Alex Newhook broke a 3-3 tie with a quick shot past John Gibson with less than four minutes left in the third period, giving the Canadiens a 4-3 victory in Anaheim on Wednesday.
The team from Montreal ends a series of four defeats. Martin St-Louis’ men’s last win was on November 11th against the Bruins. It was also their first win in regular time since October 23rd. They then won 3-1 against the Buffalo Sabres.
It was Newhook’s second goal of the game. The latter also scored his team’s first goal when he opened the scoring in the first period.
Kaiden Guhle and Mike Matheson were the other players to score for Montreal. Jake Evans also had two points in the win.
Samuel Montembeault kept his team in the game while the Ducks held firm in the third period. The Quebec goaltender finished the game with 30 saves.
On the Ducks side, the response came with the bats of Mason McTavish and Frank Vatrano. McTavish also reached the 10-goal mark this season, beating Montembeault twice. He finished the game with three points.
The Canadiens play their next game on Friday when they visit the Sharks in San Jose.
SUMMARY
THIRD PERIOD
8:00 p.m. – The end of the game.
16:40 – BUT MTL 4-3 Alex Newhook breaks the tie late in the third period. With his second goal of the game, Montreal regained the lead. Jake Evans gets an assist.
3:10 p.m. – Max Jones and Sean Monahan are forced out. We play four against four.
14:36 – Josh Anderson gets a golden chance to score but doesn’t make it.
11:31 – ANA GOAL 3-3 Frank Vatrano finally has the final word against Samuel Montembeault. The Ducks forward’s shot beats the Canadiens goalie. His 13th goal of the season allows Anaheim to tie the game.
06:38 – Samuel Montembeault makes an excellent glove save from Frank Vatrano.
00:00- Start of period.
SECOND PERIOD
8:00 p.m.- End of period.
07:34 – Max Jones receives a penalty. The Canadians will play on the power play.
06:00 – ANA GOAL 3-2 Frank Vatrano completely mocks Johnathan Kovacevic before moving on to Mason McTavish. The latter scores his second goal of the game. In this game, Tristan Luneau scores the first point of his NHL career.
01:49 – BUT MTL 3-1 The Canadians responded less than a minute later. Mike Matheson hits the target with a swinging shot. His fifth goal of the season gave Montreal a two-goal lead. Nick Suzuki and Justin Barron are accomplices.
00:53 – ANA GOAL 2:1 The Ducks score from the first moment of the power play. Mason McTavish puts the finishing touches on a great game to get his team on target. His ninth goal of the season allows Anaheim to reduce the deficit.
00:48- Juraj Slafkovsky receives a penalty. The Ducks play on the power play.
00:00- Start of period.
FIRST PERIOD
8:00 p.m.- End of period.
11:08 – Mason McTavish receives a penalty. The Canadians will play on the power play.
06:37 – BUT MTL 2:0 The Canadians added even more 38 seconds later. Kaiden Guhle puts the finishing touches on the game started by Jesse Ylönen. Jake Evans also gets an assist. Guhle’s second goal of the season makes it 2-0 for Montreal.
05:59 – BUT MTL 1:0 The Canadians opened the scoring shortly after the end of the power play. Alex Newhook hits the target with a swinging shot. This is his fifth start of the season. Tanner Pearson and Brendan Gallagher are accomplices.
03:53 – Ilya Lyubushkin receives a penalty. The Canadians will play on the power play.
00:00 – Start of the game.
In front of the net
Samuel Montembeault Record: 3-3-1 / Average goals allowed: 2.78 / Efficiency rate: 92.7%
John Gibson Record: 4-6-0 / Average goals allowed: 2.27 / Efficiency rate: 89.6%
Training from trainer Martin St-Louis