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Taylor Hall scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 in Montreal’s home opener at Bell Centre on Tuesday night. Sebastian Aho contributed a goal and two assists for Carolina, while Zachary Bolduc scored twice for Montreal. The game featured five goals in the first 13 minutes, with both teams combining for fast-paced early action before Carolina secured their victory.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Tuesday night, the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Canadiens 6-4 in Montreal’s home opener at the Bell Centre. Taylor Hall scored twice, Sebastian Aho added a goal and two assists, while Eric Robinson and Mark Jankowski each contributed a goal and an assist for Carolina (2-1-1). The Canadiens' Zachary Bolduc also scored twice, Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist, and Juraj Slafkovsky added another goal. Jakub Dobes made 28 saves for Montreal (1-1-1) while Brandon Bussi stopped 16 shots for Carolina. The game was particularly notable as it marked the first regular-season home game since last season when the Hurricanes eliminated the Canadiens in five games before winning the Stanley Cup over the Vegas Golden Knights. Ivan Demidov missed this match due to a lower-body injury expected to sideline him for two to four weeks.
Written for “Hurricanes Beat Canadiens” on 2026-10-07,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
MONTREAL (AP) — Taylor Hall scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal 6-4 in the Canadiens’ home opener on Tuesday night.
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Hurricanes → score → night
Sebastian Aho added a goal and two assists, while Eric Robinson and Mark Jankowski had a goal and an assist each.
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Robinson → add → goal
Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net goal and Brandon Bussi stopped 16 shots in the rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference final.
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Bussi → add → final
Zachary Bolduc scored twice, Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist, and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for Montreal.
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Slafkovsky → score → Montreal
Alexandre Texier and Chris Krieder had two assists apiece, while Jakub Dobes made 28 saves.
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Dobes → have → saves
The Canadiens returned to the Bell Centre for their first regular-season home game since falling to the Hurricanes in the third round.
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Canadiens → return → round
Carolina eliminated Montreal in five games before going on to win the Stanley Cup over the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Carolina → eliminate → Knights
The teams combined for five goals in the opening 13 minutes.
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teams → combine → minutes
Hall opened the scoring 2:25 into the first period, deflecting Jackson Blake’s shot after Slafkovsky turned the puck over in front of his own net.
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Slafkovsky → open → net
Bolduc evened the score at 3:23, corralling a rebound and shoveling a backhand into the top corner.
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Bolduc → even → corner
Suzuki put Montreal in front 64 seconds later with a snap shot over Bussi’s left shoulder, but Robinson tied it at 9:22 when Jalen Chatfield’s point shot deflected off him and past Dobes.
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shot → put → Dobes
Bolduc gave the Canadiens a 3-2 lead at 12:54, scoring his second of the night on the power play.
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Bolduc → give → play
The lead held until Aho, also with the man advantage, slid a shot through Dobes’ pads 3:56 into the second.
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Aho → hold → second
Jankowski capitalized on Noah Dobson’s giveaway to give Carolina the lead at 13:24, then Hall made it 5-3 at 12:21 in the third.
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it → capitalize → third
Slafkovsky jumped on a rebound to pull one back with 3:04 remaining before Svechnikov’s empty-netter.
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Slafkovsky → pull → netter
Ivan Demidov missed the game after the Canadiens announced he would be sidelined two to four weeks with a lower-body injury.
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he → miss → injury
Canadiens: Host Nashville on Thursday.
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Canadiens → host → Thursday
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