The Canadiens held their annual Red versus White scrimmage on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd at the Bell Centre. Team Red came out with 4-3 shootout victory over Team White. Jared Davidson, Mattias Norlinder and Cole Caufield scored for Red, and Florian Xhekaj, Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Riley Kidney scored for White. Nick Suzuki sealed the win with the shootout winner. The rules for the scrimmage were different than a typical National Hockey League (NHL) game. The squads played two 30-minute periods of continuous time except for the final five minutes where it was stopped time. The two periods were followed by five minutes of 3-on-3 action. Davidson scored the lone goal through the first 30-minutes with a wrist shot that beat Jake Allen on the blocker side. He also had a goal in the shootout against Quentin Miller. Davidson has been noticeable through in the first week of main camp. After the contest, assistant coach Alex Burrows described the 21-year-old's week as 'unreal.' On Thursday, Davidson recorded a hat trick and was rewarded with an opportunity to skate for a portion of that scrimmage with Suzuki and Caufield. On Sunday, Davidson was lined up on a line with his future teammates in Laval, Brandon Gignac and Gabriel Bourque. The 21-year-old signed an American Hockey League (AHL) contract following his five years with the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The Canadiens fifth round pick in 2022 collected 82 points in 60 regular season matches and 23 points in 19 playoff matches last season in the WHL. After allowing four goals and stating that he was not happy with his performance during Saturday's scrimmage, Cayden Primeau stopped all 12 shots that he faced in 30 minutes of action. His most notable save was against Kirby Dach from point blank range with less than six minutes remaining. The goalie is in the process of auditioning for 32 teams across the league. Tanner Pearson learned 10 minutes before puck drop that he would be completing the duo of Suzuki and Caufield on Sunday afternoon. The chemistry between Suzuki and Caufield is apparent, but Pearson did not look to be a good match for that line. The Canadiens' newest acquisition was quiet up until midway through the second period when he found Caufield in the slot for a goal. PLAYERS OF THE GAME: NICK SUZUKI, JARED DAVIDSON, MATTIAS NORLINDER, JAYDEN STRUBLE, CAYDEN PRIMEAU With a sold out crowd at the Bell Centre, $234,836 was raised at the intrasquad game for the Montreal Children's Foundation. FORWARD LINES / DEFENCE PAIRS / GOALIES On Sunday, the Canadiens played an intrasquad scrimmage at the Bell Centre. These were the forward lines, defence pairings and goaltenders for both squads: TEAM RED Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Tanner Pearson Emil Heineman – Filip Mesar – Joel Armia Jared Davidson – Brandon Gignac – Gabriel Bourque Riley McKay – Jan Mysak – John Parker-Jones Mike Matheson – Gustav Lindstrom Matias Norlinder – Brady Keeper Jayden Struble – Miguel Touringny Cayden Primeau – Strauss Mann TEAM WHITE Sean Monahan – Kirby Dach – Brendan Gallagher Lias Andersson – Jake Evans – Rafael Harvey-Pinard Ty Smilanic – Philippe Maillet – Florian Xhekaj Cedrick Guindon – Riley Kidney – Jakov Novak William Trudeau – David Savard Nicolas Beaudin – Johnathan Kovacevic Tobie Bisson – Olivier Galipeau Jake Allen – Quentin Miller POST-GAME COMMENTS Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mattias Norlinder addressed the media on Sunday following the team's annual Red vs. White intrasquad scrimmage. NEXT GAME: NJD @ MTL (PRESEASON) The Montreal Canadiens kick off their six-game preseason schedule on Monday against the New Jersey Devils. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. on Monday September 25th at the Bell Centre. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTk3MTk4Mzc0MTE4Nzc2/hockeynewsad.jpg]
