MTL@PIT: Game recap

PITTSBURGH – The Canadiens rallied back from a four-goal deficit to force overtime but ultimately fell 6-5 to the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. 

Cole Caufield (2), Ivan Demidov, Chris Kreider and Nick Suzuki found the back of the net for Montreal. Kreider earned his first two points as a member of the Habs with a goal and an assist.  

During the game, the Club announced that Alexandre Carrier was being evaluated and would not return to the contest. 

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

Roster

Montreal goals

P1 03:49 [1]-0 Caufield (Suzuki, Hutson)

P2 18:46 [2]-5 Suzuki (Hutson, Dobson)

P3 03:31 [3]-5 Caufield (Kreider)

P3 18:52 [4]-5 Kreider (Suzuki, Demidov)

P3 19:16 [5]-5 Demidov (Suzuki, Hutson)

Pittsburgh goals  

P1 14:07 1-[1] Malkin (Letang, Lapierre) - PPG 

P2 00:32 1-[2] Carlile (Rakell, Karlsson) 

P2 07:59 1-[3] Girard (Crosby, Korczak) 

P2 14:01 1-[4] Novak (Chinakhov, Malkin) 

P2 15:32 1-[5] Kindel (Karlsson, Novak) - PPG 

OT 01:33 5-[6] Novak (Malkin, Letang)  

What’s next

The Canadiens head back to Montreal for their home-opener on Tuesday at the Bell Centre against the Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. ET. For tickets, click here.