Canadiens Lineup

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Joel Armia

Mike Hoffman – Kirby Dach – Josh Anderson

Evgenii Dadonov – Jonathan Drouin – Jesse Ylonen

Michael Pezzetta – Christian Dvorak – Juraj Slafkovsky

Joel Edmundson – Justin Barron

Jordan Harris – David Savard

Arber Xhekaj – Johnathan Kovacevic

Sam Montembeault – Cayden Primeau

Chris Wideman

Carey Price (knee), Paul Byron (hip), Sean Monahan (lower-body), Mike Matheson (lower-body), Kaiden Guhle (lower-body), Brendan Gallagher (lower-body), Jake Allen (upper-body), Jake Evans (lower-body)

Game Report

After a scoreless first period, the Canadiens scored first in this game five minutes into the second period. Kirby Dach opened the scoring on the power play beating Igor Shesterkin glove side. Christian Dvorak and Cole Caufield picked up the assists.

Artemi Panarin evened the score before the middle frame was over after the Rangers enjoyed an extended shift in the Habs zone. The Blueshirts dominated possession time throughout the game.

The goalie duel continued into the third period until Cole Caufield scored the game-winner at the 8:56 mark. Nick Suzuki and Joel Armia assisted on Caufield 26th goal of the season.

The Canadiens ended their seven game losing streak on the road with a character win at Madison Square Garden.

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