Calgary Flames at Montreal Canadiens
· National Hockey League
Alexandre Texier has a goal and 2 assists in Canadiens' 4-1 win over the Flames
Lane Hutson, Oliver Kapanen and Cole Caufield also scored to help Montreal improve to 24-13-6.
Joel Farabee scored for Calgary, and Dustin Wolf stopped 31 shots. The Flames dropped to 18-21-4.
Texier opened the scoring 3:10 into the second period when he took the puck at the goal line and roofed it over Wolf’s shoulder.
After Phillip Danault's chance out of the penalty box, Texier got the puck back to him, and Danault found Hutson alone in the slot. Hutson fired a slap shot past Wolf. Just 1:07 later, Kapanen finished off a rebound to make it 3-0.
Farabee beat Fowler with a shot from the left circle with 2:21 left in the second.
Caufield took a Texier pass and fired a rolling puck past Wolf for his 21st goal 3:56 into the third period.
Flames forward William Stromgren made his NHL debut.
Canadiens: Host Florida on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesMTL wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:10 | Alexandre Texier Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Carrier (10), Cole Caufield (21) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:05 | Lane Hutson Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (8), Alexandre Texier (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:12 | Oliver Kapanen Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (18) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:39 | Joel Farabee Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Yegor Sharangovich (6), Hunter Brzustewicz (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:56 | Cole Caufield Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (8), Nick Suzuki (33) |
Statistics
 CGY |
 MTL |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 19 |
| 15 | Hits | 24 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 29 | Shots | 36 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 51.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 48.4 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Texier, LW | Day-To-Day | Jan 23 |
| Patrik Laine, RW | Injured Reserve | Jan 10 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Cullen Potter, LW | Out | Jan 21 |
| Zayne Parekh, D | Out | Jan 17 |
| Blake Coleman, LW | Injured Reserve | Jan 13 |
| John Beecher, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 6 |
