Canadiens vs. Hurricanes | January 1, 2026

Montreal Canadiens22-12-6

Final7 - 5

Carolina Hurricanes24-13-3

1 2 3 T ------------------ MTL 2 3 2 7 CAR 3 1 1 5

Goals and Penalties: ShowHide

1st Period: ShowHide

P1 16:50
Nick Suzuki (MTL) scores on snap shot past Brandon Bussi, assisted by Alexandre Texier and Sammy Blais
1-0
P1 15:54
Oliver Kapanen (MTL) scores on snap shot past Brandon Bussi, assisted by Ivan Demidov and Juraj Slafkovský
2-0

P1 10:02

Alexandre Texier (MTL) slashing against Nikolaj Ehlers (2 minutes)

2-0

P1 09:13
Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) scores power-play goal on snap shot past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Alexander Nikishin and Sebastian Aho
2-1
P1 07:41
Sebastian Aho (CAR) scores on tip-in past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Joel Nystrom and Andrei Svechnikov
2-2
P1 05:09
Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) scores on snap shot past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Sebastian Aho and Nikolaj Ehlers
2-3

2nd Period: ShowHide

P2 19:15

Lane Hutson (MTL) holding against William Carrier (2 minutes)

2-3

P2 19:06
Alexander Nikishin (CAR) scores power-play goal on slap shot past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov
2-4

P2 18:13

Arber Xhekaj (MTL) slashing against Andrei Svechnikov (2 minutes)

2-4

P2 14:59
Sammy Blais (MTL) scores on wrist shot past Brandon Bussi, assisted by Lane Hutson and Brendan Gallagher
3-4

P2 09:48

Sebastian Aho (CAR) high-sticking against Phillip Danault (2 minutes)

3-4

P2 03:37
Cole Caufield (MTL) scores on snap shot past Brandon Bussi, assisted by Alexandre Texier
4-4
P2 03:14
Josh Anderson (MTL) scores on wrist shot past Brandon Bussi
5-4

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P3 08:40
Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) scores on snap shot past Brandon Bussi, assisted by Jayden Struble and Ivan Demidov
6-4
P3 03:02
Sebastian Aho (CAR) scores goal with extra attacker on snap shot past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Nikolaj Ehlers and K'Andre Miller
6-5
P3 02:00
Lane Hutson (MTL) scores on empty net
7-5

Box Score: Back to Top

Canadiens Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Josh Anderson R

09:36 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0/0

Sammy Blais L

10:05 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0/2

Zachary Bolduc R

12:28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1/1

Cole Caufield R

15:57 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0/1

Phillip Danault C

15:45 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9/14

Ivan Demidov R

14:25 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0/0

Brendan Gallagher R

14:21 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0/0

Oliver Kapanen C

18:07 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 7/19

Juraj Slafkovský L

19:06 1 1 1 2 5 0 1 0 0/0

Nick Suzuki C

19:08 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 7/18

Alexandre Texier L

15:08 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 0/0

Joe Veleno C

14:11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4/8

Canadiens Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Alexandre Carrier D

23:08 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0/0

Noah Dobson D

24:49 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0/0

Adam Engstrom D

13:04 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0/0

Lane Hutson D

24:33 1 1 3 2 1 2 0 2 0/0

Jayden Struble D

19:17 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Arber Xhekaj D

13:54 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0/0

Canadiens Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

7 9 23 15 6 4 16 28/63 44.4%

Canadiens Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Jakub Dobes G

60:00 5 20/25 19/22 1/3 0/0 0 .800 .864 .333

Hurricanes Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Sebastian Aho C

16:50 2 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 6/16

Jackson Blake R

18:36 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0/0

William Carrier L

14:00 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0/0

Nikolaj Ehlers L

16:54 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1/2

Taylor Hall L

16:19 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 3 0/0

Mark Jankowski L

10:56 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 10/12

Jesperi Kotkaniemi C

10:23 0 0 -2 1 0 0 0 2 0/0

Jordan Martinook L

15:34 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 1/1

Eric Robinson L

11:28 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Jordan Staal C

17:35 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 9/16

Logan Stankoven C

16:55 0 0 -1 1 0 0 1 3 8/16

Andrei Svechnikov R

17:14 1 2 1 5 0 0 1 2 0/0

Hurricanes Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Jalen Chatfield D

21:53 0 0 -2 3 3 0 2 0 0/0

K'Andre Miller D

25:18 0 1 -1 3 0 0 0 1 0/0

Alexander Nikishin D

21:08 1 1 -1 2 0 0 2 0 0/0

Joel Nystrom D

14:59 0 1 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0/0

Mike Reilly D

13:17 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 2 0/0

Sean Walker D

20:34 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0/0

Hurricanes Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

5 10 25 11 2 9 19 35/63 55.6%

Hurricanes Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Brandon Bussi G

58:20 6 16/22 13/19 2/2 1/1 0 .727 .684 1.000 1.000