Overview
- Fowler turned aside 33 of 35 shots in Pittsburgh, delivering key penalty-kill stops as the Penguins generated six power plays including a late 6-on-4.
- Per NHL Public Relations, Fowler became the League’s first Florida-born goaltender to appear in an NHL game.
- A coaching switch paired Noah Dobson with Lane Hutson, and tracking data showed the duo suppressed high-danger chances and controlled five-on-five play.
- Alexandre Texier scored his first goal as a Canadien, Brendan Gallagher and Cole Caufield added tallies, and Oliver Kapanen restored a three-goal cushion seconds after Pittsburgh’s first marker; Hutson and Juraj Slafkovsky each had two assists.
- Owen Beck’s apparent first NHL goal was erased on an offside challenge, and Fowler’s strong start has prompted questions about how Montreal will juggle Jakub Dobes and Samuel Montembeault before Saturday’s game at the Rangers.