Montreal Canadiens @ Carolina Hurricanes

East Final - Game 1 • Series starts 5/21

MTL

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

48-24-10, 24-9-8 Away

CAR

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

53-22-7, 29-10-2 Home

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	29	10	4	0	2.78	.901
S. Montembeault	10	8	4	0	3.43	.872
J. Fowler	9	6	2	1	2.43	.908

Hurricanes

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
B. Bussi	31	6	2	2	2.47	.895
F. Andersen	16	14	5	0	3.05	.874
P. Kochetkov	6	2	0	1	2.33	.899

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Hurricanes get another shot at Eastern Conference Final roadblock, this time against Canadiens

— Years of consistent regular-season success and postseason wins have again brought the Carolina Hurricanes to the Eastern Conference Final of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

May 20, 2026, 11:59 pm - AP

MTL

CAR

Points

Nick SuzukiC #14

Sebastian AhoC #20

Goals

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Seth JarvisC #24

Assists

Nick SuzukiC #14

Sebastian AhoC #20

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Patrik Laine RW	IR	2 Jun

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MTL	3.40	3.06	26.3	27.8	849	56	23.1	54	78.2	8	0
CAR	3.55	2.88	32.2	23.9	640	60	24.9	45	80.6	12	0

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
19/5/26	@BUF	W3-2 OT
17/5/26	vsBUF	L8-3
15/5/26	@BUF	W6-3
13/5/26	vsBUF	L3-2
11/5/26	vsBUF	W6-2

Hurricanes Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/5/26	@PHI	W3-2 OT
8/5/26	@PHI	W4-1
5/5/26	vsPHI	W3-2 OT
3/5/26	vsPHI	W3-0
26/4/26	@OTT	W4-2

Canadiens
Hurricanes

Game 1

22/5

Canadiens
Hurricanes

Game 2

24/5

Hurricanes
Canadiens

Game 3

26/5

Hurricanes
Canadiens

Game 4

28/5

Canadiens
Hurricanes

Game 5

30/5

Hurricanes
Canadiens

Game 6

31/5

Canadiens
Hurricanes

Game 7

3/6

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Lindy Ruff gets 2-year extension after Sabres' breakthrough season

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Emily Kaplan details Avs' 'big loss' with Cale Makar out for Game 1

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Hurricanes' 11-day Stanley Cup playoffs layoff most since 1919

Hurricanes' 11-day Stanley Cup playoffs layoff most since 1919

The Hurricanes, who swept their first two playoff series, will have gone 11 full days without a game prior to Game 1 vs. the Canadiens -- the longest layoff since 1919.

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