{"id":340051,"date":"2026-05-24T19:45:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=340051"},"modified":"2026-05-24T19:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:15:55","slug":"nikolaj-ehlers-wins-game-2-vs-canadiens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/nikolaj-ehlers-wins-game-2-vs-canadiens\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikolaj Ehlers wins Game 2 vs. Canadiens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-3813709\">\n<p>The Carolina Hurricanes responded to their disappointing Game 1 loss within the Eastern Conference Final with a dramatic victory, ensuring they might not travel to Montreal facing a frightening two-game series deficit.<\/p>\n<p>Hurricanes forward Nikolaj Ehlers scored a pair of goals on Saturday night, including the dramatic additional time winner early in the additional frame, helping Carolina secure an exciting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401873384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3-2 additional time win<\/a> over the Montreal Canadiens and even the series at one game each.<\/p>\n<p>Ehlers beat Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes with a wonderfully placed snap shot that sailed past his blocker and into the back of the online, sending the packed Lenovo Center crowd in Raleigh right into a frenzy.<\/p>\n<p>Just as they did in Game 1, the Hurricanes took an early lead, this time because of the second goal of the postseason from Eric Robinson. Nevertheless, Montreal&#8217;s Josh Anderson would respond at 11:11 of the primary period, tying the rating at 1-1 together with his fourth of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Ehlers restored the lead together with his first goal of the sport on the 17:03 mark of the second period. But with time becoming an element for Montreal late within the third period, it was Anderson who capitalized on a goal-mouth scramble, stuffing the puck underneath goaltender Frederik Andersen and into the online, tying the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Montreal managed only 12 total shots on Andersen, who stopped 10 of them. Meanwhile, Dobes finished with 23 saves on the 26 shots that the Hurricanes fired his way.<\/p>\n<p>The series now shifts to Montreal&#8217;s Bell Centre, where Game 3 will probably be played on Monday evening starting at 8:00 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Carolina Hurricanes responded to their disappointing Game 1 loss within the Eastern Conference Final with a dramatic victory, ensuring they might not travel to Montreal facing a frightening two-game series deficit.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Carolina Hurricanes responded to their disappointing Game 1 loss within the Eastern Conference Final with a dramatic victory, ensuring they might not travel to Montreal facing a frightening two-game series deficit. 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