Hurricanes storm past Canadiens 3-0
MONTREAL — The Carolina Hurricanes’ special teams highlighted a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at the Centre Bell.
Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis scored for Carolina (47-21-7), which halted Montreal’s (28-33-12) three-game win streak.
While Carolina opened the game with plenty of offensive pressure, it was Montreal which had the first chance.
As the first minute expired, Mike Matheson appeared to score from a tight angle, but in reality hit both the crossbar and the right post, with the puck never crossing the line. Carolina would respond in kind, increasing their intensity of play for most of the remainder of the period and hitting the post themselves on two separate occasions.