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Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina Hurricanes: game summary

Final · January 1, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Montreal Canadiens7
Carolina Hurricanes5

Shots on goal : MTL 23 — CAR 25 · Lenovo Center

Three stars

MTL

Game stats

CAR
23Shots on goal25
44 %Faceoff win %56 %
0/1Power play2/3
6Penalty minutes2
26Hits18
15Blocked shots10
18Giveaways19
4Takeaways9

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
MTL511723
CAR108725

Season series MTL 3 – 0 CAR

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← MTL 7 / 23 / 355 / 25 / 38 CAR →
Missed shot — Noah Dobson (MTL), P1 02:39 · slapMissed shot — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 04:24 · tip-inMissed shot — Joel Nystrom (CAR), P1 05:08 · snapMissed shot — K'Andre Miller (CAR), P1 05:45 · snapMissed shot — Logan Stankoven (CAR), P1 12:28 · snapMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 13:13 · wristMissed shot — Zachary Bolduc (MTL), P1 15:55 · tip-inMissed shot — William Carrier (CAR), P2 00:37 · wristMissed shot — Oliver Kapanen (MTL), P2 01:07 · tip-inMissed shot — Sebastian Aho (CAR), P2 03:29 · snapMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 05:19 · snapMissed shot — Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR), P2 09:00 · snapMissed shot — Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR), P2 13:35 · slapMissed shot — Joel Nystrom (CAR), P2 13:59 · snapMissed shot — Joseph Veleno (MTL), P2 14:24 · wristMissed shot — Eric Robinson (CAR), P3 02:47 · snapMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 04:27 · snapMissed shot — Jordan Martinook (CAR), P3 07:54 · snapMissed shot — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P3 08:27 · wristMissed shot — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P3 09:55 · tip-inMissed shot — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P3 13:06 · wristMissed shot — Mark Jankowski (CAR), P3 13:45 · wristMissed shot — Jalen Chatfield (CAR), P3 14:12 · snapMissed shot — Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR), P3 16:08 · slapMissed shot — Joseph Veleno (MTL), P3 18:56 · tip-inShot on goal — K'Andre Miller (CAR), P1 00:15 · wristShot on goal — Sebastian Aho (CAR), P1 00:20 · snapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 03:03 · wristShot on goal — Sammy Blais (MTL), P1 06:37 · tip-inShot on goal — Andrei Svechnikov (CAR), P1 07:19 · snapShot on goal — Jalen Chatfield (CAR), P1 09:39 · snapShot on goal — Noah Dobson (MTL), P1 10:20 · wristShot on goal — K'Andre Miller (CAR), P1 13:52 · snapShot on goal — Andrei Svechnikov (CAR), P1 14:44 · snapShot on goal — Taylor Hall (CAR), P1 15:33 · snapShot on goal — Alexandre Texier (MTL), P2 00:10 · backhandShot on goal — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P2 01:10 · snapShot on goal — Andrei Svechnikov (CAR), P2 01:45 · wristShot on goal — Alexander Nikishin (CAR), P2 03:39 · snapShot on goal — Logan Stankoven (CAR), P2 06:27 · snapShot on goal — Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR), P2 08:57 · backhandShot on goal — Alexandre Texier (MTL), P2 09:31 · snapShot on goal — William Carrier (CAR), P2 10:02 · backhandShot on goal — William Carrier (CAR), P2 10:03 · backhandShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 10:15 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 11:02 · snapShot on goal — Adam Engstrom (MTL), P2 14:39 · wristShot on goal — Alexandre Carrier (MTL), P2 16:29 · wristShot on goal — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P2 17:28 · backhandShot on goal — Jalen Chatfield (CAR), P2 17:53 · snapShot on goal — Jalen Chatfield (CAR), P3 01:11 · slapShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 01:47 · wristShot on goal — Sean Walker (CAR), P3 02:59 · snapShot on goal — K'Andre Miller (CAR), P3 10:31 · snapShot on goal — Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR), P3 10:34 · wristShot on goal — Andrei Svechnikov (CAR), P3 10:59 · snapShot on goal — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P3 14:23 · wristShot on goal — Lane Hutson (MTL), P3 14:34 · wristShot on goal — Taylor Hall (CAR), P3 16:02 · wristShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P3 18:03 · backhandShot on goal — Phillip Danault (MTL), P3 19:49 · backhandGoal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 03:10 · snapGoal — Oliver Kapanen (MTL), P1 04:06 · snapGoal — Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR), P1 10:47 · snapGoal — Sebastian Aho (CAR), P1 12:19 · tip-inGoal — Andrei Svechnikov (CAR), P1 14:51 · snapGoal — Alexander Nikishin (CAR), P2 00:54 · slapGoal — Sammy Blais (MTL), P2 05:01 · wristGoal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 16:23 · snapGoal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 16:46 · wristGoal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 11:20 · snapGoal — Sebastian Aho (CAR), P3 16:58 · snapGoal — Lane Hutson (MTL), P3 18:00 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 09:58MTLAlexandre Texier — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Nikolaj Ehlers

2nd period

  • 00:45MTLLane Hutson — Holding (2 min) · drawn by William Carrier
  • 01:47MTLArber Xhekaj — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Andrei Svechnikov
  • 10:12CARSebastian Aho — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Phillip Danault

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
B. GallagherR0111214:21
C. CaufieldR1013015:57
N. SuzukiC1033319:08
J. AndersonR1001009:36
J. SlafkovskýL1112319:06
P. DanaultC0001015:45
S. BlaisL1112710:05
Z. BolducR0000112:28
A. TexierL0222015:08
J. VelenoC0010214:11
O. KapanenC1001118:07
I. DemidovR0222014:25
A. EngstromD0021013:04
A. CarrierD0001023:08
J. StrubleD0120119:17
L. HutsonD1132024:33
N. DobsonD0001024:49
A. XhekajD0010613:54
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Fowler0/0—00:00
J. Dobes(W)20/2580.0 %60:00

Carolina Hurricanes

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
J. StaalC00-20317:35
S. AhoC2313216:50
L. StankovenC00-11016:55
N. EhlersL1202016:54
W. CarrierL00-22514:00
A. SvechnikovR1215117:14
J. MartinookL00-20015:34
E. RobinsonL00-20111:28
J. BlakeR0000118:36
T. HallL00-12016:19
M. JankowskiL00-20010:56
J. KotkaniemiC00-21010:23
J. ChatfieldD00-23021:53
M. ReillyD00-20113:17
K. MillerD01-13125:18
A. NikishinD11-12021:08
S. WalkerD0001220:34
J. NystromD01-20114:59
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
F. Andersen0/0—00:00
B. Bussi(L)16/2272.7 %58:20

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