Today, the Montreal Canadiens played a final intra-team game in front of their fans at the Bell Centre, setting the stage for the preseason games that will start as early as tomorrow night against the New Jersey Devils.
Moreover, some of the organization's rookies stood out significantly in this game, which ultimately ended in a 4 to 3 victory for the red team.
Once perceived as one of the Habs top prospects, Mattias Norlinder looked very good, supporting the offense on several occasions. He even scored a beautiful goal on a two-on-one with Nick Suzuki.
After a simply dominant season in the QMJHL last year (110 points in 60 games), Riley Kidney was a constant threat in offensive territory, hitting the target with a shot on reception in overtime. It will certainly be very interesting to follow his progress in Laval throughout the season.
Jared Davidson, Florian Xhekaj, Cole Caufield, and Rafaël Harvey-Pinard were the four other scorers in this game broadcasted to over 20,000 spectators at the Bell Centre.
