Canes blank Canadiens, 4-0, in near perfect fashion.

The Canes scored three times in a 2:47 span, late in the 1st period and went on to beat the Canadiens, 4-0. The win puts Carolina one win away from advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 20 years. Sebastian Aho's power play goal with 5:01 left in the 1st opened the scoring. Jordan Staal doubled the lead 1:08 later and Logan Stankoven's 8th of the playoffs capped the uprising as the Hurricanes played their best game of the series in taking a 3 games to 1 lead. Game 5 will be Friday night at Lenovo Center. Frederik Andersen made 18 saves for his 3rd shutout of this postseason. It also gives him a team record 5 playoff shutouts in his Carollna career. Carolina outshot Montreal 43-18. Andrei Svechnikov scored into an empty net for the final margin.