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Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes

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Montreal Canadiens
42-21-10
Final
3 - 1
Carolina Hurricanes
46-21-6

Suzuki lifts streaking Canadiens to 3-1 win over Hurricanes

Nick Suzuki scores for Montreal

Suzuki fueled a three-goal second period for the Canadiens, who have won five straight and won all three regular-season games against the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes.

Cole Caufield added a goal and assist for Montreal and goalie Jakub Dobes made 34 saves in his third win of the season over the Hurricanes.

Andrei Svechnikov scored for the Hurricanes, and Frederik Andersen stopped 15 shots.

Suzuki tied the game 1-1 by beating a diving Sean Walker to the net at 6:18 in the second period.

After a Dobes’ glove save on Jordan Staal with 3:13 left in the period, Caufield made it 2-1 after Suzuki drew two defenders to the left circle and gave Caufield a clean look at Andersen.

Montreal scored on the power play after a tripping penalty was called on Eric Robinson with 15 seconds left in the period.

Suzuki leads the Canadiens with 91 points. He has five goals and 12 assists in the past 10 games as Montreal vies for position in a tight playoff race in the Atlantic Division.

Svechnikov gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 8:37 in the first period. It was the eighth power-play goal in 16 opportunities for the Hurricanes but they went 0 for 2 the rest of the game.

The Hurricanes have won four of their last six game with both losses to Montreal.

Up next Canadiens: At Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Hurricanes: Visit Columbus on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

MTL wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:37 Andrei Svechnikov Goal (26) Slap Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (32), Sebastian Aho (49)
Goal 2nd Period 6:18 Nick Suzuki Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (33), Lane Hutson (61)
Goal 2nd Period 17:32 Cole Caufield Goal (46) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (65), Lane Hutson (62)
Goal 2nd Period 19:53 Nick Suzuki Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (36), Ivan Demidov (41)

Statistics

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32 Blocked Shots 12
21 Hits 29
4 Takeaways 4
18 Shots 35
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
25.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 26
45.8 Faceoff Win Percent 54.2
14 Giveaways 13
3 Total Penalties 4
6 Penalty Minutes 8
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
William Carrier, LW Day-To-Day Jun 6
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
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Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,551 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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