RALEIGH, N.C. -- Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist, helping the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
Charlie Lindgren had 26 saves in his first NHL appearance and Darren Dietz scored his first NHL goal late in the first period for Montreal. Daniel Carr and Lars Eller added the other goals for the Canadiens.
Riley Nash and Noah Hanifin scored for Carolina, and Cam Ward stopped 27 shots.
No penalties were called against Carolina, with just one against Montreal.
Montreal won the season series 2-1, with the other victory coming in a shootout.
With the score tied at 2, the Canadiens took the lead at 16:51 of the second period when Carr picked up the ricochet of Tomas Plekanec's shot on the right in front of Ward and tapped the puck home.
Eller added an insurance goal for the Canadiens with 4:01 remaining in the game.
Nash got the Hurricanes on the scoreboard quickly, beating Lindgren from the slot off Jeff Skinner's feed from the left corner at 1:34.
Dietz tied it at 19:50 of the period, beating Ward over his stick-side shoulder on a seeing-eye shot through traffic from the right circle. Pacioretty had the primary assist.
Hanifin put Carolina ahead again at 5:11 of the second with a rocket from the high slot, with the assist by Jordan Staal.
Pacioretty tied it again at 13:12 on a slap shot that Ward was able to deflect low before it climbed up his chest and over his shoulder. Andrei Markov recorded the assist.
NOTES: Each team has one game remaining before the Stanley Cup playoffs begin -- with neither club involved. Carolina ends its season on Saturday at Florida, while Montreal closes against Tampa Bay on the same day at home. ... Carolina LW Phil DiGiuseppe (seventh game, upper body) was out, while D Michal Jordan was a healthy scratch. ... Montreal D Brett Lernout (second game, knee), D Nathan Beaulieu (third game, thumb), LW Lucas Lessio (ninth game, knee) and D Victor Bartley (ninth game, foot) were all out, while C Stefan Matteau was a healthy scratch.
