Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Cole Caufield has played only five NHL games. He’s already played the OT hero in two. [Sportsnet | NHL | Montreal Gazette]
- Caufield’s two OT goals earn him an NHL first. [Twitter]/
Cole Caufield of the @CanadiensMTL is the first player in NHL history to score an OT goal in back-to-back games for his first 2 career goals.
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) May 4, 2021
- Not to be out done, Nick Suzuki has nine points in six games, which both gives him an astonishing percentage of the Habs’ points in that time, and has helped him hit a bonus. [Twitter]/
Not only did Nick Suzuki provide the assist on that tying goal for the #Habs, but that gives him 24 on the season and it unlocks a Schedule ‘A’ bonus worth $145,122.
As a result of the shortened season his 35 assist threshold is prorated to 24, and his $212,500 PB to $145,122.
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) May 4, 2021
- Coming into Monday’s game, Montreal hoped to stop Matthews with their physicality. Their success so far is debatable, but they’ve got a few more chances to make it work. [TSN]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Connor McDavid’s incredible scoring pace puts him in some truly rarified company. [The Hockey News]
- The story behind Jason Robertson’s outstanding rookie season. [ESPN]
- ECHL goalie Michael Houser helped the Sabres defeat the Islanders in his first NHL game. [NHL]
- Three former Columbus Blue Jackets players agreed to an anonymous interview about their times with the Blue Jackets, why guys leave, playing for John Tortorella, how great the city is, and more. [The Athletic]
- The Rangers were unsurprisingly incensed after Tom Wilson crosschecked Pavel Buchnevich and punching Artemi Panarin when both were in vulnerable positions. [Sportsnet | The Athletic]
- Once again, Washington shows that they are not afraid to discipline their high-profile players, even when it hurts their lineup, scratching Evgeny Kuznetsov and Ilya Samsonov after the pair were late to a team event. [The Athletic]
- It’s definitely not good news for the Capitals that Alexander Ovechkin only played one shift in his return. [Sportsnet | NHL]
- The Dallas Stars are gearing up for a last ditch effort to make the playoffs — and they may have help in the form of a returning Tyler Seguin. [NBC Sports | NHL | The Athletic]/
