NEWARK | Justin Barron quickly gained the confidence of Martin St-Louis. The 20-year-old defenseman was on the ice for the start of overtime alongside Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. He had a smile on his face when he left his first meeting in the Habs uniform.
“It was really special. It’s a dream come true. When I was young, I watched the Canadiens on television. I have now had the chance to wear this sweater. It was an exciting game, but we didn’t get the two points. For the extension, I thought it was great to see that they trusted me. I found myself with two very good players in Suzie and Cole. »
– Justin Barron
Rem Pitlick scored the tying goal, but he also scored a great goal in the shootout. He knocked down Nico Daws with a fake backhand to get back to his strong side and hit the target. He also kissed the post on this sequence.
“I watched videos of the best shootout goals in the NHL hundreds and hundreds of times when I was growing up. I’ve probably seen five million different fakes for goals. I was thinking of going the other way, but I came back to my good side. »
– Rem Pitlick
Samuel Montembeault is now back in the role of goalkeeper number two. In his first start since a difficult outing once morest the Arizona Coyotes on March 15, the Quebecer did not disappoint.
“It was important for me tonight, I return to my role as second. I wasn’t happy with my game once morest the Coyotes and I wanted to bounce back. I needed to go out on a good date. I’ve worked hard in practice and with the goalie coach (Éric Raymond) over the past few days.”
– Samuel Montembeault
