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Sidney Crosby seemed to have hurt his foot against the Montreal Canadiens, but he brushed it off after the game.
Nick Suzuki is having a solid campaign for the Montreal Canadiens, leading the team with 25 helpers to go along with eight goals as well. The Habs captain has been busy making plays lately, tallying an assist in eight of his last nine games.
Fowler, a native of Melbourne, Florida, made NHL history Thursday as the League's first Florida-born goalie. He also was the youngest Canadiens goalie to earn a win in his debut (21 years, 17 days) since Carey Price on Oct. 10, 2007 (20 years, 55 days).
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Preview: Penguins look to bounce back from multiple late-game losses in Game against Canadiens
The Pittsburgh Penguins (14-7-7) have controlled regulation play for most of their recent games, but wins have slipped from their grasp by allowing late goals and their inability to win in overtime or a shootout.
Two teams in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference standings hit the ice when the New York Rangers (15-13-4, 11th in conference) host the Montreal Canadiens (16-11-3, ninth) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. New York lost 3-0 on the road in its last game on Dec. 10 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Jacob Fowler will surely not look this good every night, but for one night at least, he was exactly what the Canadiens needed.
Pretty much every goaltending legend in the history of the Montreal Canadiens has one thing in common: They started their careers against the Pittsburgh Penguin
Oliver Kapanen scored a power-play goal late in the second period for Montreal (15-11-3), which has lost four of six. Jakub Dobes, making his fourth start in a row, allowed three goals on 14 shots before he was replaced after the first period, and Sam Montembeault allowed three goals on 13 shots in relief.
The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to break a four-game skid Tuesday night when they travel to Montreal for their first matchup of the season against the Canadiens.