Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky dug the Canadiens out of a hole against the New Jersey Devils when the team looked down and out.
Martin St. Louis has always said developing Caufield's all-around game would be his priority. That approach is paying off now.
Ask most NHL players and they will say there is something special about playing games at Montreal’s Bell Centre, particularly on a Saturday night.
Jack Hughes scored on a breakaway at 4:06 of overtime to fuel the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
MONTREAL -- Jack Hughes scored on a breakaway with 56 seconds remaining in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Saturday. Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and Jake Allen made 29 saves for New Jersey (28-17-6), which won its second straight after four consecutive losses (0-2-2).
Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield has goals in seven of his last ten games and seven of his last nine matchups versus the Toronto Maple Leafs
Captain Nico Hischier leaves the game early, but Devils pull out gutsy win with Jack the difference maker in extra time
Jack Hughes scored at 4:06 of overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night. Jake Allen made 29 saves in his first regular-season start against the Canadiens since being traded by Montreal to the Devils on March 8,
Quick stats: Caufield, Suzuki and Slafkovsky were all plus-3. Jake Evans was minus-3. The Canadiens blocked 32 shots — six each by Hutson and Carrier. While Dobes lost for the first time in his NHL career, his save percentage was .909.
The Devils have the horses to keep up: Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt, and Timo Meier are capable of taking over games on any given night. Those four stars are spread across three lines in Sheldon Keefe’s current variation of the lineup, making the Devils a difficult team to match up against.
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