Hurricanes 6, Canadiens 4
Game 3 of 82 for the Canadiens · Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · Centre Bell, Montreal · 7:00 PM ET start · Canadiens lose
Carolina HurricanesAway
6 – 4FINAL
Montréal CanadiensHome
The Canadiens lost to the Hurricanes 6-4 on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at Centre Bell. Jakub Dobes stopped 27 of 32 shots (.844). Three stars: Taylor Hall (2 goals), Zachary Bolduc (2 goals) and Sebastian Aho (1 goal and 2 assists).
Score by Period
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Shots on Goal by Period
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 11 | 17 | 5 | 33 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
Scoring Summary
1st period
02:25
Taylor Hall (1)Assists: Jackson Blake
CAR 1, MTL 009:22
Eric Robinson (1)Assists: Jalen Chatfield, Mark Jankowski
CAR 2, MTL 22nd period
03:56
Sebastian Aho (4)PPAssists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Shayne Gostisbehere
CAR 3, MTL 313:24
Mark Jankowski (1)Assists: Eric Robinson
CAR 4, MTL 33rd period
12:21
Taylor Hall (2)Assists: Jaccob Slavin, Sebastian Aho
CAR 5, MTL 318:45
Andrei Svechnikov (1)ENAssists: Sebastian Aho, Jaccob Slavin
CAR 6, MTL 4Penalties
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Length | Drawn by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11:41 | CAR | Taylor Hall | Hooking | 2 min | Alexandre Carrier |
| 1st | 14:50 | MTL | Cole Caufield | Roughing | 2 min | Nikolaj Ehlers |
| 1st | 14:50 | MTL | Juraj Slafkovský | Roughing | 2 min | Sebastian Aho |
| 1st | 14:50 | CAR | Sean Walker | Roughing | 2 min | Cole Caufield |
| 1st | 18:55 | CAR | Sebastian Aho | Hooking | 2 min | Noah Dobson |
| 1st | 19:42 | CAR | Logan Stankoven | Tripping | 2 min | Lane Hutson |
| 2nd | 03:14 | MTL | Alexandre Carrier | Interference | 2 min | Andrei Svechnikov |
| 2nd | 04:41 | MTL | Arber Xhekaj | Holding | 2 min | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| 2nd | 05:16 | CAR | Jackson Blake | Interference goalkeeper | 2 min | Jakub Dobes |
| 2nd | 06:51 | CAR | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 min | – |
| 2nd | 14:59 | MTL | Noah Dobson | Hooking | 2 min | Taylor Hall |
| 2nd | 14:59 | CAR | Taylor Hall | Holding | 2 min | Noah Dobson |
| 2nd | 19:17 | MTL | Mike Matheson | Roughing | 2 min | Sebastian Aho |
| 3rd | 06:24 | CAR | Jordan Martinook | Roughing | 2 min | Lane Hutson |
| 3rd | 07:18 | MTL | Nick Suzuki | Interference goalkeeper | 2 min | Brandon Bussi |
Team Numbers
| CAR | MTL | |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 33 | 20 |
| Hits | 30 | 20 |
| Blocked shots | 9 | 16 |
| Giveaways | 15 | 17 |
| Takeaways | 2 | 5 |
| Penalty minutes | 14 | 14 |
| Faceoff wins | 31 of 57 (54.4%) | 26 of 57 (45.6%) |
| Power play | 1 for 5 | 1 for 5 |
Goalies
| Team | Goalie | TOI | Shots | Saves | GA | SV% | Even strength | Power play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bussi (W) | 60:00 | 20 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 11 of 14 | 4 of 5 |
| Jakub Dobes (L) | 57:13 | 32 | 27 | 5 | .844 | 21 of 25 | 2 of 3 |
Three Stars
1ST STARTaylor HallCAR, #71 · 2G 0A
2ND STARZachary BolducMTL, #76 · 2G 0A
3RD STARSebastian AhoCAR, #20 · 1G 2A
Player Stats
Carolina Hurricanes
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Jordan Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56% | 16:49 |
| 20 | Sebastian Aho | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67% | 19:56 |
| 22 | Logan Stankoven | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 17:42 |
| 27 | Nikolaj Ehlers | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15:53 |
| 28 | William Carrier | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 12:10 |
| 37 | Andrei Svechnikov | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 17:09 |
| 48 | Jordan Martinook | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | – | 16:55 |
| 50 | Eric Robinson | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 08:03 |
| 53 | Jackson Blake | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 15:45 |
| 71 | Taylor Hall | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | – | 13:07 |
| 77 | Mark Jankowski | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12:37 |
| 82 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 06:53 |
| 4 | Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 17:39 |
| 5 | Jalen Chatfield | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 22:02 |
| 6 | Mike Reilly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 10:22 |
| 19 | K'Andre Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 22:08 |
| 26 | Sean Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 20:20 |
| 74 | Jaccob Slavin | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 21:17 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Cole Caufield | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 21:45 |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45% | 21:49 |
| 15 | Alex Newhook | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55% | 16:38 |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 12:30 |
| 20 | Juraj Slafkovský | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 19:43 |
| 22 | Chris Kreider | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14:30 |
| 24 | Phillip Danault | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63% | 13:50 |
| 63 | Florian Xhekaj | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 08:48 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38% | 14:19 |
| 76 | Zachary Bolduc | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 14:07 |
| 77 | Kirby Dach | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 09:38 |
| 85 | Alexandre Texier | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 11:50 |
| 8 | Mike Matheson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 22:32 |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 18:11 |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 09:05 |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 29:21 |
| 53 | Noah Dobson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | 24:17 |
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 09:12 |
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Shots on goal include goals. Faceoff wins are counted from the play-by-play. Power play shows goals for power play chances (minor penalties only; offsetting penalties and the final-buzzer penalty are not counted). Numbers come from the NHL game data.