Rachel Barkley
With a series now evened, the Carolina Hurricanes will visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre Monday for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final.
The game is scheduled for 8:00 PM EDT.
In Game 1, the Hurricanes did not have their act together. A lack of puck awareness and their typical defensive grip were a pair of prominent issues in the first period, which ultimately cost them the game. Thankfully for Hurricanes fans, Game 2 was a completely different story.
They came out of the gates strong and didn’t just reset the series, but set the tone. They looked like the same team that played the previous two rounds. Their suffocating play style returned, allowing just 12 shots on goal throughout the game, with none in overtime, and putting up 26 of their own. For all of the details, you can read the full analysis of the game here!
In the Crease
Both Frederik Andersen and Jakub Dobes have been great in this series, and as such, they are expected to be the starting goaltenders Monday.
Projected Carolina Hurricanes Lines
Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers – Jordan Staal – Jordan Martinook
William Carrier – Mark Jankowski – Eric Robinson
Defense
Jaccob Slavin – Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller – Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere – Alexander Nikishin
Goaltenders
Frederik Andersen / Brandon Bussi
Projected Montreal Canadiens Lines
Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook – Jake Evans – Ivan Demidov
Alexandre Texier – Phillip Danault – Josh Anderson
Zack Bolduc – Oliver Kapanen – Kirby Dach
Defense
Mike Matheson – Noah Dobson
Jayden Struble – Lane Hutson
Kaiden Guhle – Alexandre Carrier
Goaltenders
Jakub Dobes / Jacob Fowler
Special Teams
Carolina Hurricanes power play: 11.9% (13th, down one from previous game)
Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 95.5% (2nd)
Montreal Canadiens power play: 23.2% (6th)
Montreal Canadiens penalty kill: 76.3% (12th, up one spot from previous game)
Hurricanes Game Notes
With Nikolaj Ehlers’ overtime game-winner Saturday night, the Hurricanes are now 4-0 in overtime this postseason.
The Hurricanes’ Game 2 win was the first time they have won a game in the Eastern Conference Final at home since June 1, 2006, when they won Game 7 against the Buffalo Sabres.
Though the rest of the postseason will only be available to watch via national broadcasts, local play-by-play announcer Mike Maniscalco and analyst Tripp Tracy will continue to call games on the Hurricanes’ radio partner. 99.9 The Fan.
How To Watch
TV: TNT, TruTV, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS
Radio: 99.9 The Fan
