Overview
- Alexandre Texier logged a goal and two assists as Montreal pulled away with three second-period goals from Texier, Lane Hutson and Oliver Kapanen before Cole Caufield sealed it in the third.
- Rookie goaltender Jacob Fowler stopped 28 shots in his first home start of 2026, backstopping the Canadiens to a 24-13-6 record.
- Nazem Kadri had a late tally wiped out by an offside review, preserving Montreal’s 4-1 margin after Joel Farabee scored Calgary’s lone goal.
- Calgary opened a five-game road trip with another away defeat and went 0-for-4 on the power play, continuing league-worst man-advantage struggles.
- Flames rookie William Stromgren made his NHL debut, and defenseman Hunter Brzustewicz recorded his first NHL point on Farabee’s goal.