Montreal CanadiensvsCarolina Hurricanes
MTL 1/CAR 6
Things to say
Carolina beat Montreal 6-1 at Lenovo Center.
01
Canes rolled the Habs 6-1 at home. Honestly it was over by the second. Montreal had nothing in the neutral zone all night.
02
key player
Taylor Hall was everywhere — goal and two helpers, three points. Dude's been a problem since they slid him up the lineup.
03
hot take
Montreal's power play is cooked. You can't go down 6-1 and only get Caufield on the board, that's a depth problem.
04
deep cut
Lane Hutson with the lone Habs assist — kid's a rookie and he's still their best zone-entry guy on a night nobody showed up.
05
exit
Anyway, Carolina's locked into their playoff spot now — curious who they draw in round one.
The recap
Carolina absolutely steamrolled Montreal 6-1 at Lenovo Center, and it was never really a game after the first period. Taylor Hall was the engine all night — a goal, two helpers, three points, just dictating play every shift he was out there.
Caufield got one back for the Habs to avoid the shutout, but by then Carolina was already cruising. Hurricanes look locked in heading into the playoffs; Montreal just wanted to get on the bus home.