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Scenes from before and during Game 3, from our photographers and Getty Images.

Canadiens fans cheer outside the Bell Centre on Monday, May 25, 2026. (Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette)

Pregame

The Snowbirds do a fly past over Montreal Canadiens fans outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

Crowd of people on the street wearing Canadiens jerseys — Montreal Canadiens begin to gather to watch the game outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

Two people in Canadiens jerseys and faces painted red white and blue with bright red wigs. — Canadiens fans arrive to watch the game outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

A woman holds up a T-shirt with Dobes 75 on it next to a clothes rack outdoors. — Esther Blum buys a Dobes T-shirt from Par Fée shop owner Sandro on St-Viateur St. on Monday afternoon. Dave Sidaway / Montreal Gazette

A Canadiens flag is tied to an upper-floor balcony railing of a brick building. — Canadiens fans in balconville show their support for the team’s playoff drive. Dave Sidaway / Montreal Gazette

Montreal Canadiens fan Oliver Kennedy, 8, of Thunder Bay gets the CH painted on his head outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

Canadiens fans arrive to watch the game outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

The back of a goalie mask features the words Olé Olé Olé and the number 29. — Jakub Dobes of the Montreal Canadiens warms up prior to Game 3 at the Bell Centre. The number 29 is in honour of the late Ken Dryden. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images

A Montreal/Carolina NHL puck sits on the ice in a closeup photo. — A view of the warmup puck prior to Game 3. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images

Canadiens fans cheer outside. — Montreal Canadiens fans gather to watch Game 3 against Carolina outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

A man walks by a metal crowd-control barrier shaking people's hands outside. — Montreal Canadiens fans gather to watch Game 3 against Carolina outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

Canadiens fans cheer outside. — Montreal Canadiens fans gather to watch Game 3 against Carolina outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

A crowd of Canadiens fans cheers and waves white towels outside. — Montreal Canadiens fans react as they watch Game 3 of the Stanley Cup semifinals outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

Claude Lemieux holds a torch up at the entrance to the stands at the Bell Centre. — Former Montreal Canadien Claude Lemieux carries the torch into the arena prior to Game 3. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

The Bell Centre full of fans has fire projected onto the ice. — Canadiens fans wave towels prior to the start of Game 3. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

A woman in a Poulin 29 Victoire jersey waves a towel in the stands at the Bell Centre. — A Montreal Victoire fan waves a towel prior to Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes Game 3. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

First period

A man with a face painted entirely red watches something intently in a crowd. — Montreal Canadiens fans react as they watch Game 3 outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

Montreal Canadiens' Josh Anderson checks Carolina Hurricanes' Aklexander Nikishin and Taylor Hall and linesman Trent Knorr along the boards. — Montreal Canadiens’ Josh Anderson checks Carolina Hurricanes’ Aklexander Nikishin and Taylor Hall and linesman Trent Knorr during the first period. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Montreal Canadiens' Zachary Bolduc takes a shot on the Hurricanes' goaltender. — Montreal Canadiens’ Zachary Bolduc takes a shot on rebound of shot by Kirby Dach on Carolina Hurricanes’ Frederik Andersen. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Carolina Hurricanes' Shane Gostisbehere celebrates on the ice. — Carolina Hurricanes’ Shane Gostisbehere celebrates his first-period goal. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Carolina Hurricanes' Taylor Hall pokes the puck past Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes while other Canadiens and Hurricanes players crowd the net. — Carolina Hurricanes’ Taylor Hall, left, pokes the puck past Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes for a goal despite check by Habs defenceman Alexandre Carrier during the first period. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Montreal Canadiens' Alex Newhook checks Carolina Hurricanes' Jalen Chatfield along the boards. — Montreal Canadiens’ Alex Newhook checks Carolina Hurricanes’ Jalen Chatfield during the first period. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Second period

Lane Hutson follows through on a shot with the puck in the net behind a Carolina Hurricanes goaltender. — Lane Hutson #48 of the Montreal Canadiens scores a goal past Frederik Andersen #31 of the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period. Minas Panagiotakis / Getty Images

Canadiens players celebrate on the ice. — Montreal Canadiens, from left, Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafskovsky, Ivan Demidov and Cole Caufield celebrate Hutson’s goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov slides head-first toward the Montreal net as Canadiens' Jakub Dobes makes a pad save. — Montreal Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes makes a save on a sliding Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov after he was tripped by Kaiden Guhle during the second period. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Montreal Canadiens' Jakub Dobeš gets his pad on a shot by Carolina Hurricanes' Shayne Gostsbehere — Montreal Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes gets his pad on a shot by Carolina Hurricanes’ Shayne Gostsbehere. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Canadiens' Jakub Dobes makes a blocker save — Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes makes a blocker save during the second period. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Jakub Dobes grimaces as a Hurricanes player plows into him in front of the net. — Carolina Hurricanes’ Sean Walker crashes into Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes as defenceman Noah Dobson tries to intervene during the second period. Walker was penalized for goalie interference. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Montreal Canadiens' Jakub Dobes speaks with Carolina Hurricanes' Sean Walker, whose helmet is several feet away. — Montreal Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes has words with Carolina Hurricanes’ Sean Walker after Walker crashed into Dobes’s crease drawing a goaltender interference penalty. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Third period

Canadiens fans watch a game outside. — Canadiens fans react as they watch Game 3 outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

Canadiens fans cheer something they see. — Canadiens fans react as they watch Game 3 outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

Canadiens' Jakub Dobes tracks the puck as Carolina Hurricanes' Logan Stankhoven jumps in front of him — Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes tracks the puck as Carolina Hurricanes’ Logan Stankhoven jumps in front of him during the third period. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis yells at the referee from behind the bench. — Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis yells at the referee during the third period. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Canadiens' Jakub Dobes braces himself against the goal posts. — Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes braces himself against the goal posts to keep from sliding into the net with the puck between his legs after making a save against Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastien Aho during the third period. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

A woman has her hands together as if in prayer as she watches a screen. — A Montreal Canadiens fan watches Game 3 outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

Canadiens fans watch a screen outside at night. — Montreal Canadiens fans react as they watch Game 3 outside the Bell Centre. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

Overtime

Canadiens' Jakub Dobes tracks the puck as it goes wide of the net beyond his outstretched pad. — Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes tracks the puck as Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho’s shot goes wide during overtime. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

The puck is high in the net behind Canadiens' Jakub Dobes and Juraj Slafkovsky, with Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho between them. — Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho watches the puck go past Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes and forward Juraj Slafkovsky for the winning goal during overtime. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Four Hurricanes players skate toward each other smiling. — Carolina Hurricanes Jacob Slavin, left, Jalen Chatfield, Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Martinook, right, celebrate after defeating the Montreal Canadiens during overtime. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Canadiens' Jakub Dobes and Juraj Slafkovsky react negatively. — Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes and Juraj Slafkovsky react after Carolina Hurricanes’ Andrei Svechnikov scored during overtime. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Hurricanes players scrum on the ice in celebration. — Carolina Hurricanes celebrate after defeating the Montreal Canadiens in overtime. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Martin St. Louis stands behind the bench, hands in his pockets, with a very neutral expression on his face. — Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis reacts after the 3-2 overtime loss. Minas Panagiotakis / Getty Images

Postgame

A man in a Canadiens jersey shrugs as he crosses the street at night. — Montreal Canadiens fans pour into the streets after watching the team lose in overtime. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

A crowd of people, some wearing Canadiens jerseys, crosses a downtown street at night. — Canadiens fans pour into the streets after watching the team lose Game 3. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

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