Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes, East Final Game 1

NHL

Canadiens

48-24-10, 106 PTS

6-2

Final

Hurricanes

53-22-7, 113 PTS

Lenovo Center

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

MTL shoots leftCAR shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MTL	13	3	6	22
CAR	14	12	2	28

In net

Jakub Dobes26/28 SV, .929

Frederik Andersen16/21 SV, .762

Team	1	2	3	T
MTL	4	0	2	6
CAR	1	1	0	2

Who won: Canadiens 6-2

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 in East Final Game 1 on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at Lenovo Center. The Canadiens win the series 3-0. The Canadiens outscored the Hurricanes 4-1 in the 1st period. Juraj Slafkovsky led the Canadiens in goals (2). Eric Robinson led the Hurricanes in goals (1).

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Injuries and inactives

Canadiens6th in Atlantic Division

Florian Xhekaj LW
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Bryce Pickford D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Ivan Demidov RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Oliver Kapanen C
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Sam Montembeault G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Hurricanes1st in Metropolitan Division

Alexander Nikishin D
Contract Dispute
Out
Jordan Staal C
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Seth Jarvis C
Shoulder, Surgery
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Canadiens6th in Atlantic Division

Jakub Dobes G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Hurricanes1st in Metropolitan Division

Frederik Andersen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

MTL wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Canadiens 3, Hurricanes 1 (Mar 29)

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Game info

Venue: Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC · Attendance 18,723
Officials: Jean Hebert (Referee), Gord Dwyer (Referee), Garrett Rank (Referee), Scott Cherrey (Linesman), Bevan Mills (Linesman), Jesse Marquis (Linesman)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.