Montréal CanadiensvsCarolina Hurricanes — Jan 1, 2026

Jan 1, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
J. Slafkovský
MTL logo

J. Slafkovský

MTL • #20 • L
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 2
Second Star
S. Aho
CAR logo

S. Aho

CAR • #20 • C
G 2A 3PTS 5SOG 3
Third Star
A. Svechnikov
CAR logo

A. Svechnikov

CAR • #37 • R
G 1A 2PTS 3SOG 5

Linescore

Team123Total
MTL2327
CAR3115

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
MTL511723
CAR108725

Goals

1st Period

N. Suzuki
MTL

N. Suzuki(14th)

3:10(EV)

Assisted by A. Texier and S. Blais

O. Kapanen
MTL

O. Kapanen(12th)

4:06(EV)

Assisted by I. Demidov and J. Slafkovský

N. Ehlers
CAR

N. Ehlers(9th)

10:47(PP)

Power play goal assisted by A. Nikishin and S. Aho

S. Aho
CAR

S. Aho(15th)

12:19(EV)

Assisted by J. Nystrom and A. Svechnikov

A. Svechnikov
CAR

A. Svechnikov(11th)

14:51(EV)

Assisted by S. Aho and N. Ehlers

2nd Period

A. Nikishin
CAR

A. Nikishin(5th)

0:54(PP)

Power play goal assisted by S. Aho and A. Svechnikov

S. Blais
MTL

S. Blais(3rd)

5:01(EV)

Assisted by L. Hutson and B. Gallagher

C. Caufield
MTL

C. Caufield(20th)

16:23(EV)

Assisted by A. Texier

J. Anderson
MTL

J. Anderson(9th)

16:46(EV)

Unassisted

3rd Period

J. Slafkovský
MTL

J. Slafkovský(14th)

11:20(EV)

Assisted by J. Struble and I. Demidov

S. Aho
CAR

S. Aho(16th)

16:58(EV)

Assisted by N. Ehlers and K. Miller

L. Hutson
MTL

L. Hutson(6th)

18:00(EV)

Empty net (unassisted)

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

23

Shots On Goal

25

44.4

Faceoff %

55.6

0-1 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(66.7%) 2-3

6

Penalty Minutes

2

26

Hits

18

15

Blocked Shots

10

18

Giveaways

19

4

Takeaways

9

Box Score

20S. Aho235+120210030.416:50
27N. Ehlers123001002020.516:54
37A. Svechnikov123+100102150.017:14
11J. Staal000-200300000.617:35
22L. Stankoven000-100003110.516:55
28W. Carrier000-200500020.014:00
48J. Martinook000-200000001.015:34
50E. Robinson000-200100000.011:28
53J. Blake000000112100.018:36
71T. Hall000-100013020.016:19
77M. Jankowski000-200020000.810:56
82J. Kotkaniemi000-200002010.010:23
21A. Nikishin112-101000220.021:08
19K. Miller011-100101030.025:18
64J. Nystrom011-200101000.014:59
5J. Chatfield000-200030230.021:53
6M. Reilly000-200102000.013:17
26S. Walker000000221210.020:34
32B. Bussi.7272216613/1962/201/1058:20
31F. Andersen-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
7th
MTL
151148+36-2-2L156
4th
CAR
155135+206-4-0W459
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Goaltenders

CAR

1
Brandon Bussi

Brandon Bussi

5 GP

Record

16-2-1

GAA

2.28

EV%

.920

PK%

.929

SV%

.904

2
Frederik Andersen

Frederik Andersen

5 GP

Record

6-10-2

GAA

3.35

EV%

.882

PK%

.833

SV%

.866

MTL

1
Jakub Dobes

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

13-5-3

GAA

3.01

EV%

.864

PK%

.333

SV%

.889

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

5 GP

Record

8-6-1

GAA

3.39

EV%

.913

PK%

.929

SV%

.869

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

CAR

1
L. Stankoven

L. Stankoven

C | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

2
K. Miller

K. Miller

D | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3
N. Ehlers

N. Ehlers

L | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

1.00

MTL

1
A. Texier

A. Texier

L | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

2
O. Kapanen

O. Kapanen

C | 5GP

G

3

A

2

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3
J. Slafkovský

J. Slafkovský

L | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.931.07
1.020.96
1.201.13
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
MTL
CAR

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

MTL (3)CAR (7)

Goals / Game

MTL
2.50
CAR
3.60

Goals Against / Game

MTL
3.60
CAR
2.50

Shots / Game

MTL
12.9
CAR
16.7

Power Play %

MTL
10.5%
CAR
25.0%

Penalty Kill %

MTL
75.0%
CAR
89.5%

Face-Off %

MTL
44.8%
CAR
55.2%

Scratches

CAR

1
Shayne Gostisbehere

Shayne Gostisbehere

2
Gavin Bayreuther

Gavin Bayreuther

3
Noah Philp

Noah Philp

MTL

1
Mike Matheson

Mike Matheson

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

3
Owen Beck

Owen Beck

PIM Leaders (Season)

CAR

1
K'Andre Miller

K'Andre Miller

D

PIM

34

2
Andrei Svechnikov

Andrei Svechnikov

R

PIM

32

3
Jackson Blake

Jackson Blake

R

PIM

28

MTL

1
Arber Xhekaj

Arber Xhekaj

D

PIM

85

2
Josh Anderson

Josh Anderson

R

PIM

48

3
Juraj Slafkovský

Juraj Slafkovský

L

PIM

42

Past H2H Results