NHL

Carolina 3, at Montreal 2

Monday, May 25, 2026 · Final · OT · Conference Finals Game 3 (CAR leads 2-1)

Conference Finals Game 3 (CAR leads 2-1) 1 2 3 4 G

Carolina Hurricanes

69-32 · W3 · #1 (1466 ELO +6)

2 0 0 1 3

Montreal Canadiens

58-44 · W1 · #7 (1347 ELO -6)

1 1 0 0 2

Bell Centre · Montreal, QC

Attendance: 20,962

Svechnikov’s OT goal lifts Hurricanes past Canadiens in Game 3

MONTREAL (Interstat) — Andrei Svechnikov scored at 14:06 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Final. Shayne Gostisbehere and Taylor Hall scored in regulation for Carolina. Mike Matheson and Lane Hutson scored for Montreal. Frederik Andersen made 11 saves for the Hurricanes. Jakub Dobes stopped 35 of 38 shots for the Canadiens. Carolina struck first at 8:24 of the opening period. Mark Jankowski won a faceoff, and the puck eventually reached Gostisbehere, who beat Dobes with a wrist shot for his first goal of… Read more...

Top Statlines

Taylor Hall CAR 1g 7sog 2hit
Mark Jankowski CAR 1a
Jakub Dobes MON 1l 35sv 38sog

Forecasting

ELO Probability CAR 56.0%

Spread CAR -1.5

Projected Score CAR 5 MON 4

Money Line MON +110/CAR -130

Over/Under 5.5 (Under)