The Montreal Canadiens (41-21-10) can close out an undefeated week with a win over the Carolina Hurricanes (46-20-6) on Sunday at Lenovo Center.
Note the slightly earlier puck drop of 5 p.m. (TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)
Here’s what you need to know:
- Arber Xhekaj returns to the lineup after being a healthy scratch the last six games. Josh Anderson is out after leaving yesterday’s game due to illness.
- The Canadiens played in Nashville last night and came out victorious against the Preds.
- Will Cole Caufield’s Saturday heroics extend into Sunday? He tallied his 20th Saturday goal last night.
- Canadiens fans might also be relieved to see rookie Ivan Demidov heat up again. He’s got four points in his last three games.
- The Hurricanes remain atop the Metropolitan Division standings, but the Habs handled them with relative ease on Tuesday.
- Jakub Dobes was a big reason for that. He’s expected to start in goal after Jacob Fowler got the call in Nashville.
- How and where to watch the Canadiens on TV for the 2025-26 season.
- Blacked out on TSN2 or RDS? Here’s how to watch Canadiens games from Ontario and Western Canada.
No livestream tonight on the Hockey Inside Out YouTube channel. The livestream will return on Tuesday when the Canadiens continue their road trip in Tampa Bay against the Lightning.
First Period: Dobes hurt?
The Hurricanes got an early power play and they made the Habs pay with Kaiden Guhle in the box. Andrei Svechnikov beat Dobes high for his 26th of the season. At one point the Canes led 10-0 in shots. 1-0 Hurricanes
It was presumed Xhekaj would play as a seventh defenceman, but he took his shifts at forward in the first. He only played 1:39 in the opening frame.
Jakub Dobes appeared to tweak something in his leg trying to make a save late in the first period.
Second Period:
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