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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Taylor Hall scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes smothered the Canadiens to win 6-4 in Montreal’s home opener Tuesday night.
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Hurricanes → score → opener
Sebastian Aho added a goal and two assists, while Eric Robinson and Mark Jankowski had a goal and a helper each as Carolina (2-1-1) won its second straight game.
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Carolina → add → game
Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net goal and Brandon Bussi stopped 16 shots in the rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference final.
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Bussi → add → final
Zachary Bolduc scored twice, Nick Suzuki registered a goal and an assist, and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for Montreal (1-1-1).
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Slafkovsky → score → Montreal
Alexandre Texier and Chris Krieder had two assists apiece, while Jakub Dobes made 28 saves.
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Dobes → have → saves
The rising Canadiens returned to a raucous Bell Centre for their first regular-season home game since falling to the Hurricanes in the third round.
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Canadiens → rise → round
Carolina eliminated Montreal in five games before going on to win the Stanley Cup over the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Carolina → eliminate → Knights
The evening got off to a wild start, with five goals in the opening 13 minutes.
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evening → get → minutes
Hall opened the scoring 2:25 into the first period, deflecting Jackson Blake’s shot after Canadiens forward Slafkovsky turned the puck over in front of his own net.
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Slafkovsky → open → net
Bolduc evened the score at 3:23, corralling a rebound and shovelling a backhand into the top corner.
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Bolduc → even → corner
Suzuki put Montreal in front 64 seconds later with a snap shot over Bussi’s left shoulder, but Robinson tied it at 9:22 when Jalen Chatfield’s point shot deflected off him and past Dobes.
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shot → put → Dobes
Bolduc gave the Canadiens a 3-2 lead at 12:54, scoring his second of the night on the power play.
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Bolduc → give → play
The lead held until Aho, also with the man advantage, slid a shot through Dobes’ pads 3:56 into the second.
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Aho → hold → second
Jankowski capitalized on Noah Dobson’s giveaway to give Carolina the lead at 13:24, then Hall made it 5-3 at 12:21 in the third.
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Hall → capitalize → third
Slafkovsky jumped on a rebound to pull one back with 3:04 remaining in regulation before Svechnikov’s empty-netter.
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Slafkovsky → jump → netter
Skilled winger Ivan Demidov missed the game after the Canadiens announced he would be sidelined two to four weeks with a lower-body injury.
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he → miss → injury
Kirby Dach replaced Demidov on the second line alongside Alex Newhook and Slafkovsky, while Florian Xhekaj entered the lineup.
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Xhekaj → replace → lineup
Carolina averaged 33.4 shots while holding Montreal to 17.8 per game in the third round.
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Carolina → average → round
KEY MOMENT
While defending Carolina’s relentless forecheck, Dobson swung a pass in front from the corner that deflected onto Jankowski’s stick for an easy go-ahead goal.
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that → defend → goal
KEY STAT
Aho continued his success against the Canadiens, registering his 14th goal and 33rd point in 26 career games against the Original Six franchise.
UP NEXT
Hurricanes: Host the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.
Canadiens: Host the Nashville Predators on Thursday.
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Canadiens → continue → Thursday
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 6, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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