lane Hutson
  43. 6:56Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Sean Walker
  44. 6:57Puck in Netting
  45. 6:57Nikolaj Ehlers faceoff won against Cole Caufield
  46. 7:13Cole Caufield shot blocked by Jalen Chatfield
  47. 7:19Andrei Svechnikov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  48. 7:21Puck in Netting
  49. 7:21Phillip Danault faceoff won against Jordan Staal
  50. 7:35Joel Nystrom shot blocked by Jordan Martinook
  51. 7:58William Carrier hit Josh Anderson
  52. 8:52Arber Xhekaj hit Logan Stankoven
  53. 8:54Sean Walker hit Ivan Demidov
  54. 9:13Giveaway by Sean Walker
  55. 9:39Jalen Chatfield Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  56. 9:48High Stick
  57. 9:48Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  58. 9:58Alexandre Texier Slashing against Nikolaj Ehlers
  59. 9:58Jordan Staal faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  60. 10:20Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
  61. 10:47Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Alexander Nikishin (11), Sebastian Aho (22)
  62. 10:47Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jordan Staal
  63. 11:43Alexander Nikishin shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  64. 11:48Jackson Blake shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  65. 11:50Puck in Netting
  66. 11:50Zachary Bolduc faceoff won against Nikolaj Ehlers
  67. 12:19Sebastian Aho Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Joel Nystrom (8), Andrei Svechnikov (18)
  68. 12:19Logan Stankoven faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  69. 12:27Giveaway by Jakub Dobes
  70. 12:28Logan Stankoven Snap Shot Wide Right
  71. 12:37Giveaway by Logan Stankoven
  72. 12:39Takeaway by Logan Stankoven
  73. 12:44Sean Walker shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  74. 12:46Puck in Netting
  75. 12:46Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Samuel Blais
  76. 12:51Samuel Blais hit Jesperi Kotkaniemi
  77. 13:02Samuel Blais hit Jesperi Kotkaniemi
  78. 13:05Icing
  79. 13:05Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  80. 13:13Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Left
  81. 13:21Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  82. 13:52K'Andre Miller Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  83. 14:00William Carrier hit Jayden Struble
  84. 14:44Andrei Svechnikov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  85. 14:44Sebastian Aho hit Lane Hutson
  86. 14:51Andrei Svechnikov Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (23), Nikolaj Ehlers (19)
  87. 14:51Logan Stankoven faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  88. 15:05Giveaway by Taylor Hall
  89. 15:11K'Andre Miller hit Ivan Demidov
  90. 15:33Taylor Hall Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  91. 15:55Zachary Bolduc Tip-In Wide Right
  92. 16:45Nick Suzuki hit Jordan Martinook
  93. 16:47Arber Xhekaj hit Jordan Staal
  94. 17:10Giveaway by K'Andre Miller
  95. 17:47Samuel Blais hit Andrei Svechnikov
  96. 17:58Mike Reilly hit Joseph Veleno
  97. 18:24Giveaway by Jackson Blake
  98. 18:28Takeaway by Jackson Blake
  99. 18:50Giveaway by Jackson Blake
  100. 19:02Lane Hutson shot blocked by Jackson Blake
  101. 19:14Josh Anderson shot blocked by Sean Walker
  102. 19:16Puck in Netting
  103. 19:16Jordan Martinook faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  104. 19:28Nick Suzuki hit Jordan Martinook
  105. 19:37Jordan Staal hit Noah Dobson
  106. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:10Alexandre Texier Backhand saved by Brandon Bussi
  4. 0:24William Carrier shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  5. 0:37William Carrier Wrist Shot Wide Left
  6. 0:45Lane Hutson Holding against William Carrier
  7. 0:45Phillip Danault faceoff won against Jordan Staal
  8. 0:54Alexander Nikishin Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (24), Andrei Svechnikov (19)
  9. 0:54Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  10. 1:07Oliver Kapanen Tip-In Wide Left
  11. 1:10Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
  12. 1:11Goalie Stopped
  13. 1:11Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  14. 1:45Andrei Svechnikov Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  15. 1:46Arber Xhekaj hit Andrei Svechnikov
  16. 1:47Arber Xhekaj Slashing against Andrei Svechnikov
  17. 1:47Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Logan Stankoven
  18. 2:21K'Andre Miller shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  19. 2:23Puck in Netting
  20. 2:23Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  21. 2:42Off-side
  22. 2:42Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  23. 2:59Giveaway by Josh Anderson
  24. 3:14Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov
  25. 3:29Sebastian Aho Snap Shot Wide Left
  26. 3:39Alexander Nikishin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  27. 3:41Goalie Stopped
  28. 3:41Jordan Staal faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  29. 3:56William Carrier hit Arber Xhekaj
  30. 4:11Off-side
  31. 4:11Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  32. 4:23Off-side
  33. 4:23Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  34. 4:31Oliver Kapanen hit Jesperi Kotkaniemi
  35. 5:01Samuel Blais Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (34), Brendan Gallagher (11)
  36. 5:01Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  37. 5:19Cole Caufield Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  38. 5:32Arber Xhekaj hit Jordan Martinook
  39. 5:36Takeaway by Sean Walker
  40. 5:46Takeaway by Alexander Nikishin
  41. 6:27Logan Stankoven Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  42. 7:03Zachary Bolduc hit Sebastian Aho
  43. 7:29Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by Sebastian Aho
  44. 7:47Mike Reilly shot blocked by Zachary Bolduc
  45. 7:50Takeaway by Noah Dobson
  46. 7:55Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  47. 8:24Puck Frozen - Goalie
  48. 8:24Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Samuel Blais
  49. 8:37Samuel Blais hit Sean Walker
  50. 8:39Puck in Netting
  51. 8:39Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  52. 8:46Brendan Gallagher hit Sean Walker
  53. 8:57Jesperi Kotkaniemi Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  54. 9:00Jesperi Kotkaniemi Snap Shot Short
  55. 9:24Takeaway by Alexander Nikishin
  56. 9:27Giveaway by Jesperi Kotkaniemi
  57. 9:31Alexandre Texier Snap Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
  58. 9:32Goalie Stopped
  59. 9:32Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jordan Staal
  60. 9:39Puck in Benches
  61. 9:39Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  62. 9:59Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  63. 9:59Jordan Staal hit Noah Dobson
  64. 10:02William Carrier Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  65. 10:03William Carrier Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  66. 10:04Goalie Stopped
  67. 10:04Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  68. 10:12Sebastian Aho High-sticking against Phillip Danault
  69. 10:12Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jordan Staal
  70. 10:15Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
  71. 11:02Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
  72. 11:04Goalie Stopped
  73. 11:04Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Jordan Staal
  74. 11:46Giveaway by Joel Nystrom
  75. 11:53Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  76. 12:37Takeaway by Alexandre Carrier
