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Montréal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Thursday, November 19, 2026 · Lenovo Center

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Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Thursday, November 19, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CARNHL, HHN, TSN2 and RDS.

This is the second of 3 meetings this season. Canadiens 0, Hurricanes 1 so far; the last game finished CAR 6, MTL 4.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

Game 3 of a road trip: NY Rangers and New Jersey, now Carolina.

  1. 92026-11-09: no game
  2. 102026-11-10: vs MIN
  3. 112026-11-11: no game
  4. 122026-11-12: at BOS
  5. 132026-11-13: no game
  6. 142026-11-14: vs COL
  7. 152026-11-15: no game
  8. 162026-11-16: at NYR
  9. 172026-11-17: no game
  10. 182026-11-18: at NJD
  11. 192026-11-19: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~421 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~759 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Hurricanes

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Seattle and Seattle).

  1. 92026-11-09: no game
  2. 102026-11-10: no game
  3. 112026-11-11: no game
  4. 122026-11-12: at SEA
  5. 132026-11-13: no game
  6. 142026-11-14: at SEA
  7. 152026-11-15: no game
  8. 162026-11-16: no game
  9. 172026-11-17: no game
  10. 182026-11-18: no game
  11. 192026-11-19: vs MTL
rest since last game
4 days
rest since last game
since last game
~4,535 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~9,070 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
Carolina HurricanesHurricanesTue, Oct 13 vs WSH
  1. L1Carrier#28Aho#20Svechnikov#37
    9:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Jankowski#77Martinook#48Ehlers#27
    7:02 together at 5v5
  3. L3Deslauriers#44Robinson#50Kotkaniemi#82
    5:20 together at 5v5
  4. L4Hall#71Stankoven#22Blake#53
    3:09 together at 5v5
  1. D1Walker#26Miller#19
    17:18 together at 5v5
  2. D2Slavin#74Chatfield#5
    13:39 together at 5v5
  3. D3Reilly#6Gostisbehere#4
    9:49 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ehlers LAho CSvechnikov RBlake RGostisbehere D4:21
  2. 2Jankowski LRobinson LStankoven CBlake RMiller D0:33

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jankowski LMartinook LSlavin DChatfield D1:28
  2. 2Aho CStankoven CSlavin DChatfield D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLCAR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)CAR 71% (11th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)CAR 48.0s (13th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MTL 38% (3rd most often)CAR 28% (11th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series