Heineman, a 2020 second-round pick, has one goal and three assists in seven AHL games this season. The Canadiens recalled six-foot, 202-pound forward Emil Heineman from American Hockey League affiliate Laval and placed forward Tanner Pearson on injured reserve. The two-time Hart Trophy winner as league MVP almost had a hat trick in the dying seconds of the period by deflecting a shot from Vinnie Hinostroza into the net, but time had just expired. Guentzel scored off a feed from Crosby 5:36 into the second on the power play to make it 3-2.Ĭrosby then buried his second of the game and team-leading 17th of the season at 11:02 with another power-play goal that evened the score. The Canadiens retook a two-goal with a power-play goal at 15:20 as Mike Matheson’s wrist shot from the post trickled through Nedeljkovic and landed on the goal line, where Monahan was on hand to tap it in.īut it was all Penguins - and Crosby - in the second period. Struble doubled Montreal’s lead at 12:21 with his second in three games.Ĭrosby cut into the lead 87 seconds later by forcing a giveaway from Kaiden Guhle behind Montreal’s net and burying a rebound off a shot from Drew O’Connor. Montreal had started the game strong as Savard opened the scoring 6:24 into the first period when he picked off an Erik Karlsson turnover at the blue line and fired a shot past Nedeljkovic for his first of the season. The Canadiens had another power play with three minutes left but couldn’t keep the puck in Pittsburgh’s zone. Later in the frame, Juraj Slafkovsky hit a post and Josh Anderson sailed a shot over an open cage on a 2-on-1, keeping the game tied. The Canadiens had multiple opportunities to retake the lead with an early power play, but found their way blocked by Nedeljkovic. Montreal controlled the third period after Pittsburgh came back from down 3-1 in the second to tie it. Sharpshooter Cole Caufield - who is goalless in seven games - had six shots on goal in the game but couldn’t find a way past Nedeljkovic. Montreal failed to score after spending almost an entire 4-on-3 overtime power play in Pittsburgh’s zone following an Evgeni Malkin tripping penalty. The Penguins went 2-for-3 on the power play. The Canadiens have lost eight of their last nine games at Bell Centre. Crosby also scored in the shootout.ĭavid Savard, Jayden Struble and Sean Monahan scored for Montreal (12-13-4). The 36-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., passed Paul Coffey (1,531 points) for 14th in the process. Jake Guentzel had the other goal in regulation for Pittsburgh (13-12-3) a night after the Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 to snap a four-game skid.Įrik Karlsson had two assists and Alex Nedeljkovic made 39 saves.Ĭrosby tied former teammate Mark Recchi for 13th most points in NHL history with 1,533 (567 goals, 966 assists). Jansen Harkins scored the winner to end a lengthy shootout with a goal in the 12th round. Sidney Crosby put on a show with two goals and an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins came back from two goals down to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout on Wednesday night.
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