Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens fall in an overtime shootout in Pittsburgh

The Montreal Canadiens wanted to keep up the pressure on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night. The Penguins had lost eight straight games - including a 4-0 shutout the night before - against the Canadiens. Jacob Fowler announced his arrival as a high-quality goalie in Montreal with a 31-save shutout. Jakub Dobes tried to follow suit, putting a lot of pressure on the organization looking for a place to play for Samuel Montembeault. Dobes was also strong in a contest stopping 28 of 31 shots. The Canadiens were outplayed, but managed to take it to overtime when Montreal turned it around to dominate. It went to a shootout with the Penguins scoring on two of their three shots to win 4-3. Wilde Horses The Canadiens’ second line opened the scoring with all three making excellent plays. Ivan Demidov won the puck along the boards, and fed a perfect pass to Juraj Slafkovsky. Slafkovsky already had his mind made up what to do. He immediately fed it to Oliver Kapanen who one-timed it upstairs. It was a gorgeous goal brought to you by three talented players. In the second period, they did it all over again. Kapanen was the first touch as he took a shot on a superb Slafkovsky pass. The rebound went to Slafkovsky on the half-wall and he knew exactly what he wanted to do as he got the puck. He went cross-ice to Demidov. He shot into the far side with a perfectly placed shot. Arturs Silovs was an interesting watch in goal. He looked like a carousel trying to figure out which shooter to square up on. The puck moved so quickly, that he was far from set when Demidov shot his eighth goal of the season. The line is showing how talented it is these days, and all three of these players are just getting started at 22, 21 and 20 years of age. Remarkable. Get daily National news Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy . In overtime, it was wizardry from Lane Hutson for the first minute. He owned the puck. He, Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield mesmerized the Penguins. Pittsburgh didn’t touch the puck in overtime until 2:32 was left, as the Canadiens kept dominating with three new players going over the boards. In the added five minutes, Mike Matheson hit the post, Slafkovsky hit the post and Caufield had a one-timer with five seconds left - but Silovs made a remarkable save. Wilde Goats Old habits die hard. The Canadiens have shown a strong improvement recently in their respect of the blue line, but on the first Penguins goal, it was that same old problem. The Canadiens had two chances to clear it, but they refused to make the easy play. On the second goal, Sidney Crosby passed Mario Lemieux for eighth all-time in points in league history. The power play was set up when Adam Engstrom was beaten one-on-one, but the mistake train started rolling on yet another decision to not...

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