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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Montreal CanadiensMar 24, 2026

Final· Centre Bell
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CAR
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MTL
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Goals123TShots123T
CAR2002CAR16101743
MTL1225MTL411419
CAR 87MTL 45
CAR 3.36MTL 3.98
PP goals
CAR 1MTL 0
Hits
CAR 19MTL 22
Blocks
CAR 11MTL 23
PIM
CAR 8MTL 6
CAR 50%MTL 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 at home. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov, Jarvis and Nikishin) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:08 together.

  1. Points
    Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:33.Caufield
  2. Points
    Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:58.Demidov
  3. Points
    Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:30.Slafkovský
  4. PP1
    CAR's first power-play unit (Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov, Jarvis and Nikishin) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:08 together.EhlersAhoSvechnikovJarvisNikishin
  5. Goalie
    Jakub Dobes (MTL) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +15 against a season average of 27.6; the win.Dobes
  6. Usage
    Ivan Demidov (MTL) played 11:58, −3:34 down on his 15:32 season average over 81 games.Demidov
  7. Usage
    Oliver Kapanen (MTL) played 11:04, −3:27 down on his 14:31 season average over 81 games.Kapanen
  8. Usage
    Lane Hutson (MTL) played 18:54, −4:56 down on his 23:50 season average over 81 games.Hutson

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, CAR at MTL: 132 attempts, 62 on goal, 7 goals, 7.34 expected goals; best chance Jake Evans at 0.41 xG.

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

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · MTL 45 · CAR 87

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CAR at MTL: expected goals 3.98 to 3.36 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 45 to 87, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdMTLCARESKCSDEnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MTL
  • CAR
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLCARcontrol2nd3rdEhlers · 1st 2:36Staal · 1st 7:09Kapanen · 1st 12:11Caufield · 2nd 5:49Slafkovský · 2nd 9:19Demidov · 3rd 13:53Evans · 3rd 19:00
  • MTL pressure
  • CAR pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CAR 45% of the game, MTL 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, CAR at MTL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jakub Dobes (59:47) for MTL and Frederik Andersen (56:46) for CAR, 7 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, MTL rows versus CAR columns: 250 matchups; most common Slafkovský vs Svechnikov, 9:04 at 68% xGF.

MTL ↓ · CAR →BlakeHallStankovenAhoJarvisSvechnikovStaalEhlersMartinookJankowskiRobinsonCarrierWalkerMillerSlavinChatfieldNikishinReillyL1 EvansL1 BolducL1 TexierL2 SuzukiL2 SlafkovskýL2 CaufieldL3 DanaultL3 AndersonL3 GallagherL4 DemidovL4 NewhookL4 KapanenD1 GuhleD1 CarrierD2 MathesonD2 DobsonD3 HutsonD3 Struble
MTL 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
StatCARMTL
8237
2.472.85
2.402.73
1410
61
1820
−0.038+0.038
45%31%

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Current CAR line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:36
    CARNikolaj EhlersPP (Andrei Svechnikov, Seth Jarvis)snap0.13 xG
    CAR: Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov, Jarvis, NikishinMTL: Danault, Matheson, Evans, Carrier
    CAR 1 – 0 MTL
  2. 7:09
    CARJordan Staalwrist0.13 xG
    CAR: Staal, Martinook, Ehlers, Chatfield, WalkerMTL: Matheson, Dobson, Newhook, Kapanen, Demidov
    CAR 2 – 0 MTL
  3. 12:11
    MTLOliver Kapanen (Jayden Struble, Ivan Demidov)tip-in0.06 xG
    CAR: Hall, Slavin, Chatfield, Stankoven, BlakeMTL: Struble, Newhook, Kapanen, Hutson, Demidov
    CAR 2 – 1 MTL

2nd period

  1. 5:49
    MTLCole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský)snap0.32 xG
    CAR: Staal, Walker, Miller, Svechnikov, JarvisMTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, Slafkovský
    CAR 2 – 2 MTL
  2. 9:19
    MTLJuraj Slafkovský (Cole Caufield, Noah Dobson)deflected0.16 xG
    CAR: Aho, Walker, Miller, Svechnikov, JarvisMTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, Slafkovský
    CAR 2 – 3 MTL

3rd period

  1. 13:53
    MTLIvan Demidovwrist0.34 xG
    CAR: Staal, Martinook, Ehlers, Walker, MillerMTL: Struble, Newhook, Kapanen, Hutson, Demidov
    CAR 2 – 4 MTL
  2. 19:00
    MTLJake EvansEN (Alexandre Carrier)snap0.37 xG
    CAR: Hall, Ehlers, Aho, Jarvis, Stankoven, BlakeMTL: Danault, Evans, Carrier, Newhook, Guhle
    CAR 2 – 5 MTL

Box score

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

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jackson Blake RL1000-240.3300016:46——6430
Taylor Hall LL1000-220.2510015:51——6128
Logan Stankoven CL1000-220.1410014:36——6737
Sebastian Aho CL2000-220.4311221:25——7648
Seth Jarvis RL2011-350.6801020:51——7046
Andrei Svechnikov RL2011-200.0240017:54——6945
Jordan Staal CL3101-120.3441016:57——6849
Nikolaj Ehlers LL3101-150.3600016:42——7567
Jordan Martinook LL3000010.0821213:12——7365
Mark Jankowski LL4000010.080009:59——6087
Eric Robinson LL4000000.011009:03——7195
William Carrier LL4000010.071008:05——7595
Sean Walker DD1000-240.1231219:53——6527
K'Andre Miller DD1000-330.1300219:10——6928
Jaccob Slavin DD2000-140.0601022:19——6874
Jalen Chatfield DD2000030.1710019:20——7279
Alexander Nikishin DD3000030.0704020:49——7056
Mike Reilly DD3000010.0201012:22——6493
CAR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Frederik Andersen(start)L18144.7782.9856:46

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jake Evans CL1101+120.7810017:40——2443
Zachary Bolduc RL1000000.0122015:57——2849
Alexandre Texier LL1000000.0020013:54——2536
Nick Suzuki CL2011+220.1713021:39——3968
Juraj Slafkovský LL2112+210.2303219:30——3768
Cole Caufield RL2112+220.7300018:33——3654
Phillip Danault CL3000+110.3820015:06——4081
Josh Anderson RL3000010.7930212:43——5086
Brendan Gallagher RL3000000.0000010:18——3354
Ivan Demidov RL4112+110.3401011:58——2953
Alex Newhook CL4000+210.1300011:36——2141
Oliver Kapanen CL4101+120.2400011:04——2135
Kaiden Guhle DD1000+100.0082220:30——2946
Alexandre Carrier DD1011+100.0002019:18——3967
Mike Matheson DD2000+110.0004021:44——2441
Noah Dobson DD2011+120.0412020:50——2942
Lane Hutson DD3000+220.1103018:54——3964
Jayden Struble DD3011+210.0121014:00——2965
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jakub Dobes(start)W43412.9533.3659:47

Goal anatomy

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

Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR PP) 1st 2:36 · assists Andrei Svechnikov, Seth Jarvis · Cycle · 13.6 mph shot.

Jordan Staal · 1st 7:09 · CAR

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
37.4 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
3.9 s

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Oliver Kapanen · 1st 12:11 · MTL

Play
deflection
Entry
dump
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
49.0 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
8.7 s
Type
deflection

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