Montréal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Thu, Jan 1, 2026 · Lenovo Center · 2025–26 Regular Season
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7–5 on Thu, Jan 1, 2026 at Lenovo Center. Sebastian Aho scored twice. Jakub Dobes made 20 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 23–25.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| CAR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 03:10 | MTL | EV | Nick Suzuki (14) · snap | Alexandre Texier (5), Sammy Blais (4) | 1–0 |
| 1st | 04:06 | MTL | EV | Oliver Kapanen (12) · snap | Ivan Demidov (24), Juraj Slafkovský (16) | 2–0 |
| 1st | 10:47 | CAR | PP | Nikolaj Ehlers (9) · snap | Alexander Nikishin (11), Sebastian Aho (22) | 2–1 |
| 1st | 12:19 | CAR | EV | Sebastian Aho (15) · tip-in | Joel Nystrom (8), Andrei Svechnikov (18) | 2–2 |
| 1st | 14:51 | CAR | EV | Andrei Svechnikov (11) · snap | Sebastian Aho (23), Nikolaj Ehlers (19) | 2–3 |
| 2nd | 00:54 | CAR | PP | Alexander Nikishin (5) · slap | Sebastian Aho (24), Andrei Svechnikov (19) | 2–4 |
| 2nd | 05:01 | MTL | EV | Sammy Blais (3) · wrist | Lane Hutson (34), Brendan Gallagher (11) | 3–4 |
| 2nd | 16:23 | MTL | EV | Cole Caufield (20) · snap | Alexandre Texier (6) | 4–4 |
| 2nd | 16:46 | MTL | EV | Josh Anderson (9) · wrist | Unassisted | 5–4 |
| 3rd | 11:20 | MTL | EV | Juraj Slafkovský (14) · snap | Jayden Struble (6), Ivan Demidov (25) | 6–4 |
| 3rd | 16:58 | CAR | PP | Sebastian Aho (16) · snap | Nikolaj Ehlers (20), K'Andre Miller (13) | 6–5 |
| 3rd | 18:00 | MTL | SH EN | Lane Hutson (6) · wrist | Unassisted | 7–5 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 09:58 | MTL | Alexandre Texier | slashing | 2 |
| 2nd | 00:45 | MTL | Lane Hutson | holding | 2 |
| 2nd | 01:47 | MTL | Arber Xhekaj | slashing | 2 |
| 2nd | 10:12 | CAR | Sebastian Aho | high sticking | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: MTL 3.04 · CAR 3.22 · xG% MTL 48.6
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Lane Hutson | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:33 | 28 | |
| 20 | Juraj Slafkovský | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19:06 | 23 | |
| 85 | Alexandre Texier | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 22 | |
| 93 | Ivan Demidov | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | 17 | |
| 27 | Sammy Blais | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10:05 | 14 | |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:17 | 23 | |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38.9 | 19:08 | 25 |
| 91 | Oliver Kapanen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 36.8 | 18:07 | 21 |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:57 | 21 | |
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:21 | 19 | |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:36 | 14 | |
| 53 | Noah Dobson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:49 | 29 | |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:08 | 29 | |
| 24 | Phillip Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.3 | 15:45 | 23 |
| 90 | Joseph Veleno | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 14:11 | 20 |
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13:54 | 18 | |
| 42 | Adam Engstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:04 | 19 | |
| 76 | Zachary Bolduc | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12:28 | 16 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | W | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 60:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Sebastian Aho | C | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37.5 | 16:50 | 23 |
| 37 | Andrei Svechnikov | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17:14 | 23 | |
| 27 | Nikolaj Ehlers | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 16:54 | 23 |
| 21 | Alexander Nikishin | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 | 26 | |
| 19 | K'Andre Miller | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25:18 | 31 | |
| 64 | Joel Nystrom | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:59 | 21 | |
| 5 | Jalen Chatfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21:53 | 29 | |
| 26 | Sean Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20:34 | 26 | |
| 53 | Jackson Blake | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:36 | 20 | |
| 11 | Jordan Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56.3 | 17:35 | 24 |
| 22 | Logan Stankoven | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 16:55 | 18 |
| 71 | Taylor Hall | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:19 | 18 | |
| 48 | Jordan Martinook | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 15:34 | 21 |
| 28 | William Carrier | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14:00 | 18 | |
| 6 | Mike Reilly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:17 | 19 | |
| 50 | Eric Robinson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:28 | 16 | |
| 77 | Mark Jankowski | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83.3 | 10:56 | 15 |
| 82 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 | 15 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Brandon Bussi | L | 22 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 58:20 |