The Montreal Canadiens make the trek to Carolina on Thursday night to face the Hurricanes in the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals after a grueling second-round series win over the Buffalo Sabres. Game 1 of the East Finals is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET with TV coverage on TNT and streaming on-demand.
How to watch Hurricanes vs. Canadiens on TV and stream without cable
Hurricanes vs. Canadiens: The matchup
While the Hurricanes were making short work of the Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers, both of whom they swept to advance to the East Finals, the Canadiens dueled with the Sabres until the bitter end of a seven-game series that ended with a 3-2 overtime victory in Monday night’s Game 7. Montreal also went to seven games in the first round against the Tampa Bay Lightning and wrapped that series with a 2-1 win on the road in Game 7. The quick math shows the Canadiens playing 14 games, five of which went into overtime, to eight for the Hurricanes, who also haven’t played since May 9.
Hurricanes in the 2026 regular season
Record (finish): 53-22-7 (1st, Metropolitan Division). Scoring offense (rank): 3.55 gpg (No. 2). Scoring defense: 2.88 gpg (No. 5). Save percentage: .886 (No. 26). Power Play %: 24.9% (No. 4). Shooting percentage: 11.0% (No. 18). Penalty minutes: 640 (No. 26). Penalty kill %: 80.6% (No. 11).
- Points leader: Sebastian Aho, 80
- Goals: Seth Jarvis, 32
- Assists: Aho, 53
- Penalty minutes: Andrei Svechnikov, 66
- Plus/minus: Alexander Nikishin, 18
- Goals Against Average: Brandon Bussi, 2.47
Canadiens in the 2026 regular season
Record (finish): 48-24-10 (2nd in Atlantic Division). Scoring offense (rank): 3.40 gpg (No. 7). Scoring defense: 3.06 gpg (No. 16). Save percentage: .895 (No. 17). Power Play %: 23.1% (No. 10). Shooting percentage: 12.9% (No. 2). Penalty minutes: 849 (No. 5). Penalty kill %: 78.2% (No. 18).
- Points leader: Nick Suzuki, 101
- Goals: Cole Caufield, 51
- Assists: Suzuki, 72
- Penalty minutes: Arber Xhekav, 116
- Plus/minus: Suzuki, +37
- Goals Against Average: Jakub Dobes, 2.78
Hurricanes vs. Canadiens: Know your live streams
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