Canadiens Highlights: Rookies Shine In Crucial Win
Eric Bolte-Imagn Images The Montreal Canadiens hosted the high-flying Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night, aiming to secure two very important points in the race to qualify for the playoffs. It was far from a perfect game, as evidenced by the fact that rookie netminder Jakub Dobes had to make over 40 saves, but in the end, Montreal managed to secure a crucial 5-2 win. Let’s dive into the highlights!
Nap First, Hockey Later The Canadiens got off to an awful start. Or, to be more accurate, they failed to show up as the Hurricanes quickly established a 2-0 lead. However, we’ve become accustomed to the Habs necessitating a certain amount of adversity before waking up, which was exactly the case on Tuesday night.
Rookie Oliver Kapanen scored his 21st goal of the season to get the Habs on the board midway through the first period. Une redirection de Kapanen nous inscrit au tableau! A Kapanen redirection gets us on the board!
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Saturday night is a misnomer, to a certain extent. Yes, it’s true that Cole Caufield loves scoring on Saturday night, but he also enjoys scoring on days that end with a ‘y’. Caufield scored his 44th goal of the year early in the second period to tie the game, with the usual suspects, Juraj Slafkovsky and Nick Suzuki , registering their names on the scoresheet via an assist on the play.