{"id":1167,"date":"2026-05-28T04:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2026-05-28T04:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:34:16","slug":"carolina-hurricanes-push-canadiens-to-the-brink-with-shutout-win-in-game-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=1167","title":{"rendered":"Carolina Hurricanes push Canadiens to the brink with shutout win in Game 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from playing for the Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n

The Canes reeled off three rapid-fire goals in the opening period and kept the Montreal Canadiens mostly flustered and frustrated Wednesday in a 4-0 victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final at Bell Centre.<\/p>\n

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The Canes, with goalie Frederik Andersen getting the shutout, took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series and will look to close it out in Game 5 on Friday at Lenovo Center. Carolina will be after its third Eastern Conference title, reaching the Cup Final in 2002 and 2006, claiming the Cup in 2006.<\/p>\n

After sweeping the Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers in the first two rounds, the Canes came off a long layoff and dropped a 6-2 decision to the Canadiens in Game 1 in Raleigh. But overtime wins the next two games gave them the series lead, and they controlled Game 4 in running their playoff road record to 6-0.<\/p>\n

Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a span of 2:47 in the first period in what proved to be a lethal burst of offense. Andrei Svechnikov had a late empty-netter.<\/p>\n

The three-goal surge was the second-fastest in Hurricanes playoff history and quieted the Bell Centre crowd. The Canes maintained the 3-0 lead after two periods.<\/p>\n

Aho scored at 14:59 of the first period on a power-play blast off a Nikolaj Ehlers pass after the Canes\u2019 first power play of the game was punchless. It was Aho\u2019s fourth goal of the playoffs and his 11th career power-play goal, making him the team\u2019s career leader, passing Eric Staal (10).<\/p>\n

It was also the Canes\u2019 first power-play score in the series after going 0-8 in the first three games.<\/p>\n

Staal\u2019s second goal of the playoffs came 68 seconds later when he went to the front of the net and jammed the puck past goalie Jakub Dobes. Staal took a quick feed from K\u2019Andre Miller, who backhanded a pass to the Canes captain on the move as he skated past the cage.<\/p>\n

Just 1:39 later it was 3-0 Canes. The Stankoven line connected as Jackson Blake\u2019s pass set the center up with a shot off the rush at an open net and his eighth of the playoffs. It was Stankoven\u2019s first point of the series.<\/p>\n

The Canes had a 13-5 shot advantage in the opening period as the Habs continued to struggle to put shots on goal. They had one in the opening 10 minutes of Game 4 after the Game 3 loss that had Montreal credited with one shot in the third period and one in 14:06 of the overtime.<\/p>\n

Wednesday was the 25th birthday for Dobes, whose rookie season has been exceptional, but the Canes were the only ones celebrating in the first period. Dobes made high-quality stops and had the fans chanting his name,<\/p>\n

After the morning skates, the Canadiens said there was a need to be more physical and play at a better pace Wednesday against the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes, in turn, said they expected to see the Canadiens\u2019 best in Game 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re going to come out with everything they\u2019ve got,\u201d Canes captain Jordan Staal said.<\/p>\n

It didn’t matter.<\/p>\n

The Canes had the Canadiens a bit muddled and indecisive after a pair of wins. Some of the Habs players mentioned after Wednesday\u2019s morning skate that they\u2019re facing a team that\u2019s \u201cextremely well-connected\u201d and applying pressure all over the ice, forcing mistakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, it\u2019s about executing and knowing there\u2019s going to be pressure and making that right play,\u201d Habs forward Jake Evans said. \u201cYou have to make the right play, at the right time, under a lot of pressure. That\u2019s going to be the big key for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the Canes, it\u2019s about applying more of the same. Keep being consistent. Keep the pressure on. Keep rolling four lines. Keep being quick and decisive in the defensive zone. Leave the rest to Andersen, who has started all 12 games in the playoffs and is 11-1.<\/p>\n

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As defenseman Jaccob Slavin put it: \u201cHe\u2019s been a brick wall for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Habs coach Martin St. Louis noted Wednesday that he has a fast team, but touched on one of his team\u2019s biggest problems in the series, saying: \u201cWhen you turn the puck over, you don\u2019t look fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canes coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour has been asked numerous times about past problems winning games in the Eastern Conference final.<\/p>\n

Guess what? He was asked again Wednesday morning, although with a twist: What\u2019s different about this year\u2019s conference final as opposed to the others?<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what to tell you,\u201d Brind\u2019Amour said. \u201cWe\u2019ve won one more game, I know that, at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first time since the 2006 Eastern Conference Final against the Buffalo Sabres that the Canes have won more than one game in the ECF. The Canes, captained by Brind\u2019Amour, won that series in seven games before beating the Edmonton Oilers for the Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past is past,\u201d Brind\u2019Amour said. \u201cWe have a new group, but we do have some guys who have been through it. You learn from all your past successes and things that don\u2019t work out your way. I think that\u2019s a big thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this is definitely an experienced group and every year that goes by they get a little more experience. I think that helps. Playoffs are all up and down. That\u2019s the nature of how this goes, and being able to handle that and understand it and just keep an even keel is so important.\u201d<\/p>\n

No doubt a lot is at stake for the Canadiens in Game 4, but that can go both ways, Canes forward Jackson Blake said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the biggest game of the series, I think,\u201d he said. \u201cYou either go home up 3-1 or you go home tied at two. This is a huge game for us, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Canadiens had their chances to win Game 3 early in overtime \u2013 defenseman Mike Matheson hit the crossbar with a shot. Instead, the Canes won in OT for the fifth time in the playoffs and would like to add another road victory in Game 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about sticking with our game plan, no matter how long the games are,\u201d Blake said. \u201cPlay your game and don\u2019t change anything as a group. Whatever they do, we\u2019re ready for it. We\u2019re not going to change what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

If there still is a lingering question about who scored the overtime goal for the Canes in Game 3, Andrei Svechnikov or Sebastian Aho, it was Aho who wanted to make things clear \u2014 again \u2014 Wednesday after the morning skate.<\/p>\n

\u201cSvech scored it,\u201d he said, smiling.<\/p>\n

Aho was positioned by the crease to the left of Dobes and jostling with forward Juraj Slafkovsky when Svechnikov took the shot from the top of the right circle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen the replays and the puck might have hit something, but it wasn\u2019t off me or my stick,\u201d Aho said. \u201cI didn\u2019t feel anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published May 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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