CAR@MTL: Game recap 

MONTREAL – Your Montreal Canadiens are headed the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs!

Montreal clinched the final Wild Card spot with a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at the Bell Centre on Wednesday.

The Habs are returning to the postseason for the first time since 2021.

Kaiden Guhle netted a pair, Nick Suzuki scored his 30^th of the season and Jake Evans added an empty netter in the win.

Lane Hutson earned an assist on Guhle's marker to tie Larry Murphy’s single-season NHL record for the most assists by a rookie defenseman.

For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.

Roster

Montreal goals

P1 03:50 0-[1] Guhle (Slafkovsky, Suzuki)

P2 16:22 1-[2] Suzuki (Carrier)

P2 18:48 1-[3] Guhle (Caufield, Hutson)

P3 18:05 2-[4] Evans – EN

Carolina goals

P1 09:56 [1]-1 Hall (Walker, Kotkaniemi)

P3 14:10 [2]-3 Jost (Nadeau, Orlov)

What’s next

Playoffs! For more information, including ticket sales, click here.