CAR@MTL: Game recap

MONTREAL – The Canadiens surrendered a six-spot in their home opener, falling 6-4 to the Carolina Hurricanes at the Bell Centre on Tuesday.

Zachary Bolduc scored twice for Montreal, while Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also found the back of the net.

Martin St-Louis’ side came out firing, taking a 3-2 lead into the first intermission. But the momentum quickly shifted in the second period, as the defending Stanley Cup champions scored three unanswered goals to take a 5-3 lead.

Carolina added an empty-net goal late in the third to seal the win.

Jakub Dobes made 28 saves in the loss.

Habs home opener

The Canadiens introduced their 2026-27 roster as part of the opening ceremony prior to puck drop.

Roster

Montreal goals 

P1 03:23 1-[1] Bolduc (Danault, Texier)

P1 04:27 1-[2] Suzuki (Kreider, Hutson)

P1 12:54 2-[3] Bolduc (Newhook, Texier) – PP

P3 16:57 5-[4] Slafkovsky (Kreider, Suzuki)

Carolina goals 

P1 02:25 [1]-0 Hall (Blake)

P1 09:22 [2]-2 Robinson (Chatfield, Jankowski)

P2 03:56 [3]-3 Aho (Ehlers, Gostisbehere) – PPG

P2 13:24 [4]-3 Jankowski (Robinson)

P3 12:21 [5]-4 Hall (Slavin, Hall)

P3 18:45 [6]-4 Svechnikov (Aho, Slavin) – EN

What’s next 

The Canadiens host the Nashville Predators on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.