Hurricanes vs. Canadiens: Eastern Conference Final, Game 3 – Lines, Notes, Goalies, and How to Watch

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With a series now evened, the Carolina Hurricanes will visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre Monday for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final.

The game is scheduled for 8:00 PM EDT.

In Game 1, the Hurricanes did not have their act together. A lack of puck awareness and their typical defensive grip were a pair of prominent issues in the first period, which ultimately cost them the game. Thankfully for Hurricanes fans, Game 2 was a completely different story.

They came out of the gates strong and didn’t just reset the series, but set the tone. They looked like the same team that played the previous two rounds. Their suffocating play style returned, allowing just 12 shots on goal throughout the game, with none in overtime, and putting up 26 of their own. For all of the details, you can read the full analysis of the game here!

In the Crease​

Both Frederik Andersen and Jakub Dobes have been great in this series, and as such, they are expected to be the starting goaltenders Monday.

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 – Oliver Kapanen – 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: 11.9% (13th, down one from previous game)
Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 95.5% (2nd)

Montreal Canadiens power play: 23.2% (6th)
Montreal Canadiens penalty kill: 76.3% (12th, up one spot from previous game)

Hurricanes Game Notes​

With Nikolaj Ehlers’ overtime game-winner Saturday night, the Hurricanes are now 4-0 in overtime this postseason.

The Hurricanes’ Game 2 win was the first time they have won a game in the Eastern Conference Final at home since June 1, 2006, when they won Game 7 against the Buffalo Sabres.

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

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