Habs Daily: Caufield Ties NHL Record, Allen Trade Talk

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Habs News

• The Montreal Canadiens needed overtime to beat the Detroit Red Wings, not to mention yet another overtime goal by sniper Cole Caufield. Cayden Primeau earned his first win in a long time and Mike Matheson played well, but unfortunately, Juraj Slafkovsky ended up being benched in the third period. [Caufield Scores, Slafkovsky Benched In Win Vs. Detroit]
• It was Caufield’s seventh career overtime goal the regular season, which tied an NHL record.

Related: Most OT GWG in a player's first 137 NHL regular season games:

7- Cole Caufield (chart below doesn't include tonight, which was game 137)

5- Punch Broadbent
4- 6 players#GoHabsGo

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— Jared Book (@jaredbook) November 10, 2023

• Defenceman Mike Monahan scored the game’s first goal and assisted on the game-tying goal. It was his best game all season, not just from a production standpoint. He was strong in all three zones.

#NHL GameScore Impact Card for Montreal Canadiens on 2023-11-09:#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/KGBrnpAHai

— HockeyStatCards (@hockeystatcards) November 10, 2023

• According to Elliotte Friedman, the Habs and the Edmonton Oilers discussed “the possibility of Jake Allen” to solve Edmonton’s goaltending woes, but he doesn’t think a deal will materialize anytime soon. [32 Thoughts]
• Nick Suzuki, Jake Evans, and Brendan Gallagher visited former teammate Jeff Petry.

Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher & Jake Evans went to visit Jeff Petry’s home in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/rge91ZNwTc

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) November 9, 2023

National Hockey Now Network

• Thanks to the chaos between the pipes in Edmonton, Boston Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark is once again being linked to the Oilers in NHL trade rumours. But according to a source, Ullmark is not in play. [Boston Bruins]

• Riley Tufte has been recalled by the Avalanche, and will almost certainly be playing Thursday against the Seattle Kraken. He currently leads the AHL in goals-per-game and shots on net per game.[Colorado Avalanche]

• The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tristan Jarry dodged the worst of what could have been a serious injury to the starting goalie.Jarry immediately left the Penguins’ game Tuesday late in the second period against the Anaheim Ducks after being struck in the head by a puck. His mask had been loosened a moment before when Ducks forward Adam Henrique’s leg or hip made direct contact with Jarry’s head. [Pittsburgh Penguins]4
• Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere paid a price for his subpar play against the New York Rangers by taking a seat in the press box against the Habs. [Detroit Red Wings]