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04/02 20:41 CDT Cole Caufield reaches 49 goals as the Canadiens win their 7th
in a row by beating the Rangers
Cole Caufield reaches 49 goals as the Canadiens win their 7th in a row by
beating the Rangers
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Cole Caufield scored his 48th and 49th goals of the season,
and the Montreal Canadiens won their seventh game in a row to move closer to
making the playoffs by defeating the New York Rangers 3-2 on Thursday night.
Caufield's second was his NHL-best 12th winning goal, putting the Canadiens
ahead 47 seconds after Will Cuylle tied it. He moved one back of Colorado's
Nathan MacKinnon for the league lead in goals and in the process extended his
career high with 83 points.
This winning streak is the storied organization's longest in nearly a decade,
dating to an eight-game unbeaten run from Oct. 18-Nov. 2, 2016. Montreal has
separated itself from the pack in the Eastern Conference and kept pace with
Buffalo and Tampa Bay in a hot Atlantic Division race.
Alex Newhook scored the Canadiens' first goal 4 1/2 minutes into the second
period on their 12th shot against Igor Shesterkin, who was the only reason they
hadn't taken a lead earlier.
Jakub Fowler made 21 saves, the biggest on a penalty kill late in the second
when he turned aside Alexis Lafrenire at the side of the net. Helped by his
teammates controlling the puck for much of the night, the 21-year-old from
South Florida improved to 8-5-2 in his first 15 NHL starts since getting called
up in December.
Despite 22 saves from Shesterkin and the goals by Cuylle and Adam Fox, New York
lost for a 26th time in 38 home games. Captain J.T. Miller was honored with an
award named for Hall of Famer Rod Gilbert, who played his entire 18-season
professional career with the Rangers.
Up next Canadiens: Visit the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night to wrap up their five-game trip. Rangers: Host the in-the-hunt Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
Up next Canadiens: Visit the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night to wrap up their five-game trip. Rangers: Host the in-the-hunt Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
