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Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina HurricanesMay 23, 2026

Final / OTPlayoffs· Lenovo Center
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MTL
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CAR
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Goals1231OTTShots1231OTT
MTL10102MTL237012
CAR11013CAR789226
MTL 38CAR 68
MTL 1.70CAR 2.74
PP goals
MTL 0CAR 0
Hits
MTL 16CAR 46
Blocks
MTL 19CAR 20
PIM
MTL 6CAR 4
MTL 52%CAR 48%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Carolina Hurricanes edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Mike Matheson (MTL) played 20:50, −4:15 down on his 25:05 season average over 18 games.

  1. Points
    Josh Anderson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:33.Anderson
  2. Points
    Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:39.Ehlers
  3. Points
    Jalen Chatfield had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:22.Chatfield
  4. Points
    Mark Jankowski had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:08.Jankowski
  5. Points
    Phillip Danault had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:33.Danault
  6. Usage
    Mike Matheson (MTL) played 20:50, −4:15 down on his 25:05 season average over 18 games.Matheson
  7. Usage
    Jake Evans (MTL) played 19:47, +3:01 up on his 16:46 season average over 18 games.Evans
  8. PP1
    CAR's PP1 (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) went scoreless in 4:24 of 5v4 time with 6 attempts.GostisbehereEhlersAhoSvechnikovJarvis

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, MTL at CAR: 106 attempts, 38 on goal, 5 goals, 4.44 expected goals; best chance Alexander Nikishin at 0.29 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)CAR attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CAR
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · CAR 68 · MTL 38

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at CAR: expected goals 2.74 to 1.70 (CAR led the chances), shot attempts 68 to 38, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTCARMTLRAEAEnet xGcumulative expected goals · 63:29
  • CAR
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CARMTLcontrol2nd3rdOTRobinson · 1st 2:33Anderson · 1st 11:11Ehlers · 2nd 17:03Anderson · 3rd 12:51Ehlers · OT 3:29
  • CAR pressure
  • MTL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 11% of the game, CAR 46%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at CAR: 38 players over 63:29; most ice Frederik Andersen (63:29) for CAR and Jakub Dobes (63:29) for MTL, 5 goals.

CAR
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

CAR skaters (rows) against MTL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the CAR side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, CAR rows versus MTL columns: 250 matchups; most common Chatfield vs Suzuki, 12:02 at 64% xGF.

CAR ↓ · MTL →SuzukiSlafkovskýCaufieldEvansNewhookDemidovAndersonDanaultTexierBolducDachKapanenCarrierGuhleDobsonMathesonHutsonStrubleL1 AhoL1 JarvisL1 SvechnikovL2 BlakeL2 StankovenL2 HallL3 EhlersL3 StaalL3 MartinookL4 JankowskiL4 RobinsonL4 CarrierD1 ChatfieldD1 SlavinD2 MillerD2 WalkerD3 GostisbehereD3 Nikishin
CAR xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatMTLCAR
4665
2.042.31
2.002.23
812
82
2525
+0.009−0.009
11%46%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:33
    CAREric Robinson (William Carrier, Mark Jankowski)tip-in0.07 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Dobson, Dach, Bolduc, KapanenCAR: Jankowski, Slavin, Carrier, Chatfield, Robinson
    MTL 0 – 1 CAR
  2. 11:11
    MTLJosh Anderson (Phillip Danault, Kaiden Guhle)snap0.25 xG
    MTL: Danault, Anderson, Evans, Carrier, GuhleCAR: Hall, Gostisbehere, Nikishin, Stankoven, Blake
    MTL 1 – 1 CAR

2nd period

  1. 17:03
    CARNikolaj Ehlers (Jaccob Slavin, Jalen Chatfield)wrist0.14 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Struble, Hutson, SlafkovskýCAR: Staal, Martinook, Slavin, Ehlers, Chatfield
    MTL 1 – 2 CAR

3rd period

  1. 12:51
    MTLJosh Anderson (Alexandre Carrier, Phillip Danault)snap0.13 xG
    MTL: Danault, Anderson, Carrier, Texier, GuhleCAR: Aho, Walker, Miller, Svechnikov, Jarvis
    MTL 2 – 2 CAR

OT period

  1. 3:29
    CARNikolaj Ehlers (Mark Jankowski, Jalen Chatfield)snap0.13 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Dobson, Dach, Bolduc, KapanenCAR: Staal, Slavin, Ehlers, Chatfield, Robinson
    MTL 2 – 3 CAR

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1000-120.1730019:45——5044
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000-110.0201018:51——4425
Cole Caufield RL1000-110.0100017:53——5336
Jake Evans CL2000+110.1201019:47——5063
Alex Newhook CL2000010.0500019:15——4457
Ivan Demidov RL2000010.0000015:42——4041
Josh Anderson RL3202+220.3801014:33——4171
Phillip Danault CL3022+200.1322014:33——3256
Alexandre Texier LL3000+110.2421213:01——3855
Zachary Bolduc RL4000-200.1610012:53——3328
Kirby Dach CL4000-200.0301011:22——337
Oliver Kapanen CL4000-200.0000010:01——3931
Alexandre Carrier DD1011+210.2024022:14——4259
Kaiden Guhle DD1011+200.0000019:23——5767
Noah Dobson DD2000-200.1711024:34——4136
Mike Matheson DD2000-210.0313020:50——257
Lane Hutson DD3000-100.0013024:52——3653
Jayden Struble DD3000-100.0031211:56——4063
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jakub Dobes(start)L26233.8852.7463:29

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sebastian Aho CL1000-120.1450020:35——6963
Seth Jarvis RL1000-140.3221020:29——6254
Andrei Svechnikov RL1000-130.3061217:57——7258
Jackson Blake RL2000-100.0005017:32——4630
Logan Stankoven CL2000-110.0320216:11——4520
Taylor Hall LL2000-110.1320015:33——3536
Nikolaj Ehlers LL3202+250.3620018:39——5273
Jordan Staal CL3000+200.49101016:39——5074
Jordan Martinook LL3000+120.1711016:10——5569
Mark Jankowski LL4022+110.1610012:08——6555
Eric Robinson LL4101+220.1210010:12——7172
William Carrier LL4011+100.014109:39——6737
Jalen Chatfield DD1022+320.0112023:22——5979
Jaccob Slavin DD1011+300.0011022:21——6479
K'Andre Miller DD2000-100.0060023:05——5838
Sean Walker DD2000-110.0113020:32——6037
Shayne Gostisbehere DD3000-110.1502018:45——5541
Alexander Nikishin DD3000-110.3312013:36——5641
CAR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Frederik Andersen(start)W12102.8331.7063:29

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Eric Robinson (CAR) 1st 2:33 · assists William Carrier, Mark Jankowski · Deflection · 29.2 mph shot.

Nikolaj Ehlers · 2nd 17:03 · CAR

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
25.0 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s

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Josh Anderson · 3rd 12:51 · MTL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
3.9 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
6.5 s

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