Rafaël Harvey-Pinard had a big moment in his young career when he scored a hat-trick for the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Center on Saturday night.
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The 24-year-old forward, the author of his three second-half goals in a one-sided game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, blasted the Montreal Amphitheater when he deflected Mike Hoffman’s shot past behind Elvis Merzlikins.
Earlier, Harvey-Pinard jumped on Mike Matheson’s throw return to score his first goal of the game. With a shot to the top, he added seven minutes later.
After Christian Dvorak on November 29, this is the second hat-trick this season for a CH player. The last Quebecer to achieve this feat in blue, white and red is Mathieu Perreault in October 2021.
Born in Jonquière, he has 12 goals and five assists for 17 points in 29 games this season.