MTL@ANA: Game recap

ANAHEIM – The Canadiens were outlasted in a six-round shootout, falling 6-5 to the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Friday.

Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson, Cole Caufield (2) and Alexandre Carrier had the Montreal markers in regulation.

Suzuki’s tally was his 20^th of the season, reaching that mark for the fifth consecutive season. Hutson, meanwhile, earned three points in the loss, surpassing the point-per-game pace this season, while Caufield tied a career high with his 36^th and 37^th goals of the campaign.

Samuel Montembeault turned aside 28 shots on Friday.

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

Roster

Montreal goals 

P1 01:01 [1]-1 Suzuki (Caufield, Slafkovsky)

P1 03:33 [2]-1 Hutson (Slafkovsky, Suzuki) – PPG

P3 08:41 [3]-4 Caufield (Dobson, Hutson)

P3 11:47 [4]-4 Carrier (Evans, Bolduc)

P3 13:04 [5]-4 Caufield (Dobson, Hutson)

Anaheim goals 

P1 00:39 0-[1] Gauthier (Carlsson, Kreider)  

P1 11:56 2-[2] Gudas (Vatrano, Poehling) 

P2 12:15 2-[3] LaCombe (Gauthier, Kreider) – PPG

P3 00:35 2-[4] Carlsson (Kreider, Trouba)

P3 19:18 5-[5] Kreider (Trouba, LaCombe)

Shootout

Demidov scored for the Canadiens.

Gauthier and Killorn converted for the Ducks.

What’s next 

The Canadiens head up the coast to Los Angeles where they’ll face the Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday. Puck drop is set for just after 7:00 p.m. ET.