2026 Eastern Conference Final: Carolina Hurricanes vs Montréal Canadiens
Games
Best of 7Game 1May 21
MTL
6
FINAL
2
CAR
MTL leads 1-0
Game 1FINAL
May 21MTL leads 1-0
Game 2May 23
MTL
2
FINAL/OT
3
CAR
Series tied 1-1
Game 2FINAL/OT
May 23Series tied 1-1
Game 3May 25
CAR
3
FINAL/OT
2
MTL
CAR leads 2-1
Game 3FINAL/OT
May 25CAR leads 2-1
Game 4May 27
CAR
4
FINAL
0
MTL
CAR leads 3-1
Game 4FINAL
May 27CAR leads 3-1
Game 5May 29
MTL
1
FINAL
6
CAR
CAR wins 4-1
Game 5FINAL
May 29CAR wins 4-1
Series leaders
Goaltending
Save percentage
.886
.903
Goals allowed
10
16
Saves
78
149
Shutouts
1
0
Shot Map
SOG
167
Goals
18
SH%
10.8%
FewerMore shots
- Low Slot
- 36
- R Circle
- 20
- High Slot
- 18
- L Circle
- 14
- L Point
- 13
Team Statistics
CARMTL
167Shots on Goal89
48.8%Faceoff Win %51.2%
2/19Power Play2/13
52Penalty Mins64
175Hits106
80Blocked Shots107
87Giveaways77
39Takeaways16
Series stats
Across 5 gamesCAR Forwards
| 5 | LW | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 120 | 5 | 3 | 92:38 | |
| 5 | LW | 3 | 1 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 89 | 3 | 1 | 56:43 | |
| 5 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 113 | 4 | 4 | 85:34 | |
| 5 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49.3 | 106 | 7 | 3 | 83:51 | |
| 5 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 122 | 4 | 1 | 92:34 | |
71T. Hall | 5 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 107 | 7 | 1 | 83:43 |
53J. Blake | 5 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 111 | 3 | 4 | 92:22 |
20S. Aho | 5 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48.8 | 122 | 3 | 2 | 98:06 |
| 5 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45.2 | 96 | 6 | 0 | 60:19 | |
| 5 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | +5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 52:32 | |
11J. Staal | 5 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 124 | 3 | 1 | 80:14 |
| 5 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 114 | 6 | 2 | 75:23 |
CAR Defense
| 5 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 115 | 4 | 1 | 91:23 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 142 | 6 | 1 | 105:24 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 144 | 8 | 7 | 121:05 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 102 | 5 | 1 | 72:41 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 141 | 6 | 3 | 108:29 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 138 | 4 | 4 | 108:19 |
CAR Goalies
| GP | W | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 88 | 78 | 10 | 0.886 | 314:38 |