{"id":1633,"date":"2026-05-27T23:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2026-05-27T23:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:35:28","slug":"canes-look-like-powerhouse-again-up-2-1-in-the-east-final-against-the-canadiens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1633","title":{"rendered":"Canes look like powerhouse again, up 2-1 in the East final against the Canadiens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>MONTREAL (AP) \u2014 After receiving their first wake-up call of the playoffs, the Carolina Hurricanes have responded like the beasts of the East they have been all season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1631\">Yankees\u2019 Giancarlo Stanton takes a key recovery step, running outside as club awaits his return<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following a loss to open the Eastern Conference Final, the Hurricanes have won back-to-back games in overtime to take a 2-1 lead against Montreal in the best-of-seven series. They look like their old selves again, and it has them two games from reaching to the Stanley Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re feeling good about playing hockey again,\u201d said winger Taylor Hall, who scored his fourth goal this postseason in Game 3 on Monday night. \u201cNow the game is starting to slow down, and you\u2019re making reads without even having to think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That spells trouble for the Canadiens, who registered just two shots on goal combined over the third period and OT. Carolina has outshot Montreal 64-26 over the past two games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey throw a lot to the net, so they\u2019re going to outshoot you,\u201d said Montreal\u2019s Cole Caufield, who scored 51 goals during the regular season. \u201cI think everybody that plays them knows that, and you can\u2019t look at it that way \u2014 that they kind of tilt the ice that much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shot volume is something the Hurricanes have done consistently in the eight years since coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour took over. What has changed in this series is preventing the young, skilled Canadiens from generating offense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need everything working against a team like that,\u201d Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis said. \u201cI don\u2019t think you can just rely on the power play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caufield chalked up his team\u2019s struggles to Carolina\u2019s pace and aggressive play. That the brand of hockey Brind\u2019Amour wants to play.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1629\">CBS 17 Investigates: How North Carolina inspects animal shelters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s putting the stress on them,\u201d defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere said. \u201cIt\u2019s a hard system for us to play sometimes because you\u2019ve got to be on your toes. You\u2019re always skating. But you can see it\u2019s pretty effective, and it\u2019s probably not the best to play against.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It did not look at all right in Game 1 last week, which the Canadiens won 6-2 after getting off to a hot start, finding long breakout passes and staying patient in solving Carolina\u2019s relentless forecheck to hand the Hurricanes their first loss of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a turning point for us: a little adversity,\u201d Gostisbehere said. \u201cHaving two sweeps the first two rounds \u2014 not a lot of adversity in that sense. For us, it was a good kick in the teeth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes are now as close to the final as they\u2019ve been during this run of success under Brind\u2019Amour, which included getting swept twice and losing in five games in their three previous trips to the East final. This spring, they are 5-0 on the road and 5-0 in overtime thanks to a consistent approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe try to play our game home and away,\u201d first-line center Sebastian Aho said. \u201cThe game\u2019s the same, I feel like. Obviously the environment is a little bit different, whether you\u2019re home or away. But I feel like the game stays the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Game 4 at Bell Centre in Montreal on Wednesday night is Carolina\u2019s first chance to move to the verge of making the final. The Canadiens feel like they have another level to get to, and they need to find it quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t expect this to be easy, and we\u2019re OK with that,\u201d St. Louis said. \u201cThere\u2019s not one thing. We have to put it all together. You\u2019re at this stage right now, you have to put it all together. Execution\u2019s part of that. Jam is part of that. There\u2019s not one thing. We\u2019ve just got to put it all together, and I know we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1627\">Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MONTREAL (AP) \u2014 After receiving their first wake-up call of the playoffs, the Carolina Hurricanes have responded like the beasts of the East they have been all season. 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