The Montreal Canadiens moved to 42-21 as the Carolina Hurricanes went to 46-21, and the Habs left Lenovo Center with 3 points to the Canes’ 1 in a 3-1 finish.
First period
The Hurricanes opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while the Habs were held to 0.
Carolina finished the period track with 35 shots in the game and 29 hits, and Montreal closed with 18 shots and 21 hits.
Second period
The Habs flipped the game by scoring 3 goals in the second period after a first period with 0.
Nick Suzuki posted 2 goals and 1 assist, and
Cole Caufield added 1 goal and 1 assist as Montreal produced 9 points from 3 goals.
Lane Hutson recorded 2 assists as Montreal’s plus-minus finished at 10 against Carolina’s minus-10.
Montreal went 1-for-4 on the power play with 11 shots, while Carolina went 1-for-3 with 3 shots, which fit the Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes recap.
Third period
Neither team scored in the third period as Montreal held the Canes to 0 goals after Carolina scored once in the first period.
Jakub Dobes stopped 34 shots on 35 attempts and logged 30 even-strength saves as Montreal finished with the goaltending win credit.
Carolina recorded 33 blocked attempts and Montreal posted 32 blocked shots as the teams combined for heavy shot-lane traffic in the Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes result analysis.
Game notes
The Habs won with a 17 percent shooting rate while the Hurricanes finished at 3 percent in the Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes full match report.
Montreal went 22-for-48 on faceoffs and Carolina went 26-for-48, and Montreal’s power-play faceoff win rate was 62 percent compared with Carolina’s 80 percent.
Montreal took 6 penalty minutes and Carolina took 8, and the Canadiens finished with 14 giveaways against Carolina’s 13 in the Montreal Canadiens match rating.
The Montreal Canadiens are scheduled to play the the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida on 3/31/2026 at 7:00 PM EDT, with coverage airing on ESPN+ and The Spot.
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