Carolina's Mark Jankowski (77) checks Montréal's Lane Hutson (48) during the second period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026.
Ethan Hyman
ehyman@newsobserver.com
The Carolina Hurricanes face the Montreal Canadiens in the first game of the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, May 21, 2026.
After going 8-0 in the first two rounds, the Canes look to continue the momentum and finally get to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 2006.
Keep checking back for more images from the game.
Carolina's Taylor Hall (71) checks Montréal's Noah Dobson (53) during the first period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Carolina's Jordan Staal (11) keeps control of the puck during the first period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Carolina's Seth Jarvis (24) celebrates after scoring during the first period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Carolina's Andrei Svechnikov (37) is to the right. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Carolina's William Carrier (28) works his way around Montréal's Lane Hutson (48) during the first period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Montréal's Jakub Dobes (75) stops a shot by Carolina's Seth Jarvis (24) during the second period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Montréal's Juraj Slafkovský (20) scores on Carolina's Frederik Andersen (31) in the third period of the Canadiens’ 6-2 victory over the Hurricanes in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Carolina's Jackson Blake (53) and Montréal's Lane Hutson (48) go after the puck during the second period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Fans react after Montreal scored in the first period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Carolina's Jaccob Slavin (74) defends Montréal's Nick Suzuki (14) as Frederik Andersen (31) watches the puck during the second period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Carolina's Jordan Staal (11) checks Montréal's Josh Anderson (17) during the second period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Montréal's Kaiden Guhle (21) knocks the puck away from Carolina's Sebastian Aho (20) during the second period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Carolina's Andrei Svechnikov (37) tangles with Montréal's Mike Matheson (8) during the second period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Carolina's Jordan Martinook (48) tries to get the puck from Montréal's Noah Dobson (53) during the second period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Carolina's Taylor Hall (71) goes after the puck while defended by Montréal's Phillip Danault (24) during the second period of the Hurricanes’ game against the Canadiens in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Lenovo Center Thursday, May, 21, 2026. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 10:14 PM.
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