MTL@SJS: Game recap

SAN JOSE - The Canadiens pulled off a 3-2 comeback win in a shootout against the Sharks at SAP Center on Friday.

With a goal and an assist, Cole Caufield celebrated his 100th and 101st points in the NHL, while Jayden Struble recorded his first in the League with a primary helper on Johnathan Kovacevic’s goal.

Cayden Primeau, who registered his first career NHL point with a secondary assist on Caufield’s tally, finished the afternoon with 31 saves.  

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

Montreal goals

P2 18:02 [1]-2 Kovacevic (Struble, Caufield)

P3 3:26 [2]-2 Caufield (Slafkovsky, Primeau)

Shootout

Nick Suzuki and Jesse Ylönen scored.

Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, Christan Dvorak, and Sean Monahan could not convert in the skills competition.

San Jose goals

P2 05:06 [1]-0 Hoffman (Eklund, Hertl)

P2 12:30 [2]-0 Eklund (Addison, Hertl) - PPG

Shootout 

William Eklund found the back of the net.

Fabian Zetterlund, Mike Hoffman, Mikael Granlund, Tomas Hertl and Anthony Duclair did not score.

What’s next

The Canadiens are flying off to L.A. for a meeting with the Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. ET.