Final: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes on Sat May 30, 2026

ENDED Sat May 30, 12:00am

Eastern Conference Final, Game 5. (If necessary)

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Live and upcoming for Carolina Hurricanes

Mon Jul 20, 2:00pm UTC • 2h • NHL Network

Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes

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Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round between the Ottawa Senators and the Carolina Hurricanes takes place at Lenovo Center. This marks the first playoff meeting between these two franchises. Carolina won the regular-season series 2-1.

Mon Jul 20, 4:00pm UTC • 2h • NHL Network

Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes

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The Hurricanes host the Senators in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. Carolina looks to build on its 1-0 series lead after Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven provided the offense in a 2-0 Game 1 win at Lenovo Center.

Mon Jul 20, 6:00pm UTC • 2h • NHL Network

Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators

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The Hurricanes meet the Senators for Game 3 of the East first round at Canadian Tire Centre. Carolina leads 2-0 after a 3-2 double-OT win. Ottawa erased a 2-0 deficit to force OT, but Jordan Martinook won it at 13:53 of the second overtime.

Mon Jul 20, 8:00pm UTC • 2h • NHL Network

Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators

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The Hurricanes face the Senators in Game 4 of the East first round at Canadian Tire Centre. Carolina leads 3-0 after a Game 3 win. Logan Stankoven opened the scoring for the third straight game. Frederik Andersen made 21 saves in the 2-1 victory.

Live and upcoming for Montreal Canadiens

Mon Jul 13, 1:00pm UTC • 1h 30m • NHL Network

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round between the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning takes place at Benchmark International Arena. The regular-season series was closely contested, with both teams splitting their four meetings 2-2.

Mon Jul 13, 2:30pm UTC • 1h 30m • NHL Network

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

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The Canadiens face the Lightning in Game 2 of the East first round. Montreal leads 1-0 after a 4-3 win April 19. Juraj Slafkovsky had a hat trick, including the overtime winner; Brandon Hagel led Tampa Bay with two goals to force the extra period.

Mon Jul 13, 4:00pm UTC • 1h 30m • NHL Network

Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

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The Lightning face the Canadiens in Game 3 at Bell Centre. After Josh Anderson gave Montreal a 2-1 lead, Nikita Kucherov tied it at 12:33 of the third to force OT. J.J. Moser scored at 12:48 into OT to seal the Lightning's win in Game 2.

Mon Jul 13, 5:30pm UTC • 1h • NHL Network

Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

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The Lightning face the Canadiens in Game 4 of the East first round. Montreal leads 2-1 after a Game 3 win. Brayden Point tied it for Tampa Bay with a power-play goal, but rookie Lane Hutson won it at 2:09 of overtime with a slap shot.

Mon Jul 13, 6:30pm UTC • 1h • NHL Network

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Montreal faces Tampa Bay in Game 5 of the East First Round at Benchmark International Arena. The series remains tied 2-2 after the Lightning won Game 4. Zachary Bolduc and Cole Caufield staked Montreal to an early 2-0 lead before Tampa Bay rallied.

Mon Jul 13, 7:30pm UTC • 1h 30m • NHL Network

Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

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The Lightning and the Canadiens continue their series in Game 6 at Bell Centre. Montreal leads 3-2 after a Game 5 win. Brendan Gallagher opened the scoring for Montreal while rookie Jakub Dobes stopped 38 of 40 shots in the 3-2 Game 5 victory.

Mon Jul 13, 9:00pm UTC • 1h • NHL Network

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

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The Lightning host the Canadiens for a decisive Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round. Both teams recorded 106 points in the regular season. Tampa Bay forced this Game 7 with an overtime victory to avoid elimination in Game 6.

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Carolina Hurricanes vs New Jersey Devils

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The world’s best players face off for the chance to lift the greatest trophy in sports: the Stanley Cup.

Aired Thu Oct 09, 11:30pm UTC • ESPN+

Carolina Hurricanes vs New Jersey Devils

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The world’s best players face off for the chance to lift the greatest trophy in sports: the Stanley Cup.

Aired Sat Oct 11, 11:00pm UTC • ESPN+