MTL@PIT: Game recap 

PITTSBURGH – Jacob Fowler was outstanding in his NHL debut on Thursday, turning aside 36 shots to backstop the Canadiens to a 4–2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.

The 21-year-old became the first Florida-born goaltender to start an NHL game, and just the fourth Canadiens netminder to make his first start against Pittsburgh — joining Ken Dryden, Patrick Roy and Carey Price.

Montreal’s offense came from Alexandre Texier, Brendan Gallagher, Cole Caufield and Oliver Kapanen, while Lane Hutson and Juraj Slafkovsky each recorded multi-assist nights.

For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.

Roster

Montreal goals

P1 02:54 [1]-0 Texier (Unassisted)

P2 04:37 [2]-0 Gallagher (Hutson, Slafkovsky)

P2 10:18 [3]-0 Caufield (Suzuki, Hutson) – PPG

P3 00:59 [4]-1 Kapanen (Slafkovsky, Demidov)

Pittsburgh goals

P3 00:44 3-[1] Rust (Crosby, Novak)

P3 15:07 4-[2] Karlsson (Letang, Rust) – PPG

What’s next

The Canadiens head to New York City for a clash with the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.