Rachel Barkley
After taking the 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Final, the Carolina Hurricanes will face the Montreal Canadiens again in the Bell Centre for Game 4 Wednesday night.
The game is scheduled for 8:00 PM EDT.
Monday, the Hurricanes didn’t just have the Canadiens to contend with, but also chaos agents in the referees, who officiated the game with little rhyme or reason. Blatant missed calls were prevalent, while weak calls were made.
Nonetheless, Carolina consistently sustained pressure throughout, outshooting their opponent 39-13. When overtime came, Andrei Svechnikov was the man to end the game with a nice shot through a screen after stealing a pass from Hutson.
You can read all about the game here! Additionally, if you’re feeling extra zesty, you can also check out Marc Dumont’s great analysis from Montreal’s perspective!
In the Crease
Both Frederik Andersen and Jakub Dobes have done everything their team has asked them to in the previous games, and as such, there is nothing to suggest that they won’t be the starting goaltenders for Game 4.
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 – Joe Veleno – 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: 11.1% (13th)
Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 93.5% (2nd)
Montreal Canadiens power play: 24.1% (4th, up two spots from previous game)
Montreal Canadiens penalty kill: 77.4% (12th)
Hurricanes Game Notes
With the Hurricanes’ Game 3 win, they took the lead in an Eastern Conference Final for the first time since 2006.
Winning it in the additional frame Monday, Andrei Svechnikov notched the first overtime goal of his NHL playoff career.
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