  77. 13:33Giveaway by Josh Anderson
  78. 13:35Nikolaj Ehlers Slap Shot Wide Right
  79. 13:59Joel Nystrom Snap Shot Wide Right
  80. 14:08Andrei Svechnikov hit Arber Xhekaj
  81. 14:15Giveaway by Logan Stankoven
  82. 14:24Joe Veleno Wrist Shot Wide Right
  83. 14:39Adam Engstrom Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
  84. 14:51Puck Frozen - Goalie
  85. 14:51Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Logan Stankoven
  86. 14:57Off-side
  87. 14:57Logan Stankoven faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  88. 15:57Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  89. 16:02Jordan Staal shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  90. 16:23Cole Caufield Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (6)
  91. 16:23Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  92. 16:29Alexandre Carrier Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
  93. 16:44Giveaway by Nikolaj Ehlers
  94. 16:46Josh Anderson Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  95. 16:46Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Mark Jankowski
  96. 17:19Puck in Netting
  97. 17:19Logan Stankoven faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  98. 17:21Jalen Chatfield shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  99. 17:28Ivan Demidov Backhand saved by Brandon Bussi
  100. 17:51Takeaway by Jalen Chatfield
  101. 17:51Jackson Blake hit Jayden Struble
  102. 17:53Jalen Chatfield Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  103. 17:56K'Andre Miller shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  104. 18:48Giveaway by Mike Reilly
  105. 18:49Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
  106. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:20Giveaway by Alexandre Texier
  4. 0:25William Carrier hit Alexandre Carrier
  5. 0:29Icing
  6. 0:29Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  7. 0:47Giveaway by Nikolaj Ehlers
  8. 1:10Icing
  9. 1:10Logan Stankoven faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  10. 1:11Jalen Chatfield Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  11. 1:47Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
  12. 1:56Icing
  13. 1:56Phillip Danault faceoff won against Logan Stankoven
  14. 1:58Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Taylor Hall
  15. 2:23Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  16. 2:32Giveaway by Jakub Dobes
  17. 2:47Eric Robinson Snap Shot Wide Left
  18. 2:50Alexander Nikishin shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
  19. 2:59Sean Walker Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  20. 3:07Joseph Veleno hit Sean Walker
  21. 3:17Giveaway by Joe Veleno
  22. 3:18Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov
  23. 3:33Samuel Blais hit Sebastian Aho
  24. 3:51Brendan Gallagher hit Jordan Staal
  25. 4:27Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Right
  26. 4:30Puck in Netting
  27. 4:30Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  28. 4:36Juraj Slafkovský hit Sean Walker
  29. 4:40Icing
  30. 4:40Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  31. 5:50Arber Xhekaj hit Jackson Blake
  32. 6:05Joseph Veleno hit Jalen Chatfield
  33. 6:15Icing
  34. 6:15Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  35. 6:29Puck in Benches
  36. 6:29Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  37. 6:55Nikolaj Ehlers shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  38. 7:17Takeaway by Jalen Chatfield
  39. 7:40Sean Walker shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  40. 7:51Takeaway by Sean Walker
  41. 7:52William Carrier shot blocked by Adam Engstrom
  42. 7:54Jordan Martinook Snap Shot Wide Left
  43. 8:06Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  44. 8:27Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot Wide Left
  45. 8:35Jayden Struble hit Logan Stankoven
  46. 8:49Giveaway by Logan Stankoven
  47. 9:24Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Jalen Chatfield
  48. 9:44Icing
  49. 9:44Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Mark Jankowski
  50. 9:47Lane Hutson shot blocked by Mark Jankowski
  51. 9:55Nick Suzuki Tip-In Off Crossbar
  52. 9:56Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Mark Jankowski
  53. 10:31K'Andre Miller Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  54. 10:34Nikolaj Ehlers Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  55. 10:59Andrei Svechnikov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  56. 11:20Juraj Slafkovský Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Jayden Struble (6), Ivan Demidov (25)
  57. 11:20Jordan Staal faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  58. 11:26William Carrier hit Adam Engstrom
  59. 11:42Samuel Blais hit Joel Nystrom
  60. 12:34Icing
  61. 12:34Phillip Danault faceoff won against Logan Stankoven
  62. 12:49Icing
  63. 12:49Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Logan Stankoven
  64. 13:06Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Wide Right
  65. 13:45Mark Jankowski Wrist Shot Wide Right
  66. 13:52Icing
  67. 13:52Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  68. 13:54K'Andre Miller shot blocked by Adam Engstrom
  69. 14:04Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Jalen Chatfield
  70. 14:12Jalen Chatfield Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  71. 14:16Juraj Slafkovský hit K'Andre Miller
  72. 14:23Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
  73. 14:34Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
  74. 15:36Puck in Benches
  75. 15:36Logan Stankoven faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  76. 15:47Giveaway by Taylor Hall
  77. 16:02Taylor Hall Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  78. 16:04Goalie Stopped
  79. 16:04Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  80. 16:08Nikolaj Ehlers Slap Shot Wide Left
  81. 16:58Sebastian Aho Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (20), K'Andre Miller (13)
  82. 16:58Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Logan Stankoven
  83. 17:33Icing
  84. 17:33Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  85. 18:00Lane Hutson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  86. 18:00Phillip Danault faceoff won against Logan Stankoven
  87. 18:03Nick Suzuki Backhand saved by Brandon Bussi
  88. 18:08Giveaway by Taylor Hall
  89. 18:32Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  90. 18:48Puck in Crowd
  91. 18:48Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
  92. 18:56Joe Veleno Tip-In Wide Left
  93. 19:17Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  94. 19:25Off-side
  95. 19:25Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  96. 19:41Giveaway by Phillip Danault
  97. 19:49Phillip Danault Backhand saved by Brandon Bussi
  98. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  99. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 3:10MTL 1, CAR 0Nick Suzuki Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (5), Samuel Blais (4)
  2. 4:06MTL 2, CAR 0Oliver Kapanen Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (24), Juraj Slafkovský (16)
  3. 10:47MTL 2, CAR 1Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Alexander Nikishin (11), Sebastian Aho (22)
  4. 12:19MTL 2, CAR 2Sebastian Aho Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Joel Nystrom (8), Andrei Svechnikov (18)
  5. 14:51MTL 2, CAR 3Andrei Svechnikov Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (23), Nikolaj Ehlers (19)

