Hamilton, Hurricanes top Canadiens 4-3 in shootout
Dougie Hamilton scored in the shootout, Petr Mrazek stopped three shots in the tiebreaker and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday night in the teams’ opener.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Montreal Canadiens
3
Carolina Hurricanes
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CAR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/26 | vs Pittsburgh Penguins | W 5-4 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Dallas Stars | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ St. Louis Blues | W 2-0 | NHL |
| 10/25/26 | @ Winnipeg Jets | W 2-1 | NHL |
| 10/23/26 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | W 4-1 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Shootout End 0:00 0-1
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Goal 0:00 3-4
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Missed 4:50 0-0
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Missed 4:27 0-0
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Missed 0:27 0-0
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Missed 19:31 3-3
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Missed 15:05 3-3
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Missed 13:46 3-3
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Missed 13:42 3-3
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Missed 12:34 3-3
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Missed 11:31 3-3
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Missed 11:24 3-3
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Missed 9:01 3-3
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Goal 6:55 3-3
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Missed 6:03 3-2
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Missed 5:47 3-2
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Penalty 4:47
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Missed 4:32 3-2
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Missed 3:03 3-2
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Penalty 2:54
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Missed 2:31 3-2
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Missed 0:13 3-2
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Goal 16:36 3-2
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Missed 16:02 2-2
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Missed 14:46 2-2
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Missed 11:48 2-2
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Missed 11:45 2-2
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Missed 11:29 2-2
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Missed 9:26 2-2
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Penalty 8:28
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Missed 8:16 2-2
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Missed 7:41 2-2
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Goal 5:22 2-2
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Goal 4:18 1-2
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Penalty 3:16
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Goal 2:19 0-2
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Missed 1:08 0-1
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Penalty 0:39
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Missed 19:37 0-1
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Missed 18:18 0-1
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Goal 17:19 0-1
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Missed 16:57 0-0
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Missed 16:05 0-0
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Missed 15:49 0-0
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Missed 12:45 0-0
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Missed 11:42 0-0
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Missed 11:02 0-0
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Missed 5:22 0-0
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Missed 3:29 0-0
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Penalty 3:12
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End of Game 0:00 0-1
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Shootout End 0:00 0-1
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Shot 0:00 3-4
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Shot 0:00 3-4
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Shot 0:00 3-4
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Shot 0:00 3-4
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Shot 0:00 3-4
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Goal 0:00 3-4
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Period Start 0:00 0-1
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Period End 5:00 0-0
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Missed 4:50 0-0
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Face Off 4:34 0-0
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Stoppage 4:34 0-0
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Missed 4:27 0-0
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Shot 4:03 0-0
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Shot 3:54 0-0
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Hit 3:40 0-0
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Shot 3:02 0-0
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Hit 2:09 0-0
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Shot 1:42 0-0
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Blocked 0:53 0-0
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Blocked 0:44 0-0
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Missed 0:27 0-0
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Face Off 0:00 0-0
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Period Start 0:00 0-0
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Period End 20:00 3-3
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Giveaway 19:53 3-3
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Face Off 19:46 3-3
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Stoppage 19:46 3-3
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Missed 19:31 3-3
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Face Off 19:28 3-3
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Stoppage 19:28 3-3
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Face Off 19:21 3-3
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Stoppage 19:21 3-3
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Blocked 19:19 3-3
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Shot 19:17 3-3
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Blocked 18:51 3-3
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Hit 18:47 3-3
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Takeaway 18:05 3-3
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Face Off 17:58 3-3
Showing the last 40 of 375 events.
Team Stats
MTL
CAR
13
Blocked Shots
12
31
Hits
23
10
Takeaways
13
36
Shots
43
1
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
3
33.3
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
1
30
Faceoffs Won
31
49.2
Faceoff Win Percent
50.8
15
Giveaways
13
1
Total Penalties
3
2
Penalty Minutes
6
Head to Head
CAR leads series 1-0
Injuries
Carolina Hurricanes
- Taylor Hall Day-To-Day
- Alexander Nikishin Out
- Jordan Staal Injured Reserve
Montreal Canadiens
- Kirby Dach Day-To-Day
- Mike Matheson Out
- Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
- Nick Suzuki Out
- Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
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