Carolina Hurricanes storm into Stanley Cup Final with 6-1 rout of Canadiens
The Carolina Hurricanes crushed the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years, jump-starting the game with goals from Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven and Eric Robinson in the first period and adding from Jackson Blake and Shayne Gostisbehere in the second, with Seth Jarvis sealing an empty-netter as Frederik Andersen carried a near-shutout until late in the third. After sweeping the first two rounds and rebounding from a Game 1 defeat, Carolina completed a 4-1 series win and became the first team since 1983 to reach the Final with only one loss.
