Carolina Hurricanes vs Montréal Canadiens
Playoffs · Monday, May 25, 2026 · Centre Bell
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Game summary
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime on Monday, May 25, 2026 at Centre Bell. The Hurricanes outshot the Canadiens 39-13.
Goals came from Shayne Gostisbehere, Mike Matheson, Taylor Hall, Lane Hutson and Andrei Svechnikov.
Frederik Andersen made 11 saves on 13 shots for the win; Jakub Dobes stopped 36 of 39.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Shayne Gostisbehere (1)Mark Jankowski (4), Eric Robinson (3)Guhle 1:08 into shift1–008:24 CAR
Mike Matheson (2)Ivan Demidov (6), Jake Evans (8)1–115:28 MTL
Taylor Hall (4)K'Andre Miller (7), Jackson Blake (8)2–116:22 CAR
2nd period
Lane Hutson (3)Cole Caufield (7), Jakub Dobes (1)2–204:43 MTL · PPG
OT period
Andrei Svechnikov (2)Seth Jarvis (4)Dobson 1:26 into shift3–214:06 CAR
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
3–2 · OT 14:06 · Svechnikov. MTL stayed on through an icing. Dobson was 1:26 into his shift when it went in.
1–0 CAR
1st 8:24 · Gostisbehere
Long shift: Guhle 1:08
1–1 MTL
1st 15:28 · Matheson
Staal 0:45
2–1 CAR
1st 16:22 · Hall
Guhle 0:23
2–2 MTL
2nd 4:43 · PP · Hutson
Staal 0:36
3–2 CAR
OT 14:06 · Svechnikov
Long shift: Dobson 1:26
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.9×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).
30%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 04:46
Jalen Chatfield · interference2 min - 1st 19:00
Kaiden Guhle · interference2 min - 2nd 04:18Jordan Martinook · slashing2 min
- 2nd 12:42Kaiden Guhle · tripping2 min
- 2nd 18:09Jake Evans · roughing2 min
- 2nd 18:09Sean Walker · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 3rd 10:21Noah Dobson · interference2 min
Season series
Carolina Hurricanes
| 24Seth JarvisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:56 |
| 37Andrei SvechnikovR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 21:25 |
| 50Eric RobinsonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:52 |
| 53Jackson BlakeR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 22:25 |
| 71Taylor HallL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 20:06 |
| 77Mark JankowskiL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:17 |
| 4Shayne GostisbehereD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:56 |
| 19K'Andre MillerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 30:07 |
| 11Jordan StaalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:36 |
| 20Sebastian AhoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:49 |
| 22Logan StankovenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:03 |
| 27Nikolaj EhlersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:48 |
| 28William CarrierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:37 |
| 48Jordan MartinookL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:33 |
| 5Jalen ChatfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 22:54 |
| 21Alexander NikishinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:45 |
| 26Sean WalkerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 27:26 |
| 74Jaccob SlavinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 24:38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Frederik AndersenG | W | 13 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 73:58 |
| 32Brandon BussiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Montréal Canadiens
| 13Cole CaufieldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:33 |
| 71Jake EvansC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:39 |
| 93Ivan DemidovR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:23 |
| 8Mike MathesonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 29:23 |
| 48Lane HutsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28:55 |
| 14Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 25:37 |
| 15Alex NewhookC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:42 |
| 17Josh AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:04 |
| 20Juraj SlafkovskýL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:35 |
| 24Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:01 |
| 76Zachary BolducR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:44 |
| 77Kirby DachC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:03 |
| 85Alexandre TexierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:01 |
| 90Joseph VelenoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:26 |
| 21Kaiden GuhleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:23 |
| 45Alexandre CarrierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 24:59 |
| 47Jayden StrubleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:28 |
| 53Noah DobsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 25:34 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Jacob FowlerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 75Jakub DobesG | L | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 74:06 |