Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on making Alex Newhook the third piece of the Canadiens' top line GAME RECAP | Montreal Canadiens 3 vs Detroit Red Wings 2 | Final/OT Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAyMTE0MzU2OTE2MjY2MDUy/canadiens.png] Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings CANADIENS LINEUP Forwards 15 Alex Newhook - 14 Nick Suzuki - 17 Josh Anderson 22 Cole Caufield - 28 Christian Dvorak - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 70 Tanner Pearson - 91 Sean Monahan - 11 Brendan Gallagher 55 Michael Pezzetta - 71 Jake Evans - 40 Joel Armia Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 52 Justin Barron 21 Kaiden Guhle - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic 72 Arber Xhekaj - 54 Jordan Harris Goaltenders Starter: 30 Cayden Primeau Alternate: 34 Jake Allen Out of the lineup Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Sam Montembeault Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower-body) GAME REPORT Just about one year ago, on November 8, 2022, the Montreal Canadiens came into Little Caesars Arena riding a three-game losing streak. Mike Hoffman scored twice and Brendan Gallagher added two assists. Nothing was settled in regulation time, but Nick Suzuki scored the game deciding goal giving Montreal a 3-2 shootout victory. On Thursday night, the Canadiens ended a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars. Cole Caufield scored on the power play in the extra frame on a wrist shot that beat goaltender James Reimer. The Red Wings were serving a holding penalty as Reimer held the stick of Caufield following a collision. This was a low-event game with much of the play happening away from the respective nets. Neither goaltender was tested greatly throughout the game. High danger scoring chances were just 6-4 for Detroit in a 65-minute contest. Cayden Primeau relied on the skaters in front of him to deliver his first win of the season. Primeau allowed a weak goal to J.T. Compher in the third period allowing Detroit to tie the game. It was a homecoming for Primeau, who was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Keith Primeau, his Dad, played for the Red Wings for six seasons. Thursday night's victory was the Primeau's first win in almost two years; his last 'W' came on December 16, 2021 against Philadelphia. After a week-long struggle in games, Mike Matheson worked hard to redeem himself with a goal and two assists. Matheson opened the scoring after receiving a great feed from Alex Newhook. The win moves the Canadiens record to 6-5-2, one point better than at this time last season (6-6-1.) GAME STATISTICS Canadiens (6-5-2) Shots: 26 Face-off %: 53.4 Power play: 2/5 Penalty minutes: 10 Hits: 18 Blocks: 14 Red Wings (7-5-2) Shots: 29 Face-off %: 46.6 Power play: 0/4 Penalty minutes: 22 Hits: 16 Blocks: 13 SCORING SUMMARY Canadiens Scorers 1st period: Matheson (3) 2nd period: -- 3rd period: Suzuki (5)-PPG OT: Caufield (5)-PPG SO: -- Red Wings Scorers 1st period: -- 2nd period: Fischer (1) 3rd period: Compher (3)-PPG OT: -- SO: -- Goaltenders MTL: Primeau (W) 1-1-0 DET: Reimer (OTL) 2-2-1 CANADIENS PLAYERS OF THE GAME Nick Suzuki - Suzuki had a goal and assisted on Caufield's game-winner in overtime. Mike Matheson - It was a three-point night for Matheson who had almost 28 minutes of icetime. Cole Caufield - Three of Caufield's five goals this season have come in overtime. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTxSh97B6uw[/embed] POST-GAME QUOTES Cole Caufield “I like being in these situations. Of course it would be better to win in regulation time, but you have to take advantage of the opportunity in front of you." Marty St. Louis "I think that was our challenge tonight: to play a good first period, to score the first goal." GAME PREVIEW Primeau Gets Second Start for the Canadiens | PREVIEW: MTL @ DET [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/game-day/primeau-gets-second-start-for-the-canadiens-preview-mtl-det] UP NEXT The Canadiens return to Montreal for a four-game homestand. Boston Bruins visit the Bell Centre on Saturday night while the Vancouver Canucks are in town on Sunday night. Both games have 7 pm ET starts. Be sure to bookmark THN.com/Montreal [https://thn.com/montreal] for year-round coverage of the Montreal Canadiens, Laval Rocket, and Habs prospects playing in leagues around the world. Gretzky Signature Series [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNzAzMjM2NzQxMTEzNjIw/gretzky-northland.jpg] Gretzky Signature Series
