The Montreal Canadiens are on a full-blown rampage, snagging their fifth straight victory last night with a 5-4 takedown of the Pittsburgh Penguins. They returned home after a perfect four-game Western trip, and it looks like they brought that road warrior energy right back to their own barn, pushing their season record to a legit 9-3-2. This team is absolutely buzzing, folks.
Canadiens Are Cooking With Gas
Josh Anderson was an absolute force, netting two goals and adding an assist to his tally. He even put Montreal up by two with a sweet deflection late in the game, burying it with 6:54 left on the clock. Chris Kreider chipped in with a goal and an assist, and Oliver Kapanen and Alexandre Texier also found the back of the net. Lane Hutson was dishing out dimes all night, grabbing two assists himself. In net, rookie Jacob Fowler was a brick wall, making 25 saves and doing something truly special: he became only the third Canadiens rookie goalie in the last 40 years to win seven consecutive games. Talk about a hot hand, that kid is locked in!
Crosby’s Historic Night Can’t Stop The Bleeding
Meanwhile, over on the Penguins’ side, it was a wild night for Sidney Crosby, even if it didn’t end with a win. The 39-year-old center had a goal and two assists, including pulling one back with 3:11 remaining with Murashov off for an extra attacker, but it just wasn’t enough. Erik Karlsson also had a goal and two assists, and Tommy Novak and Rickard Rakell each added a goal and an assist. Sergei Murashov made 22 saves, but the Canadiens offense was relentless. Crosby, though? He etched his name deeper into the record books, passing Boston Bruins legend Ray Bourque for the most assists with one franchise in NHL history, hitting his 1,112th career helper. And if that wasn’t enough, he also tied Marcel Dionne for sixth on the all-time scoring list with 1,771 points. What a legend, still doing it at 39!
Tuesday brings new challenges for both these squads. The Penguins will try to shake this off at home against Vegas, while the Canadiens will look to keep this insane momentum rolling when they host Winnipeg. You gotta wonder if anyone can cool off this Montreal team right now!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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