Surging Canadiens Seek Second Win in a Week vs. Hurricanes

Montreal looks to extend winning streak to five games in rematch with Carolina

Mar. 29, 2026 at 3:24pm

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The Montreal Canadiens will visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, seeking to extend their winning streak to five games. The Canadiens are coming off a 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators, getting goals from Ivan Demidov, Oliver Kapanen, Cole Caufield, and Alex Newhook. The Hurricanes will look to avenge their 5-2 loss to the Canadiens earlier this week, when Montreal scored five unanswered goals to rally from an early 2-0 deficit.

Why it matters

The Canadiens have surged in the standings, sitting in second place in the Atlantic Division with 92 points. Their ability to get secondary scoring beyond their top line of Caufield, Nick Suzuki, and Juraj Slafkovsky has been a key factor in their recent success. The Hurricanes, meanwhile, remain atop the Metropolitan Division but will aim to bounce back from their earlier loss to the Canadiens and maintain their strong power play performance.

The details

The Canadiens have won four straight games and are 8-3-0 in their last 11 contests. In their 4-1 victory over Nashville, rookie forwards Demidov and Kapanen each scored their second goals in the past three games, providing a boost to the team's secondary scoring. The Hurricanes, who lead the Metropolitan Division with 98 points, are coming off a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, in which they scored five unanswered goals. Carolina's power play has been clicking, with at least one power-play goal in each of the last five games.

  • The Canadiens and Hurricanes last met on Tuesday, March 26th, with Montreal rallying for a 5-2 victory.
  • The Canadiens' game against the Predators was on Saturday, March 28th.
  • The Canadiens and Hurricanes will face off again on Sunday, March 29th.

The players

Ivan Demidov

A rookie forward for the Montreal Canadiens who has scored two goals in the past three games.

Oliver Kapanen

A rookie forward for the Montreal Canadiens who has also scored two goals in the past three games.

Cole Caufield

The leading goal scorer for the Montreal Canadiens with 45 goals this season.

Nick Suzuki

The captain of the Montreal Canadiens and the team's leading scorer with 64 assists and 88 points.

Juraj Slafkovsky

A forward for the Montreal Canadiens who plays on the team's top line with Caufield and Suzuki.

Alex Newhook

A forward for the Montreal Canadiens who scored a goal in the team's recent win over the Predators.

Brandon Bussi

The goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes who made 28 saves in the team's 5-2 win over the Devils.

Nikolaj Ehlers

A forward for the Carolina Hurricanes who scored a power-play goal in the team's win over the Devils, his 60th point of the season.

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What they’re saying

“Winning teams, you need some scoring aside from your first line. I think we know we're capable of providing a pretty solid secondary scoring second line there, and I think we hold ourselves to that standard as well. Nice to see some results tonight but got to keep moving forward here.”

— Alex Newhook, Canadiens Forward

“Really good 60 minutes, honestly. I think when we're playing that tight in the neutral zone, in the offensive zone, just staying on them, making it hard for them to have time and space, we have a lot of success. It was great to kind of see that for the majority of the game.”

— Brandon Bussi, Hurricanes Goaltender

“You do want to have a plan when you get out there, but at the same time, you're going to see different scenarios all the time, and it's about being creative. When you get the puck to the net, create some chaos, get the rebound, that's when they're out of place. It's been going pretty well for our power play.”

— Nikolaj Ehlers, Hurricanes Forward

What’s next

The Canadiens and Hurricanes will face off again on Sunday, March 29th in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes will look to avenge their earlier loss to the Canadiens and maintain their strong power play performance, while the Canadiens aim to extend their winning streak to five games.

The takeaway

The Canadiens' ability to get secondary scoring beyond their top line has been a key factor in their recent surge, and they will look to continue that trend against the division-leading Hurricanes. Meanwhile, Carolina will try to bounce back from their earlier loss to Montreal and continue their strong power play play as they seek to maintain their position atop the Metropolitan Division.