Quebec native Nicolas Aubé-Kubel, recalled later in the day by the Washington Capitals, scored a goal and provided an assist in his team’s 4-2 win over the Devils on Friday night in New Jersey.
The 27-year-old forward was promoted to the National Hockey League (NHL) due to Antony Mantha’s injury and was present from the first moments of the game. See the purpose above.
A little less than 10 minutes before the end of the first period, Aubé-Kubel deceived Vitek Vanecek with a powerful one-timer. Fifteen seconds later, he passed the puck to Beck Malenstyn and he made the New Jersey goalie look bad.
After this success, Vanecek was also replaced by Akira Schmid for the “Caps”. The Devils’ No. 1 team allowed two goals on just five shots.
To return to Aubé-Kubel: It was his first game of the season in the Bettman circuit. It was also the ninth NHL game in which he recorded at least two points in his 223rd game.
The Capitals’ other two goals were scored by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Timo Meier and Dawson Mercer were the losers. Both goals came in the third period, but Kuznetsov’s second goal – in an abandoned cage – ended the Devils’ hopes of a comeback.
Three times in a row for the Panthers
In Florida, the Panthers earned their third straight victory by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2.
Matthew Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov each had a goal and an assist, while goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves.
The Panthers’ other scorers were Sam Reinhart and Kevin Stenlund (empty net), while the Canes’ response was the work of Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Sebastian Aho.
It was the Montreal Canadiens’ sixth win of the season for the first pick (third overall) in the 2018 draft. After just 14 games, he is now 10 wins away from tying his highest goal total in a single season in the NHL, set to play in 2023-24.