Hall scores twice as Hurricanes beat Canadiens in home opener
Taylor Hall scored twice and Sebastian Aho had three points as Carolina won 6-4 at Bell Centre.
Taylor Hall's two goals helped Carolina defeat Montreal 6-4 at Bell Centre on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The Hurricanes won their second consecutive game and spoiled the Canadiens' home opener.
Sebastian Aho contributed a goal and two assists. Eric Robinson and Mark Jankowski each finished with a goal and an assist, while Andrei Svechnikov scored into an empty net. Brandon Bussi made 16 saves as Carolina improved to 2-1-1 through 4 games.
Montreal led 3-2 after a first period that produced five goals. Hall opened the scoring at 2:25, but Zachary Bolduc and Nick Suzuki put the Canadiens ahead. Robinson tied the game at 9:22 before Bolduc scored his second goal on the power play at 12:54.
Carolina took control in the second period. Aho's power-play goal at 3:56 made it 3-3, and Jankowski put the Hurricanes in front at 13:24. Hall extended the lead to 5-3 with a backhand at 12:21 of the third.
Juraj Slafkovský cut Montreal's deficit to one at 16:57 of the third with the goaltender pulled. Svechnikov's empty-net goal at 18:45 ended the comeback attempt.
Suzuki also had an assist, and Jakub Dobes stopped 28 shots for Montreal, which fell to 1-1-1 through 3 games. Carolina finished with a 34-20 advantage in shots.
