Canadiens Display Resilience in TOR@MTL Prospect Showdown
Canadiens Show Tenacity in Prospect Showdown
MONTREAL – The Canadiens mounted a two-goal comeback to force extra time, but the Toronto Maple Leafs left the Bell Centre with a 4-3 shootout win in Game 1 of the Prospect Showdown on Saturday.
Adam Engström, Tyler Thorpe, and Owen Beck were the Montreal goalscorers. The Habs prospects had answers for each of the Buds’ three power play goals—none bigger than Beck’s tying tally in the dying seconds of the middle frame.
The third period solved nothing, so overtime was required to decide a winner. With the game in the balance in the shootout, Fraser Minten slid the puck past Samuel Richard to put an end to Saturday's matinee.
Montreal outshot Toronto 35-24.
Montreal Goals
- P1 12:16 - Engström (Savoie, Larose)
- P2 09:33 - Thorpe (Kidney, Hutson)
- P2 19:57 - Beck (Farrell, Reinbacher)
Toronto Goals
- P1 04:48 - Kressler (Chadwick, Lisowsky) - PPG
- P1 17:48 - Minten (Niemelä, Cowan) - PPG
- P2 07:56 - Cowan (Minten, Niemelä) - PPG
Shootout Highlights
- Lane Hutson scored for Montreal; Farrell and Mešáři were denied.
- Cowan and Minten scored for Toronto; Grebenkin was stopped.
What’s Next
Game 2 of the Prospect Showdown is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at the Bell Centre.
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