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The Montreal Canadiens are rolling to begin the new season. The Habs rallied for their fourth consecutive win on Thursday night, a 3-2 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators, and have surged to the top of the Atlantic Division after dropping their season-opener last week.
Canadiens' Cole Caufield breaks NHL record that had been set by Senators' Frank Finnigan from 1923-37 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Before Cole Caufield came around, this NHL record had stood for nearly a century.
Mistakes in the final seconds of regulation and overtime against the Montreal Canadiens recalled memories of last year's Nashville Predators.
Caufield's goal came after Ivan Demidov scored his first of the season to tie it 4-4 at 17:19 of the third period. Demidov received a pass in the low slot, patiently held onto the puck as he moved to his right, and scored with a backhand into an open net shortly after a power play expired.