MATCH SUMMARY
Montreal Canadiens delivered an impressive performance at Bell Centre, securing a commanding 4-2 victory over Carolina Hurricanes. The home side dominated the match with superior possession and clinical finishing. Cole Caufield opened the scoring in the 12th minute, followed by Nick Suzuki's brilliant strike before halftime. Despite Carolina's resilient comeback attempt in the second period with two quick goals, Montreal sealed the victory with late goals from Juraj Slafkovský and Mike Matheson. The Canadiens' defensive organization and counter-attacking prowess proved decisive in this entertaining NHL encounter.
MATCH EVENTS
MATCH STATISTICS
STARTING LINEUPS
MONTREAL CANADIENS
Formation: 4-3-3
- 1 Samuel Montembeault (GK)
- 8 Mike Matheson
- 26 Kaiden Guhle
- 22 Jordan Harris
- 77 Kirby Dach
- 14 Nick Suzuki
- 71 Jake Evans
- 17 Josh Anderson
- 22 Cole Caufield
- 20 Juraj Slafkovský
- 11 Brendan Gallagher
CAROLINA HURRICANES
Formation: 4-2-3-1
- 30 Antti Raanta (GK)
- 74 Jaccob Slavin
- 22 Brett Pesce
- 76 Brady Skjei
- 8 Dmitry Orlov
- 11 Jordan Staal
- 16 Martin Necas
- 20 Sebastian Aho
- 37 Andrei Svechnikov
- 14 Stefan Noesen
- 18 Jack Drury