Cole Caufield's Overtime Goal Snaps Canadiens' Four-Game Skid in 3-2 Win Over Red Wings
Caufield's decisive goal came after a penalty in overtime, ending a four-game losing streak for the Montreal Canadiens and securing the first victory of the season for goalie Cayden Primeau.
- Cole Caufield scored the winning goal at 4:04 of overtime, securing a victory for the Montreal Canadiens against the Detroit Red Wings and ending the team's four-game losing streak.
- Cayden Primeau, the son of Hall of Famer Keith Primeau, made 27 saves for his first win of the season, and Mike Matheson had a goal and two assists while Nick Suzuki scored a goal and made an assist for Montreal.
- Montreal converted 2 of 5 power play opportunities, including Caufield's winning goal which came after James Reimer's holding penalty in overtime.
- Montreal’s victory comes despite a scrapped second-period goal by Sean Monahan following a Detroit coach’s challenge that overruled Montreal’s entry into the zone as offside.
- Despite the loss, which is the Red Wings' sixth in their last eight games, Christian Fischer scored his first goal of the season and J.T. Compher also made a goal.