Carolina Cruises to Cup Final with 6-1 Rout of Montreal

The Carolina Hurricanes routed the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 in Game 5 to win the Eastern Conference Final and advance to the Stanley Cup Final against Vegas. Carolina built a commanding lead with three first-period goals (Robinson, Stankoven, Hall), extended it to 5-0 by the middle of the second thanks to Gostisbehere and Blake, and sealed the win with an empty-netter from Seth Jarvis as Frederik Andersen steadied the Hurricanes in net. Montreal spoiled the shutout late with Cole Caufield’s power-play goal, but Carolina dominated the game and the series to reach the Cup Final for the first time since 2006.