MTL@DET: Game recap

DETROIT – Patrik Laine scored a power play marker at 12:02 of the third period and the Canadiens held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 at Little Caesars Arena on Friday.

Here’s a breakdown of the win in Michigan:

• Emil Heineman opened the scoring with his seventh of the season in Friday’s opening frame.
• Jake Evans restored Montreal’s one-goal advantage with a shorthanded tally in the first period, part of a two-point effort in his 300^th career NHL game.
• After falling behind in the final stanza, Arber Xhekaj leveled the game at 3-3 with his first goal of the year.
• Laine gave the Canadiens the win with his seventh power play marker in his eighth game as a Hab.

For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.

Roster

Alexandre Carrier made his Canadiens debut in Detroit.

Montreal goals

P1 07:09 [1]-0 Heineman (Evans, Matheson)

P1 18:31 [2]-1 Evans (Unassisted) – SHG

P3 08:42 [3]-3 Xhekaj (Armia, Heineman)

P3 12:02 [4]-3 Laine (Hutson, Caufield) - PPG

Detroit goals

P1 13:27 1-[1] Kane (Copp, DeBrincat)

P1 19:27 2-[2] Veleno (Petry, Rasmussen)

P3 01:40 2-[3] Motte (Rasmussen)

What’s next

The Canadiens and Red Wings meet again on Saturday in Montreal. For tickets, click here.