On a Wednesday night in Anaheim, the Montreal Canadiens found their way out of a stretch of losses by winning a game that had twice slipped from their grasp. Alex Newhook, who had opened the scoring early, settled it with a late finish that gave the visitors a 4-3 victory and brought a four-game skid to an end. It is the kind of result that reminds a season, like a long journey, is measured less by its stumbles than by whether a team can recover its footing when the ground shifts beneath it.
Newhook Scores Twice as Canadiens Edge Ducks 4-3 to End Four-Game Skid
Newhook finished a 2-on-1 with 3:20 left to end Montreal's skid
Mark
Montreal blew two leads and still won. Why does that matter?
Mimi
Because they'd lost four straight and had been falling behind early. Here they scored twice in the first six-plus minutes, then had to answer when Anaheim came back.
Mark
And they did answer, at least once.
Mimi
Matheson's goal came 56 seconds after McTavish made it 2-1. That restored the two-goal lead quickly.
Mark
What about Anaheim's side?
Mimi
McTavish had two goals and an assist, Vatrano a goal and an assist. Still, it's their fourth straight loss.
Luke
Worth being careful, though. The report tells us Montreal had allowed the first goal in four of five games. It doesn't tell us why that changed tonight.
Mark
So the fast start is a fact, not an explanation.
Luke
Right. And one road win in a two-win stretch of six games isn't yet a trend.
Mimi
Friday will say more: Montreal in San Jose, Anaheim hosting Los Angeles.
Luke
Agreed. One night ended a skid; it doesn't prove it's over.
Der Puls
- Montreal held a 3-1 lead and watched it crumble as Mason McTavish roared back with two goals for Anaheim.
- With barely three minutes left, Newhook buried a 2-on-1 finish to snatch the lead back for the Canadiens.
- Sam Montembeault stood tall with 30 saves while Anaheim's Gibson turned aside 24 shots in a back-and-forth duel.
- Anaheim's fourth straight defeat deepens its slide, while Montreal heads to San Jose hoping this win is the start of a turnaround.
On a Wednesday night in Anaheim, the Montreal Canadiens found their way out of a stretch of losses by winning a game that had twice slipped from their grasp. Alex Newhook, who had opened the scoring early, settled it with a late finish that gave the visitors a 4-3 victory and brought a four-game skid to an end. It is the kind of result that reminds a season, like a long journey, is measured less by its stumbles than by whether a team can recover its footing when the ground shifts beneath it.
Three minutes and twenty seconds remained in a tied game in Anaheim when Jake Evans carried the puck down the ice on a 2-on-1 and fed Alex Newhook, who finished it. The goal was Newhook's second of the night and gave the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 win over the Ducks, ending a four-game losing streak.
The Canadiens had built a 2-0 lead early, with Newhook opening the scoring and Kaiden Guhle adding another, a fast start for a team that had given up the first goal in four of its previous five games. Anaheim pushed back, and Mason McTavish scored twice to tie the game and then pull the Ducks ahead, while Mike Matheson briefly restored Montreal's cushion in between.
Vatrano tied it at 3 late in the third period, and the game stayed level until Newhook's winner. Montembeault made 30 saves for Montreal, which won on the road for only the second time in six games. For Anaheim, it was a fourth straight loss, the same skid Montreal had just escaped.
Both clubs return to action Friday, with Montreal visiting San Jose and Anaheim hosting Los Angeles.
Three minutes and twenty seconds were left in a tied game in Anaheim on Wednesday night when Jake Evans came down the ice on a 2-on-1 and Alex Newhook finished the play. It was Newhook's second goal of the night, and it gave the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 win over the Ducks and ended a four-game losing streak.
The Canadiens had already built and lost two leads. Newhook opened the scoring 5:59 into the first period, just after a power play expired. Kaiden Guhle scored his second goal of the season 38 seconds later to make it 2-0. That fast start mattered to a team that had allowed the opening goal in four of its previous five games.
Anaheim answered early in the second. Less than a minute in, Mason McTavish converted a power play by tipping in a pass from Leo Carlsson, cutting the margin to 2-1. Montreal replied 56 seconds later, when Mike Matheson beat John Gibson with a wrist shot from the high slot to restore the two-goal lead at 3-1.
McTavish struck again at the six-minute mark of the second period, his second multi-goal game, to make it 3-2. Frank Vatrano set it up: after chasing down a pass from Tristan Luneau, he spun around and fed a centering pass to McTavish. The assist was Luneau's first career point in three games. Luneau was the 53rd overall pick in the 2022 draft.
Vatrano tied the game at 3 with 8:29 left in the third period, beating goaltender Sam Montembeault five-hole for his 13th goal of the season. McTavish finished with two goals and an assist, and Vatrano with a goal and an assist, but the Ducks could not hold on after that. Gibson stopped 24 shots.
Montembeault made 30 saves for Montreal, which won on the road for only the second time in six games. For Anaheim, the loss was its fourth in a row, the same length of skid Montreal had just escaped.
Both teams play again Friday. The Canadiens visit San Jose, and the Ducks host Los Angeles.
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