Although Carolina opened the scoring in the first minute, it took Montreal less than 30 seconds to equalize and then seize control of the game.
The team's star player was Slovak Juraj Slafkovsky, who had two goals and an assist.
Montreal advanced to the semifinals after finally defeating Buffalo in seven games in the quarterfinals. The team last won the Stanley Cup in 1993.
The winner of the Eastern Conference will face either Colorado or Vegas from the Western Conference for the Stanley Cup.
