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Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes, East Final Game 5

NHL
Canadiens
48-24-10, 106 PTS
1-6
Final
Hurricanes
53-22-7, 113 PTS
Lenovo Center
TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

MTL shoots leftCAR shoots right

Shots on goal

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MTL411924
CAR159630

In net

Jakub Dobes24/29 SV, .828
Frederik Andersen23/24 SV, .958
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CAR3216

Who won: Hurricanes 6-1

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 in East Final Game 5 on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Lenovo Center. The Canadiens win the series 3-0. The Hurricanes outscored the Canadiens 3-0 in the 1st period. Taylor Hall led the Hurricanes in goals (1). Cole Caufield led the Canadiens in goals (1).

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Rod Brind'Amour wore a big smile as he walked on the ice to join his Carolina Hurricanes for a photo behind the Prince of Wales Trophy.

What it means

  • Canadiens won the series 3-0.

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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
    Out
  • 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 18,931
Officials
Kelly Sutherland (Referee), Jean Hebert (Referee), Garrett Rank (Referee), Scott Cherrey (Linesman), Matt MacPherson (Linesman), Jesse Marquis (Linesman)

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

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