Canadiens 4-2 Hurricanes (Apr 16, 2025) Play-by-Play

Carolina Hurricanes

47-29-5, 16-20-4 away

	1	2	3	T
CAR	1	0	1	2
MTL	1	2	1	4

TIME	CAR	MTL
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Jake Evans	0	0
0:04	Kaiden Guhle hit Jack Roslovic	0	0
0:08	Eric Robinson hit Lane Hutson	0	0
0:23	Puck in Netting	0	0
0:23	Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	0	0
0:35	Taylor Hall Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
0:46	Jesperi Kotkaniemi hit Alexandre Carrier	0	0
0:56	Giveaway by Taylor Hall	0	0
1:38	Giveaway by Skyler Brind'Amour	0	0
1:39	Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Scott Morrow	0	0
1:44	Giveaway by Christian Dvorak	0	0
1:53	Christian Dvorak Batted Wide Left	0	0
1:56	Josh Anderson hit Sean Walker	0	0
2:12	Domenick Fensore hit Patrik Laine	0	0
2:14	Eric Robinson hit Alex Newhook	0	0
2:19	Puck Frozen - Goalie	0	0
2:19	Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Alex Newhook	0	0
2:26	Mark Jankowski shot blocked by Alex Newhook	0	0
2:30	Shayne Gostisbehere Snap Shot Wide Left	0	0
2:33	Mark Jankowski Deflected saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
2:34	Goalie Stopped	0	0
2:34	Jake Evans faceoff won against Jack Roslovic	0	0
3:08	Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov	0	0
3:19	William Carrier hit Jake Evans	0	0
3:50	Kaiden Guhle Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (33), Nick Suzuki (59)	0	1
3:50	Skyler Brind'Amour faceoff won against Cole Caufield	0	1
4:04	Icing	0	1
4:04	Tyson Jost faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	0	1
4:15	Icing	0	1
4:15	Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tyson Jost	0	1
4:25	Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov	0	1
4:27	Goalie Stopped	0	1
4:27	Jack Roslovic faceoff won against Alex Newhook	0	1
4:36	Giveaway by Shayne Gostisbehere	0	1
4:45	Ivan Demidov Snap Shot Hit Right Post	0	1
5:36	Eric Robinson hit Mike Matheson	0	1
5:41	Giveaway by Christian Dvorak	0	1
5:46	Taylor Hall shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier	0	1
5:49	Puck Frozen - Skater	0	1
5:49	Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Skyler Brind'Amour	0	1
6:43	Giveaway by Pyotr Kochetkov	0	1
6:48	Sean Walker hit Joel Armia	0	1
6:50	Bradly Nadeau hit Jake Evans	0	1
7:02	William Carrier hit Lane Hutson	0	1
7:10	Giveaway by Joel Armia	0	1
7:52	Domenick Fensore Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	1
8:02	Giveaway by Patrik Laine	0	1
8:14	Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov	0	1
8:35	Mike Matheson shot blocked by Mark Jankowski	0	1
8:55	Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov	0	1
8:59	Puck in Netting	0	1
8:59	Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi	0	1
9:02	Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov	0	1
9:04	Goalie Stopped	0	1
9:04	Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	0	1
9:11	High Stick	0	1
9:11	Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Christian Dvorak	0	1
9:56	Taylor Hall Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Sean Walker (11), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (21)	1	1
9:56	Skyler Brind'Amour faceoff won against Jake Evans	1	1
9:59	Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov	1	1
10:07	Giveaway by Brent Burns	1	1
10:12	Jayden Struble Snap Shot Wide Right	1	1
10:19	Skyler Brind'Amour Hooking against Joel Armia	1	1
10:19	TV Timeout	1	1
10:19	Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	1	1
10:26	Giveaway by Mark Jankowski	1	1
10:46	Giveaway by Nick Suzuki	1	1
11:13	Lane Hutson shot blocked by Domenick Fensore	1	1
11:17	Puck in Netting	1	1
11:17	William Carrier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	1	1
12:22	Joel Armia Tip-In saved by Pyotr Kochetkov	1	1
12:25	Goalie Stopped	1	1
12:25	Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Jake Evans	1	1
12:35	Puck in Benches	1	1
12:35	Jake Evans faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi	1	1
12:42	Emil Heineman shot blocked by Scott Morrow	1	1
13:28	Puck Frozen - Goalie	1	1
13:28	Skyler Brind'Amour faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	1	1
14:00	Nick Suzuki hit Tyson Jost	1	1
14:05	Takeaway by Cole Caufield	1	1
14:14	Kaiden Guhle hit Tyson Jost	1	1
14:19	Giveaway by Nick Suzuki	1	1
14:53	William Carrier hit Brendan Gallagher	1	1
14:56	William Carrier hit Christian Dvorak	1	1
15:15	Josh Anderson hit Andrei Svechnikov	1	1
15:19	Andrei Svechnikov hit Christian Dvorak	1	1
15:26	Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov	1	1
15:36	Ivan Demidov hit Mark Jankowski	1	1
15:39	Giveaway by Mark Jankowski	1	1
15:48	Brent Burns shot blocked by Alex Newhook	1	1
16:13	Giveaway by Brent Burns	1	1
16:22	Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov	1	1
16:23	Goalie Stopped	1	1
16:23	Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Mark Jankowski	1	1
16:25	Lane Hutson Wrist Shot Wide Left	1	1
16:32	Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Short	1	1
16:42	Giveaway by Jack Roslovic	1	1
17:03	Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský	1	1
17:12	Icing	1	1
17:12	Jack Roslovic faceoff won against Alex Newhook	1	1
18:11	Andrei Svechnikov Snap Shot High and Wide Right	1	1
18:26	Icing	1	1
18:26	Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Jake Evans	1	1
19:23	Giveaway by Brent Burns	1	1
19:25	Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle	1	1
19:27	Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Taylor Hall	1	1
19:36	Lane Hutson hit Eric Robinson	1	1
19:42	Giveaway by Cole Caufield	1	1
19:42	Sean Walker Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	1	1
19:54	Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov	1	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	1

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights

1:59

Jake Evans scores goal vs. Hurricanes

0:31

Kaiden Guhle scores goal for Canadiens

0:49

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-1

Hurricanes
0
Canadiens
4

Game 1

2/25

Canadiens
1
Hurricanes
4

Game 2

3/28

Hurricanes
2
Canadiens
4

Game 3

4/16

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, April 16, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, QC

Line: MTL -150

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 21,105

Referees:
Wes McCauley
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Trent Knorr
Ryan Daisy

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	51	22	9	111
Carolina	47	30	5	99
New Jersey	42	33	7	91
Columbus	40	33	9	89
NY Rangers	39	36	7	85
NY Islanders	35	35	12	82
Pittsburgh	34	36	12	80
Philadelphia	33	39	10	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	52	26	4	108
Tampa Bay	47	27	8	102
Florida	47	31	4	98
Ottawa	45	30	7	97
Montreal	40	31	11	91
Detroit	39	35	8	86
Buffalo	36	39	7	79
Boston	33	39	10	76

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