MTL
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-24-10 · L1 · L10: 7-3-0
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
Final
6—2
2026-05-21 · Lenovo Center
CAR
CAR
Carolina Hurricanes
53-22-7 · W1 · L10: 7-2-1
W
SO
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
MTL dominated expected goals 3.7 to 3.0 · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
MTL xG
3.70
ACTUAL
6 — 2
CAR xG
3.01

Scoring Timeline

0.01
LOW xG
CAR1P 00:33Even Strength
Seth Jarvis
24
Seth Jarvis(2)
C · CAR · #24
Andrei Svechnikov (3), Sebastian Aho (2)
MTL 0 - 1 CAR
0.14
HIGH xG
MTL1P 01:00Even Strength
Cole Caufield
13
Cole Caufield(5)
R · MTL · #13
Juraj Slafkovský (6), Nick Suzuki (10)
MTL 1 - 1 CAR
0.21
HIGH xG
MTL1P 04:044 on 4
Phillip Danault
24
Phillip Danault(2)
C · MTL · #24
Alexandre Carrier (5)
MTL 2 - 1 CAR
0.31
HIGH xG
MTL1P 08:11Even Strength
Alexandre Texier
85
Alexandre Texier(4)
L · MTL · #85
Phillip Danault (6), Kaiden Guhle (7)
MTL 3 - 1 CAR
0.24
HIGH xG
MTL1P 11:32Even Strength
Ivan Demidov
93
Ivan Demidov(3)
R · MTL · #93
Alex Newhook (3), Jake Evans (7)
MTL 4 - 1 CAR
0.16
HIGH xG
CAR2P 02:46Even Strength
Eric Robinson
50
Eric Robinson(1)
L · CAR · #50
William Carrier (1)
MTL 4 - 2 CAR
0.16
HIGH xG
MTL3P 07:05Even Strength
Juraj Slafkovský
20
Juraj Slafkovský(5)
L · MTL · #20
Nick Suzuki (11), Cole Caufield (6)
MTL 5 - 2 CAR
0.82
HIGH xG
MTL3P 17:32Power PlayEN
Juraj Slafkovský
20
Juraj Slafkovský(6)
L · MTL · #20
Nick Suzuki (12)
MTL 6 - 2 CAR

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jakub Dobes
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
26/28 saves, .928 SV%, -0.1 GSAx
★2
Juraj Slafkovský
20
Juraj Slafkovský
L · MTL · #20
2G, 1A, 4 SOG, 1 HIT
★3
Nick Suzuki
14
Nick Suzuki
C · MTL · #14
3A, 4 SOG, 2 HIT

Team Stats

MTLCAR
22Shots28
3.69xGF3.00
35.3CF%64.7
50FO%50
0/2PP0/2
18Hits44
29Blocks12
12Giveaways16
3Takeaways5
8PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGCAR SOGMTL xGCAR xG
1st9132.151.04
2nd3110.421.39
3rd421.120.58
Total16263.693.01

Penalties

8 TOTAL
1P 03:55
CAR
Sean Walkerinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Suzuki
1P 03:55
MTL
Nick Suzukiembellishment (2 min)
1P 11:39
MTL
Alexandre Carrierhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Andrei Svechnikov
1P 12:06
CAR
Sebastian Ahoroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Evans
2P 19:13
CAR
Andrei Svechnikovroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Mike Matheson
2P 19:13
MTL
Mike Mathesonroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Andrei Svechnikov
3P 03:56
CAR
Jordan Martinooktripping (2 min)
Drawn by Kaiden Guhle
3P 12:06
MTL
Kaiden Guhleinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Jackson Blake