Cole Caufield faz hat-trick e registra cinco pontos enquanto os Canadiens vencem os Islanders por 7-3. Cole Caufield scores hat trick and records five points as Canadiens beat Islanders 7-3.

Cole Caufield marcou um hat-trick e registrou cinco pontos em seu primeiro jogo de cinco pontos na carreira, levando o Montreal Canadiens a uma vitória por 7-3 sobre o New York Islanders. Cole Caufield scored a hat trick and recorded five points in his first career five-point game, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 7-3 win over the New York Islanders. Os três gols de Caufield incluíram uma fuga tardia de 2 a 1 para selar a vitória, enquanto Juraj Slafkovsky teve dois gols e duas assistências em seu primeiro jogo de quatro pontos. Caufield’s three goals included a late 2-on-1 breakaway to seal the victory, while Juraj Slafkovsky had two goals and two assists for his first four-point game. Kaiden Guhle adicionou um gol e duas assistências, e Nick Suzuki teve quatro assistências. Kaiden Guhle added a goal and two assists, and Nick Suzuki had four assists. Jacob Fowler fez 19 salvamentos para Montreal (38-21-10, 86 pontos), que assumiu o controle no terceiro período. Jacob Fowler made 19 saves for Montreal (38-21-10, 86 points), which took control in the third period. Os Islanders (39-26-5, 83 pontos) tiveram gols de Emil Heineman, Simon Holmstrom e Matthew Schaefer, com Ilya Sorokin retirado depois de permitir seis gols em 32 disparos. The Islanders (39-26-5, 83 points) had goals from Emil Heineman, Simon Holmstrom, and Matthew Schaefer, with Ilya Sorokin pulled after allowing six goals on 32 shots.