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Dylan Larkin drew chants of “We want Larkin!” from the Bell Centre crowd on his first couple of shifts Saturday as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 in a shootout, according to NHL.com.
The 30-year-old forward played his third straight game for Detroit. He missed the first two games of the season after asking to be traded and giving up the captaincy.
“It was interesting,” Larkin said. “I never would have imagined that in this building in my career, but they’re passionate fans. In my opinion, this is the best atmosphere in hockey and they’re knowledgeable and they love their team. So that’s how I read into it, and after a few seconds, I was just back to focusing on the game.”
RG previously covered Larkin’s first game since his trade request, when he scored in Detroit.
Fowler, Bolduc Lift Montreal
Jacob Fowler made 30 saves for his second NHL shutout, and Zachary Bolduc scored five-hole on Daniil Tarasov in the sixth round for the only goal of the shootout. Fowler then stopped Nate Danielson to deny a sixth straight Detroit attempt.
“It’s a pretty emotional game and I feel like you always stand a little bit taller after a big win,” Fowler said.
Montreal (2-2-1) snapped a three-game losing streak (0-2-1). Tarasov made 30 saves in his first start for Detroit (1-3-1), which lost 6-3 to the Seattle Kraken on Friday.
Montreal had three goals taken off the board. Cole Caufield’s apparent goal 1:16 into the first period was overturned after a lengthy video review found the puck had not completely crossed the goal line. A Bolduc goal at 7:03 of the second was disallowed because Jake Evans interfered with Tarasov, and Alexandre Texier’s apparent winner at 2:37 of overtime was wiped out because Bolduc was offside.
Fowler kept the game scoreless when he stopped Andrew Copp on a breakaway at 3:35 of the third period.
Shootout Records
Fowler, at 21 years and 320 days, is the fifth Canadiens goalie with multiple shutouts at age 21 or younger, joining Carey Price, Jocelyn Thibault, Jaroslav Halak and Patrick Roy. He also faced six shootout attempts without allowing a goal, the second most in team history.
The Canadiens went 0-for-4 on the power play and are 1-for-17 this season. Fans looking ahead to Montreal’s next games can compare sports betting lines, and sportsbooks such as Tonybet offer NHL markets throughout the season.