2nd

  1. 0:54MTL 2, CAR 4Alexander Nikishin Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (24), Andrei Svechnikov (19)
  2. 5:01MTL 3, CAR 4Samuel Blais Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (34), Brendan Gallagher (11)
  3. 16:23MTL 4, CAR 4Cole Caufield Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (6)
  4. 16:46MTL 5, CAR 4Josh Anderson Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: none

3rd

  1. 11:20MTL 6, CAR 4Juraj Slafkovský Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Jayden Struble (6), Ivan Demidov (25)
  2. 16:58MTL 6, CAR 5Sebastian Aho Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (20), K'Andre Miller (13)
  3. 18:00MTL 7, CAR 5Lane Hutson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Game leaders

CanadiensMontreal

HurricanesCarolina

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Cole Caufield RW101000015:570.03100030212015:010:560:00
Josh Anderson RW10000009:360.010020001497:430:001:53
Juraj Slafkovsky LW111035019:060.02000011231418:041:020:00
Nick Suzuki C103030019:0838.931172020251418:051:030:00
Oliver Kapanen C100013018:0736.811270010211216:050:581:04
Sammy Blais LW111070010:050.0220000014310:050:000:00
Alexandre Texier LW022000215:080.0200110022314:130:550:00
Brendan Gallagher RW011020014:210.0100001119213:240:570:00
Ivan Demidov RW022000014:250.02000000171013:330:520:00
Joe Veleno C001020014:1150.0044102020212:340:001:37
Phillip Danault C000000015:4564.3159100023014:230:001:22
Zack Bolduc RW000011012:28100.00010010161011:241:040:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Lane Hutson D113001224:3320021000.028622:191:051:09
Adam Engstrom D002002013:0410000000.019013:040:000:00
Alexandre Carrier D000001023:0810010010.029121:170:021:49
Arber Xhekaj D001061213:5400011000.018113:540:000:00
Jayden Struble D012010019:1700000000.023018:350:000:42
Noah Dobson D000001024:4910050110.029721:271:062:16
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Jakub Dobes G25520.80060:0000191000

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