The Montreal Canadiens lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 in overtime after coming back from a 5-1 deficit. Cole Caufield re-claimed his title of Mr. Saturday Night with two goals against the Penguins.
The Montreal Canadiens were defeated 6-5 in overtime by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday after rallying from a four-goal deficit. Montreal trailed 5-1 before mounting a furious comeback, which included Chris Kreider's first goal as a Canadien and an Ivan Demidov equalizer with 44 seconds remaining in regulation. However, Thomas Novak scored his second goal of the night off an Evgeni Malkin pass in overtime to secure Pittsburgh's victory.
Cole Caufield tallied twice for Montreal, while Nick Suzuki factored into all five Canadiens goals with one goal and three assists. Malkin matched Novak with a three-point performance for the Penguins, who also received goals from Ben Kindel, Declan Carlile, and Samuel Girard.
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